Nigeria, Sept. 26 -- First HoldCo Plc has appointed Abiola Baruwa as its new group company secretary, the company said in a filing to the Nigerian Exchange on Tuesday.

According to the disclosure signed by the Chairman, Board of Directors Olufemi Otedola,Mrs Baruwa will assume the role on 7 November, replacing Adewale Arogundade, who is retiring after 35 years of service with the group.

Mr Arogundade joined First HoldCo in 1990 and has served as company secretary since 2006. His retirement marks the end of a career that spanned more than three decades, during which he played a key role in strengthening corporate governance and compliance structures at the financial services group.

Mrs Baruwa brings over 20 years of legal and corporate ...