Heritage Bank Appoints New MD

The appointment of Akinola George-Taylor has been announced by the Board of Directors of Heritage Bank as the substantive Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the bank.

Ozena Utulu, the Group Head, Corporate Communications of the bank, said this in a statement on Sunday.

The statement said that his appointment received a letter of no objection from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on March 31.

Akinola George-Taylor, who joined Heritage Bank as Acting Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer on Sept. 12, 2022, would succeed Ifie Sekibo, as MD/CEO following CBN approval.

“He will oversee Heritage Bank’s operations across Nigeria and work to implement the lender’s next phase of transformation,” it stated.