THE
Group Managing Director (GMD) and Chief Executive Officer, Access Bank,
Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, has emerged winner of the 2013 ‘African Banker
of the Year’ Award. This was disclosed at the awards ceremony organized
by African Banker Awards, the publisher of African Banker Magazine, IC
Events and Business in Africa Events during the yearly African
Development Bank (AfDB) meetings held on Wednesday, May 29, in
Marrakech, Morocco.
In its seventh edition, the African Banker Awards is one of the biggest landmark yearly events that recognize and celebrate the achievements of Africa’s banking and financial sector, bringing together over 500 key industry players and top government officials from Africa and around the world to celebrate excellence and best practices in African banking and finance.
The Access Bank Chief Executive emerged winner in the ‘African Banker of the Year’ category, which had two other Nigerian bankers - Andrew Alli, President/CEO, Africa Finance Corporation, Segun Agbaje, CEO/Managing Director, GTB Bank and other established bankers from both Mozambique and Tanzania, Joao Figueiredo, CEO and Chairman, Unico Bank; and Dr Charles Kimei, Managing Director, CRDB, as contenders.
Citing some of Aig-Imoukhuede’s achievements, an analyst said “Under his leadership, Access Bank transited from a lowly rated Nigerian bank to rank among Africa’s leading financial brands and Nigeria’s Tier 1 Banks, adding that Access Bank is the only Nigerian bank in the medium-sized category after the 2004/2005 N25 billion recapitalization that retained its brand identity and subsequently, transformed into a Tier 1 Bank”.
In its seventh edition, the African Banker Awards is one of the biggest landmark yearly events that recognize and celebrate the achievements of Africa’s banking and financial sector, bringing together over 500 key industry players and top government officials from Africa and around the world to celebrate excellence and best practices in African banking and finance.
The Access Bank Chief Executive emerged winner in the ‘African Banker of the Year’ category, which had two other Nigerian bankers - Andrew Alli, President/CEO, Africa Finance Corporation, Segun Agbaje, CEO/Managing Director, GTB Bank and other established bankers from both Mozambique and Tanzania, Joao Figueiredo, CEO and Chairman, Unico Bank; and Dr Charles Kimei, Managing Director, CRDB, as contenders.
Citing some of Aig-Imoukhuede’s achievements, an analyst said “Under his leadership, Access Bank transited from a lowly rated Nigerian bank to rank among Africa’s leading financial brands and Nigeria’s Tier 1 Banks, adding that Access Bank is the only Nigerian bank in the medium-sized category after the 2004/2005 N25 billion recapitalization that retained its brand identity and subsequently, transformed into a Tier 1 Bank”.
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