The Board of Directors of Heritage Bank has announced Akinola George-Taylor as the substantive Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the bank.
Ozena Utulu, Group Head, Corporate Communications of the bank, said this in a statement issued on Sunday.
The statement said his appointment received a letter of no objection from the Central Bank of Nigeria on March 31.
George-Taylor, who joined Heritage Bank as Acting Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer on September 12, 2022, would succeed Ifie Sekibo as MD/CEO following CBN’s approval.
“He will oversee Heritage Bank’s operations across Nigeria and work to implement the lender’s next phase of transformation,” the statement said.