Access Bank appoints 2 Directors

Access Bank Plc has appointed two Independent Non-Executive Directors following the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria. They are Mr. Iboroma Tamunoemi Akpana and Mr. Adeniyi Adedokun Adekoya. Mr. Akpana is the Managing Partner of Solola & Akpana, one of the leading commercial and oil and gas law firms in Nigeria. He is a […]

Access Bank Plc has appointed two Independent Non-Executive Directors following the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

They are Mr. Iboroma Tamunoemi Akpana and Mr. Adeniyi Adedokun Adekoya.

Mr. Akpana is the Managing Partner of Solola & Akpana, one of the leading commercial and oil and gas law firms in Nigeria. He is a corporate and commercial lawyer with a career spanning more than two decades.

He graduated as a top student in Law from University of Jos and obtained a Masters Degree from Harvard Law School. He is licensed to practice law in Nigeria, England and Wales and United States of America.

The International Financial Law Review 1000 has ranked Mr. Akpana as a ‘Leading Lawyer’ in Nigeria in its 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 editions while the Legal 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa profiled him as a ‘Recommended Individual.’

Mr. Adekoya is an experienced maritime and oil and gas industry expert with significant investment banking experience. He is currently an Executive Director with Synerpet Nigeria Limited (formerly Akeprime Limited). Prior to this, he had been a General Manager of Peacegate Holdings Ltd where he was responsible for developing the company’s marine operations.

Mr. Adekoya holds a Bachelors of Business Administration from University of Lagos.