Heritage Bank Plc has appointed Akinola George-Taylor as its acting managing director.

A statement from the bank said following the receipt of the approval of the board of directors of Heritage Bank and the Central Bank of Nigeria, the bank was ready for its next phase of transformation.

It stated, The new acting managing director will be overseeing all Heritage’s banking operations across Nigeria. George-Taylor will take over from Dr Ifie Sekibo who served his 10 years tenure at the bank.”

The banks said as an experienced banker with over two decades working in the banking and financial services sector, George-Taylor had a proved track record in managing multi-billion naira operations.

He started his banking career in 1993 with GTBank and rose to the position of executive director in charge of public sector group, Abuja & North Central. While at the bank, he held various positions in different business sectors.

He was also the managing director of GTBank in Sierra Leone between 2005 to 2009.

The statement said Osepiribo Ben-Willie and George Oko-Oboh were also announced as executive directors.