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Accion Microfinance Bank has appointed Mrs. Adenike Laoye as its new Board Chair.
Established in 2006, Accion MfB Limited began operations in May 2007 upon obtaining the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) licence and has continuously empowered and supported business owners in Nigeria over the years.
Laoye was appointed a Non-Executive Director representing Ecobank Nigeria on the Board of Accion Microfinance Bank on January 5, 2017. She has a Law degree and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1991.
Laoye joined Ecobank Group in 1993, where she rose to become the Head of Legal and Regulatory Unit of Ecobank Nigeria in 2000 and subsequently the Company Secretary/Chief Legal Counsel in 2002.
She has had over 30 years of experience as legal counsel in financial services company, 17 years of it as Chief Legal Counsel. In March 2019 she took up the role of Chief of Staff to the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, Lome, Togo, the parent company of the Ecobank Group. She also doubled as Group Head, Corporate Communications.
She has attended executive programs at INSEAD, Harvard, and Cranfield among others.
She is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) as well as an Honorary member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria.
Laoye is a proponent of financial inclusion, best corporate governance practices, and a strong believer in sustainable development goals. She brings to the Board over 30 years of professional experience in the financial services industry.
