Okey Nwuke Increases Stake in Access Bank, Invests Additional N17.7 Million

The management of Access Bank Plc has disclosed that one of its non-executive directors, Dr. Okey Nwuke, has invested an additional N17.727 million in the leading Nigerian bank.

Dr. Okey Nwuke purchased an additional 1.5 million units of Access Bank Plc shares at N9.33 a unit on Tuesday, November 3, 2021 at the Nigerian Exchange Limited trading floor in Lagos. The new acquisition is estimated at N17.727 million.

It should be recalled that Investors King had reported in May 2021 that Dr. Okey Nwuke bought 1.3 million shares of Access Bank. Meaning, the executive director has acquired  2.8 million shares in the last 6 months.

The statement is in accordance with the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) disclosure ACT instituted to enforce transparency across the Exchange. Also, it helps stakeholders assess the level of confidence that top executives have in the company they oversee. Investment by top executives that are privy into the daily runnings of an organisation could mean strong fundamentals or impending positive announcements like better than expected financial results. Hence, why it is called INSIDER DEALING.

Dr. Okey Nwuke

Dr. Nwuke has over 28 years’ experience in finance and corporate governance working with top corporates and leading commercial banks in Nigeria. He is a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, an honorary member of Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and a member of Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners.

He has garnered considerable expertise in credit analysis and bank financial management through professional training as a Chartered Accountant, from relevant training programmes as well as on the job training. He was an Executive Director in Access Bank from 2004 to 2013 and served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank’s subsidiaries in Rwanda and Burundi. Dr. Nwuke was a pioneer Non-Executive Director of Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Limited representing Access Bank.

Dr. Nwuke’s key competencies include finance, strategy development and execution, organizational restructuring and transformation, leadership and change management. He joined the Board of Coscharis Group in August 2014 and is currently responsible for the strategic drive to position it for sustainability. He currently chairs the Shareholders’ Audit Committee of NASCON Plc and sits on the Boards of Access Pension Fund Custodian Limited, First Ally Asset Management Limited, Claritus Limited and Simply Gifts and Interiors Limited.

He holds a B.Sc. Degree in Accountancy from University of Nigeria, Nsukka and an MBA (Distinction) in International Banking and Finance from the Birmingham Business School, United Kingdom. Dr. Nwuke holds a Doctorate Degree in Business Administration (DBA) from Walden University, Minnesota, USA with a research focus on leadership transition challenges in family businesses. He has been exposed to several leadership and professional development programmes at renowned institutions including Harvard Business School, Boston (AMP 175), Wharton Business School, Pennsylvania (both in U.S.A), INSEAD and IMD.

He joined the Board in November 2019 and currently chairs the Board Credit and Finance Committee. He is also the Vice-Chairman of the Board Technical Committee on Retail Expansion.