GT Bank breaks silence on changes of its board, management

GT Bank has reacted to a report which revealed the bank’s succession plans in the wake of the retirement of Segun Agbaje as MD/CEO of the Bank.
In a press release signed by Company Secretary, Erhi Obebeduo, the bank said it was engaging with regulators on the matter and will communicate such officially once it obtains regulatory approvals.
See excerpt below:
“The attention of Guaranty Trust Bank plc (the Bank) has been drawn to news circulating in the media about imminent changes on the Board and Management of the Bank.
As an organization listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited and regulated by the Central Bank of Nigeria, there are processes that guide such Board changes and channels of communication of such changes as required by regulation.
The Board of the Bank has approved certain changes in its constitution and is presently engaging its primary regulator on same and would formally communicate upon the conclusion of all required regulatory engagements.”