Stanbic IBTC Holdings Appoints Substantive Group CEO

Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc has appointed Chukwuma (Chuma) Nwokocha as the substantive Group Chief Executive, effective 2^nd October 2025.

The holding company’s board of directors said that Nwokocha’s appointment follows receipt of all required regulatory approvals. This appointment follows the completion of Adenkule Adedeji’s tenure as acting Chief Executive, during which time the board undertook a formal appointment process. Adedeji will continue in his role as Executive Director/Chief Finance and Value Management Officer of the Company.

Nwokocha is a seasoned banking executive and chartered accountant with over three decades of leadership experience across Africa.

He has held several Chief Executive and Board-level roles in leading financial institutions, including Chief Executive, Standard Bank, SA; (the Mozambican subsidiary of the Standard Bank Group), driving strategic growth, governance, and operational excellence. His expertise spans retail and corporate banking, as well as mergers and acquisitions.

Commenting on this appointment, Sola David-Borha, Chairman, Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, expressed the board’s delight highlighting Nwokocha’s strong track record in board governance, financial oversight, strategic transformation, as well as regulatory engagement.

The Board is confident that Nwokocha’s leadership would be instrumental in driving the growth strategy of Stanbic IBTC Group into the future.

David-Borha also extended the Board’s deep appreciation to Adedeji for his exemplary leadership and dedication, and for steering the affairs of the Company and Group during the transition period.

“It is worthy of mention that under Dr Adedeji’s leadership, the Group recorded its best financial performance since inception. The Group also successfully completed its Rights Issue Programme which ensured that its banking subsidiary met the Central Bank of Nigeria’s recapitalisation requirements ahead of the 31 March 2026 deadline,” she said.