Ifeyinwa Osime

Access Bank chair Ifeyinwa Osime is a lawyer whose work spans insurance, corporate advice and board oversight. She became chair in January 2026 after joining the bank's board as an independent non-executive director in November 2019. Her earlier committee responsibilities covered human resources, sustainability, board governance, nominations and remuneration. She is also a partner at McPherson Legal Practitioners, advising businesses on commercial and corporate law.

Osime previously worked at Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation and held company secretarial, administrative and legal responsibilities at African Development Insurance Company. Her board experience includes a former chairmanship at Coronation Life Insurance and a seat at Ebudo Trust. She studied at the University of Benin before obtaining a master's degree in commercial and corporate law at the London School of Economics.