Mr. Kumapayi is a highly accomplished and result-driven professional with over 20 years of progressive banking experience spanning across Finance, Strategy, Risk Management, and Treasury. He joined Access Bank in 2002 as the Head of Financial Control and Credit Risk Management. He is currently the Executive Director, African Subsidiaries at Access Bank Plc. Prior to that he was the Group Chief Financial Officer, a position he held for 12 years. Prior to joining Access Bank, he held controller and analyst positions with First City Monument Bank Limited and Guaranty Trust Bank Plc respectively.
Mr. Kumapayi is an alumnus of Harvard Business School. He holds a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Lagos, and a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He has also attended several Executive Management Development programme in leading institutions including INSEAD, IMD and London Business School.He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), and a member of the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP), the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) and the Chartered Institution of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN).
Mr. Kumapayi sits on the Board of Access Bank Kenya PLC as a Non- Executive Director.