Saturday July 15 - Access Bank Group, along with 5th
Chukker, The Access Bank UK and Access Private Bank hosted the 10th annual
‘Access Bank Polo Day’ at the Guards Polo Club, Windsor. The annual event is
part of its continued support of UNICEF and the climax to the high-profile
Access Bank/UNICEF Charity Shield Polo tournament, celebrating a decade of
commitment to UNICEF projects and aimed at reaching out to and highlighting the
plight of vulnerable children and orphans and internationally displaced
persons.
From its’ base with 5th Chukker in Kaduna, Nigeria, the
Access Bank/UNICEF Charity Shield has
grown to be the biggest charity polo
tournament in Africa and generates interest and support from organisations and
individuals across Africa for the UNICEF/Access initiative.
Since the UNICEF/Access Bank initiative was started in
2007 it has seen the rebuilding of two schools in Kaduna and more than 8,000
students sustained in continuous education, at the same time developing new
school blocks and a computer literacy building all in a more secure and
friendly school environment. The communities surrounding the schools are being supported
with bore-holes for water, and sewing and grinding machines to secure
employment and stimulate economic and social development.
Access Bank PLC group managing director and chairman of
The Access Bank UK Ltd, Herbert Wigwe explained the reasons behind the Bank’s
continued support for the Fifth Chukker UNICEF initiative. “We are conscious of
our role as a change agent in Nigeria that can help institute socio-economic
development through responsible business practice and environmental
considerations,” he said. “In addition, we are continually seeking ways through
which more resources can be pooled towards supporting the children. We are part of the community and as such
should support its wellbeing.”
The UK event which is the culmination of the tournament
was organised by The Access Bank UK Limited which has just published its Annual
Report for the year ended December 31, 2016.
This shows impressive growth indicators including a growth in assets of
81% to £1.1bn, operating income of 27% to £25million, with profit before tax up
45% to £12.5million. Commenting on this success The Access Bank UK’s Chief
Executive Officer and Managing Director Jamie Simmonds said:
“Our objective is to grow a sustainable business through
customer service excellence, and innovative solutions in trade finance,
commercial banking, private banking and asset management “. The Award as Best
Africa Trade Finance Bank , for the second year running, as voted by CFI-Co
readers and contributors is testimony to the value of our principles of
relationship-based banking, growing our business through the depth and quality
of customer relationships, while at the same time maintaining a moderate
appetite for risk. “Our achievements owe
a great deal to the strong partnership that we have with our parent company, as
evidenced by our joint support of the Access Bank Day at the Guards Polo Club
in Windsor.”
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