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Guaranty Trust Holding Company plc
RC 16go9z+5
635, Akin Adesola Street,
P.O. BoX 75k55, Victoria Island,
Lagos, Nigeria.
Tel: 0-/+/+8O7kO -9 271a+58o-9
www.g;tcop!c.com
GUARANTY TRUST HOLDING COMPANY PLC
NOTIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
logos, London - March 3, 2026:
Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc ("GTCO" or "the Company") hereby notifies the Nigerian Exchange Limited, its shareholders and the General public of the appointment of Mrs. Marie Namias as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company.
Mrs. Namias, a French National, is a seasoned professional with over twenty-five (25) years experience spanning retail banking, corporate banking, digital banking and strategy consulting. She previously served as a lvember of the Executive Board of Caisse d'Epargne Bretagne Pays de Loire (Groupe BPCE), where she led the Retail and Corporate Banking Divisions. She also served asa Director of BRED Espace (Digital 8ankingj at BRED Banque Populaire and at Eurogroup Consulting and held an advisory role at Deloitte & Touche Corporate Finance.
Mrs. Namias holdsa Master of Science in Strategic Management from HEC, a Master of Laws in European Community Law from Universiteit Maastricht and is a graduate of Institut d'Etodes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po).
Commenting on the appointment, Mr. Segun Agboje, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Company, said:
"We ore p/eased fo welcome Mrs. Marie Namias fo the 8oord. Ner extensive internofiono/ banking experience, sfrofegic expertise and sfrong governance background will further strengthen fhe Board's oversighf and support ffie Comp•*Y• strategic oDjecfives."
Mrs. Namias' appointment reinforces GTCO's commitment to strong corporate governance, diversity and board effectiveness in alignment with applicable regulatory requirements and global best practices.
The approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria has been received for the said appointment. Thank you.
For: GUARANTY TRUST HOLDING COMPANY PLC
ERHI OBEBEDUO
Group General Counsel/
Company Secretary
Enquiries:
GfCO
Oyinade Adegite,
Group Corporate Communication
*234-1 -2715227
The Board: H. A. Oyinlola (Chairman), J. K. Agbaje (GroMp Chief Executive Officer), C. N. Echeozo, S. Barau, H. H. Lee Bouygues (American), A. I. Adeniyi (Executive)