Digital transformation expert joins African Bank

African Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of John-Paul (JP) Okkers as its new Head: Digital Channel. Source: Supplied. John-Paul (JP) Okkers’, African Bank’s new Head: Digital Channel. He reports to Shannon Timothy, Divisional Head: Customer Channels. Okkers, who started this month, brings with him a wealth of expertise and a proven track record in driving digital and technological transformation within the financial services industry. He will play a key role in advancing African Bank’s strategic mission of fostering financial inclusion through innovative and customer-centric digital solutions. Commenting on this significant addition to African Bank’s leadership team, Sibongiseni Ngundze, chief executive officer of personal banking, stated: "We are thrilled to welcome JP Okkers to African Bank at such a pivotal moment in our journey to becoming a digitally-enabled bank. Okkers’ deep expertise and visionary leadership will be instrumental in helping us execute on our Excelerate25 strategy. "His appointment reaffirms our commitment to leveraging digitisation as a means of bringing essential financial services to the under-served and creating seamless, inclusive banking experiences for all our customers." Okkers joins African Bank from Absa, where he held the position of head of digital for Africa regional operations: Bancassurance & Insurance. In […]

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