A former chairman of the defunct Diamond Bank Plc, Mr Oluseyi Bickersteth, is dead.
He reportedly died peacefully in his sleep, according to sundry media reports.
Bickersteth was said to be one of those who opposed the merger between the then Diamond Bank and Access Bank Plc.
The transaction later culminated, in March 2019, in what is today Access Bank.
In 2018, the defunct Diamond Bank announced him as the chairman of its board of directors, taking over from Prof. Chris Ogbechie, who retired after completion of his tenure.
Before his demise, the financial expert of over 40 years of experience was the Regional Managing Partner and Chairman of Andersen Tax Africa.
Bickersteth was also a member of the Global Board, Andersen Global.
He oversaw all Andersen Tax member and collaborating firms in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The deceased, who started his career in Arthur Andersen and served clients in various industries in Nigeria, Africa and globally, attended the University of Ibadan for his first degree in Economics.
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