Diamond Bank Director Seyi Bickersteth Is Dead

According to multiple sources, Mr Seyi was found dead in his Ikoyi apartment. The cause of his death is yet to be unravelled as at the time of reporting this.

Until his death, Mr Bickersteth was a Regional Managing Partner and Chairman of Andersen Tax, Africa. According to his LinkedIn profile, he started his career at Arthur Andersen as a partner and rose through the echelons to his most recent position, in a career that spanned over forty years.

Mr Bickersteth is an alumnus of the famous University of Ibadan and York University, Canada where he obtained a Bachelor`s and Masters’ degrees in Economics respectively. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA) and Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (FCTI).

Mr Bickersteth changed into most remembered for his pioneering function as a team chief of Arthur Anderson crew inside the 1988 International Merchant Bank (IMB) restructuring exercise. He served in numerous management positions and Boards in top firms like; KPMG, ARM and the defunct Diamond Bank.

Nairametrics had earlier said the resignation of Mr Bickersteth from the Board of Diamond Bank in 2018.

Details of his burial and other relevant data may be eventually communicated.