• BICEC names Mohamed Simporé as chief executive officer effective December 23, 2025

• The former BCP executive brings over 25 years of banking experience across West and Central Africa

• BICEC held around 11% of Cameroon’s credit market as of the third quarter of 2024

The board of directors of Cameroon's international savings and credit bank (BICEC), a subsidiary of pan-African banking group Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP), has officially appointed Mohamed Simporé as chief executive officer, the bank announced on December 23, 2025.

He succeeds Outman Roqdi, who had led BICEC since April 2021 and has been promoted to new responsibilities within the Morocco-based banking group following the end of his mandate.

A Burkinabe national, Mohamed Simporé is a well-known figure in the West African banking sector, with more than 25 years of experience. He has held several senior management positions within the BCP Group, including serving as chief executive officer of Banque Populaire Maroco-Guinéenne and Banque Atlantique Burkina Faso, another subsidiary of the Moroccan group. He is also familiar with Cameroon, where he previously spent five years working as a senior executive.

His professional background, combined with an academic profile that includes a master’s degree in economics and management and two MBAs earned in Paris, has given him strong expertise in banking governance and risk management. This blend of hands-on experience and international training is expected to support BICEC as it operates in an increasingly competitive banking environment.

Under Mr. Simporé’s leadership, the bank aims to consolidate its market position and accelerate its development, drawing on the expertise of the BCP Group and his knowledge of the local market. According to data from the Bank of Central African States, BICEC accounted for around 11% of Cameroon’s credit market in the third quarter of 2024.

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