Banking executive Ezékiel Passam has been appointed Chairman of the Board of General Bank of Cameroon, the institution formerly known as Société Générale Cameroun. Victor Noumoue, previously Deputy Managing Director, has been named Managing Director.

The appointment of this leadership team marks the Cameroonian state’s definitive takeover of the banking institution. The Chairman of the Board, the Managing Director, and the two Deputy Managing Directors were named during a board meeting held this past Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Yaoundé.

The new leadership team at General Bank of Cameroon (GBC), formerly a subsidiary of Société Générale Cameroun, consists of the following individuals appointed during the board meeting: Ezékiel Passam as Chairman of the Board, replacing Alain Malong. Victor Noumoué takes on the role of Managing Director, bringing extensive experience from his tenure at HEC Paris and a career primarily spent within the Société Générale group. He stepped into this position following the withdrawal of French governance, succeeding the Senegalese Yeri Seck.

The bank now operates under the name General Bank of Cameroon (GBC)

Jean-Michel Ondo and Roland Firmin Same Dikongue have been appointed as Deputy Managing Directors. It’s worth noting that the Cameroonian state officially completed the acquisition of the 58.08% stake held by Société Générale in its Cameroonian subsidiary on May 12, 2026. This transaction, valued at 129 billion CFA francs, increased the state’s stake to 83.68% of the capital.