Access Holdings Plc made a significant announcement on Monday regarding the appointment of Ms. Bolaji Agbede as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer. This development comes in the wake of the unfortunate passing of the former Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Herbert Wigwe, who lost his life in a helicopter crash alongside his wife, son, and former chairman of the Nigeria Exchange Group, Abimbola Ogunbanjo last Friday.
In an official statement released by the company’s Board of Directors dated February 12, 2024, it was highlighted that the appointment of Ms. Bolaji Agbede is contingent upon the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The Board had previously communicated this decision on February 11, 2024.
The statement reads, “Further to its announcement dated February 11, 2024, the Board of Directors of Access Holdings Plc (‘the Company’) has today announced the appointment of Ms. Bolaji Agbede as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer of the Company following the unfortunate demise of its former Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Herbert Wigwe, on February 9, 2024. The appointment is subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria.”
Ms. Agbede, who joined Access Bank in 2003 as an Assistant General, boasts nearly three decades of professional experience spanning banking and business consultancy services. Her tenure at the bank included various roles, such as Head of Group Human Resources from 2010 to 2022. In 2022, she assumed the position of the company’s founding Executive Director, Business Support, a role she held until her recent appointment as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer.
Her educational background includes a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Lagos and a Master of Business Administration Degree from Cranfield University UK in 2002. Additionally, Ms. Agbede is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management UK and the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria.
