Victor EzejaThe Board of Directors of Access Holdings Plc has appointed an Acting Group Chief Executive Officer, in the person of Ms. Bolaji Agbede.
Agbede’s appointment followed the sudden tragic loss of the Group CEO, Dr Herbert Wigwe, in a helicopter accident on Friday in the United States.
The company in a statement signed by the Group Secretary, Sunday Ekwochi, and released on Sunday, said the company would soon announce the acting Group CEO to fill the void and ensure continuity in leadership.
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A statement by the company’s Board of Directors dated February 12, 2024, stated that the appointment was subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria
It said: “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.”
She is the most senior founding Executive Director in charge of Business Support within the company.
Agbede who joined Access Bank in 2003 as an Assistant General, has almost three decades of professional experience cutting across banking and business consultancy services.
Victor Ezeja is a passionate journalist with six years of experience writing on economy, politics and energy. He holds a Masters degree in Mass Communication.
