Access Holdings Plc has named Bolaji Agbede as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer in the wake of Herbert Wigwe’s tragic demise. Wigwe, the former Group Chief Executive Officer, lost his life in a helicopter crash in the US, along with his wife, son, and former Group Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group, Abimbola Ogunbanjo.
Her appointment comes three days after the unexpected aviation incident that sent shockwaves through the banking sector, Access Holdings officially announced Agbede as the new chief executive.
“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,” Access Holdings said in a statement by its secretary Sunday Ekwochi.
“The appointment is subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria.”
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