•Awaits CBN Approval
By Halimah Olamide
Two days after the death of its Chief Executive Officer Dr. Herbert Wigwe, Access Bank on Monday named its most senior Director, Bolaji Agbede the acting CEO.
This was conveyed in a statement by the Board of Directors just as it said the Central Bank of Nigeria will be awaited to give its approval.
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,” the statement read in part.
Agbede joined Access Bank in 2003 as an Assistant General Manager and with nearly three decades of professional experience cutting across banking and business consultancy services.
She served in different roles at the bank including, Head, Group Human Resources between 2010 and 2022 before she was appointed the company’s founding Executive Director, Business Support in 2022, a role she held until her new appointment
She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Lagos and a Masters of Business Administration Degree from Cranfield University UK in 2002.