Access Holdings has appointed Bolaji Agbede as Acting CEO.
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| Bolaji Agbede. Photo: theaccesscorporation.com |
This appointment is coming following the demise of the Dr. Herbert Wigwe, who was the Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, in “helicopter crash” in the United States (US).
The unfortunate incident claimed the lives of Chizoba Wigwe (wife), Chizi Wigwe (son), and Abimbola Ogunbanjo (friend).
According to voenewsng.com:
Access Holdings Plc on Monday announced the appointment of Bolaji Agbede as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the holding company. The appointment follows the death of its late Group Chief Executive Officer, Herbert Wigwe, who died in a helicopter crash in the United States on Friday.
According to the theaccesscorporation.com:
Ms. Agbede is a versatile professional with over 27 years’ experience in Human Resources management, customer relationship management and banking operations.
She commenced her professional career in Guaranty Trust Bank and served in various capacities including Relationship Manager and Vault Custodian.
Ms. Agbede joined Access Bank in 2003 as an Assistant General Manager and was responsible for managing the Bank’s portfolio of chemical trading companies.
Ms. Agbede holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Lagos (1990) and subsequently obtained a Master of Business Administration degree from Cranfield University in 2002. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management UK and Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria.
