Late Wige’s successor at Access Bank emerges 48 hours after

By Ezurike Ugochukwu

In order to keep the ACCESS Bank Plc well afloat, Mrs Bolaji Agbede, has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer(CEO)of the bank in replacement of the Group Managing Director, Herbert Wigwe who died in air crash with his wife, son and three others last Friday.

A statement made 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.

Agbede joined Access Bank in 2003 as an assistant general manager and was responsible for managing the Bank’s portfolio of chemical trading companies.

She became the head of human resources for the Access Bank Group in 2010, overseeing the human capital development of the Group. She held the position until June 2022 when she was appointed the executive director of Access Holdings after the bank transitioned to a holding company.

The University of Lagos alumnus began her professional career at Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), where she rose from executive trainee in 1992 to a managerial position in 2001. She was once GTB’s relationship manager and vault custodian.

Ms. Agbede subsequently served as the Chief Executive Officer of JKG Limited, a business consulting outfit, in 2003.