Prominent Nigerian financial institution, Access Bank, has appointed an interim CEO in the wake of the tragic passing of Herbert Wigwe, the former CEO, who lost his life in a helicopter accident last Friday, along with five others.
In a recent announcement, Access Holdings Plc, the parent company of Access Bank, disclosed that Bolaji Agbede, the esteemed senior founding executive director of the bank, will assume the role of CEO on an acting basis.
Ms. Agbede, who joined Access Bank in 2003, brings nearly 30 years of banking and business consultancy experience to the position, as reported by the BBC.
Wigwe’s chartered helicopter crashed while en route from Palm Springs to Boulder City in Nevada, USA, approximately 96km (60 miles) from Las Vegas.
The 57-year-old banker was traveling to Las Vegas to attend Sunday’s Super Bowl, according to local media reports.
Wigwe, who founded Access Bank in 1989, oversaw its growth into one of Nigeria’s largest banks by 2018, following its acquisition of its primary competitor, Diamond Bank.