Access Holdings has appointed Bolaji Agbede as interim CEO, days after its former boss Herbert Wigwe died in a helicopter crash in California, United States.
Agbede was responsible for managing the Bank’s portfolio of chemical trading companies. She joined Access Bank in 2003 as an assistant general manager.
Agbede emerged as 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.
Before joining Access Holdings, she worked with Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), where she moved from executive trainee position in 1992 to a managerial position in 2001. She was former GTB’s relationship manager.
Ms. Agbede later served as the Chief Executive Officer of JKG Limited, a business consulting outfit, in 2003.
She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Lagos (1990) and a Master of Business Administration Degree from Cranfield University.
