Bolaji Agbede is Acting CEO of Access Bank Holdings

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Ms Bolaji Agbede has been appointed as interim CEO of Access Bank Holdings.

Agbede’s appointment is sequel to the sudden death of its former boss, Herbert Wigwe, in a helicopter crash in California, United States.

Agbede, who joined Access Bank in 2003 as Assistant General Manager, was responsible for managing the Bank’s portfolio of chemical trading companies.

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

She had worked with Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) before joining Access Bank, 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.