Ms. Bolaji Agbede has been appointed as the Acting Group Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc (NGX: ACCESSCORP) following the unfortunate demise of Its former Group Chief Executive, Dr. Herbert Wigwe on February 9, 2024.
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In a notification published by the Group on Monday, ACCESSCORP stated that the appointment is subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Commenting on this appointment, Mr. Abubakar Jimoh, the Chairman of the Company said:
“The appointment of Ms. Agbede is in alignment with our robust succession planning practices. We are strongly convinced that Ms. Agbede, being the Company’s most Senior Executive with exceptionally rich, professional and leadership experience and understanding of the Access culture, would provide the much-needed leadership to steer the Company towards the attainment of its strategic vision of building a globally connected community and excosystem, inspired by Africa for the world.”
Until her recent appointment, Ms. Agbede was the Company’s most senior founding Executive Director in charge of Business Support.
She has nearly three decades of professional experience cutting across banking and business consultancy services. Ms. Agbede commenced her professional career in 1992 at Guaranty Trust Bank and served in various capacities within the Commercial Banking and Operations functions rising to the position of Manager in 2001. She subsequently served as the Chief Executive Officer at JKG Limited, a business consulting outfit in 2003.
Ms. Agbede joined Access Ban Plc in 2003 as an Assistant General Manager and was responsible for managing the Bank’s portfolio of chemical trading companies.
She served as the Bank’s Head, Group Human Resources between 2010 and 2022. She has a track record in successful integration in Business combination and culture transformation.
She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Lagos (1990) and a Masters of Business Administration Degree from Cranfield University UK in 2002. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management UK and the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria.
Ms. Agbede has attended several renowned leadership and professional development programmes including the High-Performance Leadership organised by the IMD and the Strategic Talent Management Programme organised by the London Business School.
Nnamdi Maduakor is a Writer, Investor and Entrepreneur
