The waves of life will always follow one after another, keeping the shores in a perpetual dance of old and new life. At Access Holdings, the waves arrived bearing the need for change, and ushering an era to be led and managed by none other than Ms. Bolaji Agbede, believed to be the successor to the recently deceased Group CEO, Herbert Wigwe.
Life is a storm and has blown Agbede into the path prepared for the masterly feet of Wigwe. The latter passed away on Friday, February 9, 2024, along with his wife, son, and a former chairman of the Nigeria Exchange Group, Abimbola Ogunbanjo. It was a helicopter crash, a harrowing experience that left Access Holdings with no other choice than to look for Wigwe’s successor.
At this time, the pendulum of change seems to have swung in the direction of Agbede, marking her out to be the best choice for continuing where Wigwe stopped. Despite the massive shoes of the former group CEO and his unsurpassable vision, Agbede might just be the best person for the job as she wears enough understanding and experience to help Access walk into the light again.
Having worked at Access Holdings for about 21 years now, Agbede knows the ins and outs of the enterprise with her professional experience which stretches across many corporate dimensions, especially in banking and consultancy. This is why she championed Access’ Group Human Resources section as the head between 2010 and 2022 and was made the founding Executive Director of its Business Support immediately after.
With Access announcing Agbede as its Group CEO, customers and investors can rest easy. All hope is not lost. There is an Amazon, Agbede, among the crew who can pilot the enterprise into the sunset of positive change and progress.
