Access Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of Ms. Bolaji Agbede as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer
This follows the death of its former Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Herbert Wigwe.
In a notification to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Monday night, the company said the appointment of Ms. Agbede was subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Here are things to know about Bolaji Agbede
1. Agbede bagged a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Lagos in 1990.
2. In 1992, she started her journey at Guaranty Trust Bank.
3. By 2001 she had climbed to the managerial positions and eventually took on the role of Chief Executive Officer at JKG Limited, a business consulting firm, in 2003.
4. In 2002, she had a Master of Business Administration degree from Cranfield University
5. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management UK and the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria
6. Before her appointment, Agbede spent two years serving as the bank’s most senior founding Executive Director in Business Support.
7. Her association with Access Bank Plc commenced in 2003 as an Assistant General Manager responsible for managing the bank’s portfolio of chemical trading companies.
8. Her leadership qualities and strategic insight led her to assume the position of the Bank’s Head, Group Human Resources between 2010 and 2022.
9. She has spent 21 years at Access Bank.
10. Agbede is a versatile professional with over 27 years of experience in Human Resources management, customer relationship management, and banking operations.
11. She has a proven record of successful people integration during mergers and acquisitions, culture transformation and execution of corporate strategic.
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