Aig-Imoukhuede To Leave Access Bank

Access Bank, on Wednesday, announced the current Group Deputy Managing Director, Herbert Wigwe, as Chief Executive Officer-designate. He will succeed Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede at the end of 2013.

Aig-Imoukhuede will be leaving the group, after 11 and a half years of outstanding performance.

Chairman of Access Bank Plc, Mr Gbenga Oyebode, said “on behalf of the board of directors and our employees, I would like to appreciate Aigboje’s unwavering commitment to excellence and sustainable business practices, which have propelled us to a position of leadership in Nigeria and the sub-region. His vision, integrity and enterprise have earned him local and international recognition.”

Commenting on the succession,  Aig-Imoukhuede said, “the first chapter of Access Bank’s remarkable transformation story has been completed and I will retire satisfied and giving God all the glory for the successes recorded during my tenure. I thank the chairman, Mr Oyebode, other members of our board and all my colleagues in the bank for their wonderful support.”

On his part, the CEO designate said he was excited to take on this new role, adding that “I look forward to leading Access Bank in years ahead and helping to make it even stronger than it is today.

“I would like to thank the board for their strong endorsement and the opportunity to lead this great institution. I look forward to meeting our employees, customers, and shareholders across our various markets in the weeks and months ahead.”

Wigwe, an alumnus of Harvard Business School and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), joined Aig-Imoukhuede in 2002 to transform Access Bank Plc as Group Deputy Managing Director.

He also holds Masters Degrees in Banking and International Finance from the University College of North Wales and Financial Economics from the University of London.