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Upon reappointment by Access Holdings Plc (the Holdco’), Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede returns to the organisation after a decade as its non-executive chairman.
Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, a pioneer of the Access Bank Group and a former managing director and CEO of the bank, assumes the role of non-executive chairman, succeeding Abubakar Jimoh. Abubakar Jimoh, who is the former chairman of the HoldCo, remains on the board as an independent non-executive director.
In a statement confirming his appointment, Abubakar Jimoh said, “Aig-Imoukhuede’s appointment to the board and subsequent election as chairman is a landmark development for Access Holdings. All our board members are excited about our future.”
“In his new role as non-executive chairman, Aig-Imoukhuede will collaborate with the board of directors to oversee strategy and provide guidance to the executive management team,” the statement outlines.
Commenting on his appointment, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede said, “I am confident that working with our directors, our exceptional team of executives and our best-in-class banking and finance professionals, we will deliver outstanding value to our esteemed stakeholders. I am determined that our shared vision which Wigwe gave everything for, will be realised.”
The appointment follows the untimely passing of Herbert Wigwe, the immediate past group CEO of Access Holdings.
