Access Holdings Executive Director, Bolaji Agbede Retires

Access Holdings Plc has announced the retirement of its executive director, Business Support, Ms. Bolaji Agbede, effective June 30, 2026, following the expiration of her tenure.

Agbede is a former acting group CEO of the company.

The development was disclosed in a notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), shareholders, and the investing public, signed by the company’s secretary, Sunday Ekwochi, and dated June 25, 2026.

According to the notice, Agbede will step down from the Board of Access Holdings at the end of her current term.

“Access Holdings Plc hereby notifies the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), its esteemed shareholders, and the investing public of the retirement of Bolaji Agbede as executive director, Business Support, Access Holdings Plc, effective June 30, 2026, following the expiration of her term,” the company stated.

The Board noted that Agbede served the Access Group with distinction for more than two decades, contributing significantly to its growth, transformation, and institutional development through various leadership positions.

Agbede joined Access Bank in 2003 as an Assistant General Manager, where she was responsible for managing the bank’s portfolio of chemical trading companies.

She later rose through the ranks and became group head of Human Resources in 2010, overseeing the institution’s human capital development strategy across the Access Group.

Her profile gained wider prominence in February 2024 when she was appointed acting group chief executive officer of Access Holdings following the tragic death of former group CEO, Dr Herbert Wigwe.

The appointment was part of the Group’s leadership continuity plan and came amid efforts to maintain operational stability after the loss of Wigwe in a helicopter crash in the United States.

Agbede served in the acting capacity until the appointment of Innocent Ike as the substantive group managing director/chief executive officer, effective August 29, 2025, after receiving regulatory approvals.