Access Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of Ms. Bolaji Agbede as Acting Group Chief Executive Officer following the death of its Group Chief Executive Officer, Herbert Wigwe, in a helicopter crash in the United States on Friday.

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.

The company explained that until her appointment,   Ms. Agbede was the  company’s  most senior founding Executive Director  in charge of Business Support.

Agbede has nearly three decades of professional experience cutting across banking and business consultancy.