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Access Holdings appoints new GMC/CEO, 18 months after the demise of Mr. Herbert Wigwe

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September 1, 2025

Access Holdings appoints new GMC/CEO, 18 months after the demise of Mr. Herbert Wigwe

Access Holdings Plc has appointed Innocent Ike as its substantive Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, effective August 29, 2025, following regulatory approval.

His appointment ends an 18-month interim leadership period under Ms. Bolaji Agbede, who will now return to her substantive role as Executive Director, Business Support.Ike, a distinguished banker with over 30 years of industry experience, brings deep expertise in corporate, commercial, and public sector banking.

A First-Class graduate of Accounting from the University of Lagos, he is a Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), and a Certified IFRS expert.

He previously served as Managing Director/CEO of Polaris Bank (2020–2022), where he launched VULTe, the award-winning digital banking platform recognized as Digital Bank of the Year by BusinessDay BAFI and Nigerian Fintech Awards in 2021 and 2022.

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