Access Holdings PIc has announced the appointment of Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede as Non- Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the organisation, replacing Mr. Abubakar Jimoh who will continue to serve on the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
“We look forward to a promising future and the continued success of our great institution under his leadership”, says the corporation.
Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede FCIB, CON is a business mogul, banker, investor and philanthropist. He was the former Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc (2002-2013). He is the founder and chairman of Coronation Group Limited and its affiliates, Coronation Asset Management Ltd and Trium Limited.
Alongside his recently-deceased business partner, Herbert Wigwe (immediate past Group CEO of Access Holdings Plc), Aig-Imoukhuede had bought Access Bank in 2002, one of the smallest and most crisis-prone banks in Nigeria, and together they built it into one of the biggest and strongest banks in Nigeria.Â
In his remarks, Aig-Imoukhuede said: “I am thrilled to be back in active service to the Access Group ecosystem. 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 Dr. Wigwe gave everything for, will be realized.”
Expressing his excitement about Aig-Imoukhuede’s appointment, Mr. Abubakar Jimoh, past Chairman of Access Holdings, said, “Mr. 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.”