Bolaji Agbede is one of the top senior founding Executive Directors in charge of Business Support in Access Holdings with over 27 years working experience in the Nigerian financial sector. On Monday 12, February 2024, She was appointed by the Board of Directors of Access Holdings Plc as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer.
Wiki
Name: Bolaji Agbede
Place Of Birth: Lagos, Nigeria
Born: 17 October 1968
Age: 55
Profession: Banker
Position: Acting Group Chief Executive Officer at Access Holdings
Olaitan Agbede Biography And Early Life
Bolaji Agbede was born in Lagos, Nigeria, on 17 October 1968, so at the moment she is 56 years old. She celebrated her 55th birthday on 17 October 2023.
In 1990, she got her bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Lagos, and MBA from Cranfield University in 2002.
Bolaji Agbede is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management UK and Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria.
Bolaji Agbede was born and grew up in a middle-class family with four siblings. Her father was a civil servant and also her mother was a teacher.
She attended St. Mary’s Private School and Federal Government Girls’ College for her primary and secondary education. During her time in primary and secondary school she was a bright student and did excellently well in mathematics and science.
From childhood, Bolaji Agbede started to develop interest in banking and finance because she used to follow her father to the bank and observed how transactions were done.
Bolaji Agbede admired her mother’s hard work and passion for teaching. So she decided to pursue a career that would combine both fields so that she can make a better impact on society.
Career
On Monday, 12, February 2014. Bolaji Agbede was appointed by the Board of Directors of Access Holdings Plc as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer.
This announcement came a few days after the death of the financial organization’s former Group Chief Executive Officer, Herbert Wigwe, who died on Friday in a helicopter crash in the United States.
In the helicopter accident, Wigwe died together with his wife, son, and one former chairman of the Nigeria Exchange Group, Abimbola Ogunbanjo. The tragedy occurred in California near the very close to Nevada border, United States.
According to the available information, Mr Wigwe was appointed as Access Holdings GCEO on March 28, 2022.
Before the death of Mr Wigwe, Bolaji Agbede was one of the company’s most senior founding Executive Directors in charge of Business Support.
Agbede started her career in 1992 at Guaranty Trust Bank, where she worked numerous in the Commercial Banking and Operations, as of 2001 she reached the position of Manager.
At the moment, Agbede has about 27 years of experience in the banking sector, and she has touched several aspects like human resources management, customer relationship management, even banking operations.
Agbede was the CEO of JKG Limited, a business consulting firm, before starting with Access Bank in 2003.
Bolaji Agbede was the Head of HR for the Access Bank Group since 2010, she did wonders at her position be she oversee successful integration of people and culture during numerous mergers and acquisitions, like Marina International Bank, Capital Bank, Intercontinental Bank Plc, and Diamond Bank Plc.
Agbede advocated for gender equality and equity, so motivated the introduction of several initiatives like paternity leave, six months’ maternity leave, the Bank’s Crèche, Access Women Network and more.
She also supports several NGOs focused on women’s empowerment, capacity building, and leadership.
From 2010 and 2022, Agbede was the acting GCEO as the Bank’s Head, Group Human Resources.
In 2022, Agbede was appointed by the board to be the company’s founding Executive Director, Business Support.
Bolaji Agbede Age
Based on the available information on the internet, Bolaji Agbede was born in Lagos, Nigeria, on 17 October 1968. At the moment she is 55 years old.
Personal Life
At the moment, Bolaji Agbede is married to Olaitan Agbede, a popular architect and urban planner.
Olaitan Agbede and her husband got married in 1994 and they have been together for over 30 years.
They are blessed with three children who are Tolu, Femi, and Simi respectively.
Net Worth
At the moment of writing this article, Olaitan Agbede’s net worth is estimated to be around $10 million. Currently, she is one of the richest women in Nigeria.
According to several sources, she owns numerous properties and investments in Lagos, and other states in Nigeria, even in other countries of the world.
In Conclusion
Now you know all the necessary and important information about the newly appointed acting chief executive officer of Access Holdings.
Bolaji Agbede was appointed as CEO after the death of Mr Wigwe who is the former CEO of Access Holdings before his unfortunate death in a helicopter crash that occurred in the United States a few days ago.