Businessman Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede has expressed excitement at his new position as chairman of Access Holdings Plc, promising to bring to fruition the company’s shared vision with its late group chief executive officer Herbert Wigwe.
Mr Aig-Imoukhuede stated this on Wednesday following announcement of his appointment by the company secretary Sunday Ekwochi.
“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 realised,” Aig-Imoukhuede said.
Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede emerges Access Holdings chairman 10 years after being pioneer CEO
He will replace Abubakar Jimoh, the erstwhile chairman of the holding company, who remains on the board as an independent non-executive director.
Aig-Imoukhuede was Access Bank CEO from 2002 to 2013. He was supported by his friend and business partner Wigwe who succeeded him and oversaw the firm’s transition to a holding company.
Speaking about Aig-Imoukhuede’s return to the company, Mr. Jimoh 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.”
