Herbert Wigwe co-founded and led Access Bank’s transformation into Access Holdings, one of Nigeria’s largest financial services groups with operations across Africa and beyond. He died in a helicopter accident in California in February 2024, alongside his wife and son, a loss widely mourned across Nigeria’s business community.
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Herbert Wigwe
Former Group CEO, Access Holdings
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Banking executive who built Access Bank into one of Nigeria's largest banking groups; died in a helicopter accident in 2024.
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- Access Holdings
- Profession
- Banking Executive
- Industry
- Banking
- Location
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Category
- Finance & Banking
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