Access Holdings Plc Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Innocent Ike as its substantive Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, effective August 29, 2025, following regulatory approval. Mr. Ike succeeds Ms. Bolaji Agbede, who has served as Acting Group CEO for the past 18 months (following the demise of Herbert Wigwe) and will now revert to her role as Executive Director, Business Support, due to regulatory requirements regarding the required years of experience for a Financial Holding Company’s Managing Director.
During her tenure, Ms. Agbede led Access Holdings to notable achievements, including the successful execution of a ₦351 billion Rights Issue.
Mr. Ike brings over 30 years of banking and financial services experience, including a decade at Access Bank, where he rose to General Manager, overseeing corporate, commercial, and public sector portfolios. A graduate of the University of Lagos with a BSc (Hons) in Accounting (1988), he was recognized as the Best Graduating Student. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), and a Certified IFRS expert. From 2020 to 2022, Mr. Ike served as Managing Director/CEO of Polaris Bank.
In a related development, Access Holdings announced the resignation of Mr. Roosevelt Ogbonna as a Non-Executive Director to comply with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Corporate Governance Guidelines for Financial Holding Companies (2023), which limits the board to nine directors. Mr. Ogbonna will continue his role as Managing Director/CEO of Access Bank Plc, the company’s flagship subsidiary. The Board expressed appreciation for his dedicated service over the past three and a half years and his ongoing contributions to the Access Group.
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