๐Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe was born on August 22, 1966, died on Friday February 9, 2024, aged 58 Years.
๐Wigwe hailed from Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State.
๐He was married to Chizoba Wigwe (nee Nwuba) and their marriage was blessed with four children: Chizi, Tochi, Hannah and David.
๐Wigwe was a graduate of Accounting from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) in Enugu State.
๐Wigwe began his career as a banker in Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), where he rose to the top and later teamed up with Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede to buy Access Bank, which used to hold the 65th position amongst the list of 89 banks in the country.
๐Wigwe worked tirelessly with Aig-Imoukhuede, who later became the Managing Director of Access bank, and they grew the bank to a top tier bank.
๐Wigwe succeeded Aig-Imoukhuede as the MD of Access Bank and worked on a vision of transforming the bank into a global bank, a feat he achieved in his lifetime. He not only took the bank beyond the African continent, he expanded it to become a financial conglomerate.
๐Wigwe also served as the Chairman of the Committee of Bank Chief Executive Officers (CEOs).
๐In October 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari conferred on Wigwe a national honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON).
๐Wigwe died along with his wife, Chizoba and their son, Chizi on Friday, February 9, 2024 in helicopter crash in the United States of America.
