Herbert Onyewumbu WIGWE

Biographical record

Title

Mr

Surname

WIGWE

First Name

Herbert

Other Names

Onyewumbu

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

August 15, 1966

Status

Alive

Place of Birth

Ibadan, Oyo State

Father's Name

Pastor Shingle
Wigwe

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Mrs. Chizoba

Number of Children (Male)

2

Number of Children ( Female)

2

Names of Children

Chizi, Tochi, Hannah and David

Profession

Banker
Entrepreneur

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

Federal Government College (FGC),Sokoto; Federal Government College(FGC) Warri; University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN),Enugu; Bangor University, North Wales; University of London,England.

Educational Qualification

B.Sc, M.A, MSc.

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

- Member, Board Governance and Nomination Committee
- Member, Board Credit and Finance Committee (Member)
- Member, Board Credit and Finance Committee (Member)

Present Appointment

Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer,Access Bank Plc; Chairman of The Access Bank United Kingdom(UK) Ltd; Interim Chairman of Nigerian Mortgage Refinance Company Plc.

Previous Appointments

- Chairman,Access Bank Ghana Limited;
- Chairman,Access Investment & Securities Limited;
- Chairman,Central Securities and Clearing System(CSCS);

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Awards and Honours

- Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN);
- Fellow of The Institute of Credit Administration.

Outstanding Achievements

Under Wigwe, Access Bank has amassed quite a number of awards: In 2016, it won "Bank of the Year and CEO of the Year" at the BusinessDay Banking Awards in Lagos. It also clinched three prestigious awards at the Annual Africa Banking Awards for the “Outstanding Business Sustainability” in the 2016 Karlsruhe Sustainable Finance Awards in Germany, the first ever for an African financial institution. Access Bank Plc repeated the performance at the 2017 Karlsruhe Sustainable Finance Awards in Germany by receiving the “Outstanding Business Sustainability Achievement Award".
Wigwe himself was named "2016 Banker of The Year" separately by The Sun and Vanguard Newspapers.