Barr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede is indeed one of the best brains we have in the investment banking sector with years of experience as a seasoned lawyer. He is a shrewd businessman and also a man who sees fortune in any misfortune. While growing up, he was highly cerebral which led him to bagging a law degree at the University of Benin at the age of 19.
While many of his peers were struggling to find their feet in the corporate world he pitched his tent with the then continental merchant bank during his youth crop year and moved to Guarantee Trust Bank GTB in 1991 when he rose astronomically to the post of an executive director before he resigned and he and his friend pulled the mega acquisition of access bank which he later became the Group Managing Director till his tenure expired in 2013.
As president of the Nigerian Stock Exchange before his retirement in 2017, he played a pivotal role in the growth of the institution which gave financial fair play and also ensured investors get the true value for their investment. While he sits as a board member, chairman and co-chairman of top multi-national companies and also engages in philanthropy through his own Aig-Imoukhuede foundation which serves as a service purpose vehicle to giving back to his immediate environment, he wants to do business and make an impact not until the sudden death of his friend and partner Dr. Herbert Wigwe in a tragic Helicopter crash in the United States of America. While Access Holding announced that he will be acting in a role as the Non-Executive Chairman, Board of Director of the conglomerate; many had thought he was going to assume the role his late friend held while he was alive but Aigboge disclosed that; his interest has over the years tilted as he no longer wants to be the owner and manager but rather assume adversary roles and invest more in philanthropy as he also wants to keep his lifestyle private. He also said he prefers those he has mentored over the years to assume such positions as it will give opportunity for a new breed of managers who would take the baton from him eventually. Sources said he will be officially introduced at the 35th Annual General Meeting of the brand in April as they hope he brings his wealth of experience and his magic wand to sustain the legacies of his friend as they know he is up to the task.
