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Herbert Wigwe, the Group CEO of Access Holdings Plc, whose subsidiary bank, Access Bank Plc has just acquired Uganda’s Finance Trust Bank has died in a U.S. helicopter accident.

He died along with his wife and son as well as Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the former Nigerian Exchange Group’s Chairman.

Two crew members of the Eurocopter EC-130 helicopter also are reported dead in the crash in the Mojave Desert on Friday evening.

Two crew members and four passengers departed from Palm Springs, California, at 8:45 p.m., and were en route to Boulder City, Nevada, which is about 26 miles southeast of Las Vegas.   

Access Bank Plc (Access), a subsidiary of Access Holdings Plc, one of Africa’s largest financial services groups, recently announced an acquisition of 80% of Uganda’s Finance Trust Bank. 

Access Holdings Plc. is a leading multinational financial services group that offers commercial banking, lending, payment, insurance, and asset management services. Headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, Access Corporation operates through a network of more than 600 branches and service outlets, spanning three continents, 18 countries, and 49+ million customers. The Corporation employs more than 28,000 people in its operations in Nigeria and is currently listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (formerly Nigerian Stock Exchange).

Access transitioned into a holding company to drive rapid growth and become a full-scale ecosystem player offering interconnected services across customer needs. Established in 2022, Access Holding Plc consists of the Access Bank Group itself; a Payment and Switching Services Company; a Digital Lending Company; a Pension Fund Company and an Insurance Brokerage Company.

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Muhereza Kyamutetera is the Executive Editor of CEO East Africa Magazine. I am a travel enthusiast and the Experiences & Destinations Marketing Manager at EDXTravel. Extremely Ugandaholic. Ask me about #1000Reasons2ExploreUganda and how to Take Your Place In The African Sun.