Access Holdings Plc has appointed Abiodun Adigun as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Oxygen X Finance Company Limited, its digital lending subsidiary, in a leadership move aimed at strengthening financial inclusion and accelerating growth across its technology-driven credit operations.
The appointment, confirmed in a regulatory filing to the Nigerian Exchange Limited and cleared by relevant regulators, reflects a broader restructuring strategy within the Access Group to reinforce executive leadership across its subsidiaries and improve long-term business performance.
According to Brandspur Banking News Desk, Oxygen X operates as Access Holdings’ digital lending arm, providing technology-enabled credit solutions designed to expand access to finance for underserved individuals and businesses within Nigeria’s growing digital financial services market.
The group stated that the leadership change is intended to deepen management capacity and position the subsidiary for stronger competitiveness in Nigeria’s fast-evolving digital lending sector, where fintech firms and traditional financial institutions continue to expand their consumer credit offerings.
Chairman of Access Holdings Plc, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, said the appointment aligns with the organisation’s objective of building globally competitive financial services institutions supported by experienced leadership and innovation-driven strategy. He noted that strengthening succession planning across subsidiaries remains central to the group’s governance and expansion agenda.
Adigun brings more than 20 years of experience across financial services, covering areas such as sales leadership, business development, credit management, customer experience, and organisational transformation. Prior to his appointment, he served as Country Sales Head and Chief Marketing Officer at Credit Direct Finance Company Limited, where he led expansion and market development initiatives.
His academic and professional background includes an MBA from the China Europe International Business School in Shanghai, a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, fellowship status with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, and membership of the Institute of Sales and Marketing UK. He has also completed executive programmes in digital leadership and transformation at Imperial College London and Singapore Management University.
Access Holdings expressed confidence that his experience will support Oxygen X in scaling its operations, strengthening its credit delivery systems, and advancing its role in expanding financial access as competition intensifies within Nigeria’s digital lending and fintech ecosystem.
