 The chief executive officer of Axis Holden, P.L. C. Herbert, we reportedly died in a fatal helicopter accident near the border of California and Nevada in the United States, as we can according to multiple sources. Now, the sources claim that the helicopter went down on Friday night near a city that lies between the two states. It was reported that five other passengers, including his wife and son, also lost their lives in the crash. The helicopter was reportedly happened until Las Vegas. Blast of Africa is taking a cursory look at his life in times while he was alive in this report. Herbert Onir Wumbu Uiwei was a Nigerian banker and entrepreneur who passed away on February 10, 2024 at the age of 57. He was the CEO of Axis Holden, PLC, traded as Axis Corporation and a former group managing director and CEO of Axis Bank PLC. He was a philanthropist and a visionary leader who transformed Axis Bank from a small commercial bank into a global financial institution. Uiwei was born on August 15, 1966, the parent of Ikwere Descent from Omoeka Isyoku in Riva State. The late Axis Bank CEO attended Saint Gregory's College in Lagos for his second education and then proceeded to the University of Nigeria in Tsuka where he obtained a degree in Accountancy in 1987. He furthered his education by obtaining a master's degree in banking and finance from the University College of Notwells, now Bangor University, in 1989 and another master's degree in financial economics from the University of London in 1990. The late prominent banker also attended the Harvard Business School Executive Management Program in 2006. He was a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICANN, a fellow of the Institute of Credit Administration, an honorary member of the Chartered Institute of Bankes of Nigeria, CIPN, and a commander of the Order of the Niger, CON. Herbert Uiwei started his professional career with Coopers and Librand Associates, an international firm of Chartered Accountants, where he worked as a management consultant and later qualified as a Chartered Accountant. He then joined Capital Bank as a senior manager in Judd of Treasury and Financial Services. In 1992, he moved to Guarantee Trust Bank, GT Bank, where he spent over 10 years working in various capacities, such as corporate banking, institutional banking, and treasury. In 2002, he left GT Bank along with his business partner and friend, Aikboji Aikimokure, to acquire a stake in Axis Bank PLC, which was then a small commercial bank ranked 65th out of 89 banks in Nigeria. Herbert Uiwei succeeded Aikboji Aikimokure as a group managing director, CEO of Axis Bank PLC, in January 2014, and continued to stare the bank to greater heights until April 2022, when he stepped down to become the CEO of Axis Holdings PLC. A new entity that was created to oversee the non-banking businesses of Axis Bank, such as insurance, asset management, payment, and digital banking, he remained a non-executive director of Axis Bank PLC until his death. He founded the Herbert Uiwei Foundation in 2018 to provide scholarships, mentorship, and empowerment to young Nigerians. One of the most remarkable achievements of Uiwei was the creation of Uiwei University, a groundbreaking institution of higher learning in Nigeria and West Africa. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.