While the Board focuses on its primary responsibility of broad policy formulation and business direction, a team of equally experienced and trained experts manage the day-to-day experience. The Board’s involvement is strengthened by the responsibilities of the three Executive Directors already mentioned above. The management team includes the following:
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Ebelechukwu Okonye, B.A., MBA, MIDM
Ebele - General Manager - started her career with International Standard Insurers in 1994 as a Health Insurance underwriting and marketing officer and subsequently moved to Standard Alliance in 1996 as an officer in the Public Sector & General Business department. She rose to the position of Assistant General Manager before she joined UBA Insurance Company in June 2004. |
In UBA Insurance she worked as Divisional Head, Retail and Channel Management championing the Bancassurance strategy of the company. After two years she worked briefly as Marketing Director, Lagos and Western Region. She left UBA Insurance in November 2004 and joined UBA Plc as Head of Marketing, Cards Division where she worked until her joining Zenith General Insurance as Deputy General Manager.
Her core values are Excellence, Humility, and Hard work. She is also a member of Ikoyi club, 1938. She has attended courses on Retail financial services, Management, Leadership, Strategy, Products Development and customer services locally and internationally.
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Chuks Igumbor, B.Sc., MBA, ACIIN
Mr. Chuks Igumbor is the Group Head, Technical Operations of ZGIC. A seasoned insurance practitioner with over fourteen (14) years cognate experience in the insurance industry. He has a B.Sc., (Hons) degree from the University of Benin and is an Associate Member of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (ACIIN) and has a MBA degree in Marketing Management from Lagos State University (LASU).
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He has held various positions in the Insurance industry. Until his present appointment, he was the General Manager (Technical) of Afri-Ovis Insurance Brokers Limited. He has attended various courses on technical aspect of insurance.
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Chris Owuamanam, LLB., LL.M, BL., ACIIN
Mr. Owuamanam is the Head of the Claims, Risk Management and Legal -Matters was called to the Nigerian Bar in December 1989, having successfully completed his Bachelor of Laws Degree Programme at the University of Benin. After completing his National Youth Service Corps Scheme, he practiced law at the Law Offices of Deji Sasegbon & Co. Upon leaving that firm, he became an Associate in the Law Chambers of M.O.C Okocha & Co. |
While there and due to his profound desire to make a career in Insurance, he enrolled in the professional examinations of The Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) and studied for the examinations privately. He qualified as an Associate Member in August 1998.
He started his insurance career with Crusader Insurance Plc., from where he moved to ELMAC Assurance Company Limited as an Assistant Manager. He was shortly thereafter promoted to a full Manager and became the substantive Head, Claims/Risk Management & Legal Matters. His wealth of experience as a lawyer and fifteen (15) years experience in the insurance industry will be immensely useful in the discharge of his duties as the Head of Claims.
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Lamide Olajolo, B.Sc., ACIIN
Lamide is a product of the University of Lagos, from where he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Insurance; he is also an Associate member of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (ACIIN).
He started his professional career with International Loss Adjuster, from where he moved to WAPIC Insurance Company Limited and left as the Head of Manufacturing and Industrial Group. |
Before his engagement with ZGIC, he worked with Standard Alliance Insurance Plc. As Head, Marine, Special Risks and General Accident Unit where he contributed immensely to the development and expansion of the underwriting arm of the Technical Department.
Lamide has attended many courses in insurance, risk management as well as marketing, which have impacted positively on his contributions to the organization he worked. He is a seasoned Insurance practitioner with over Nine (9) years experience.
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Omotola Sotade (Mrs.), B.Sc.
Tola is a graduate of the University of Ibadan, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology.
She started her career in insurance with Leadway Assurance Company Limited where she worked for about six (6) years and left as Head of Underwriting Unit, Marine Department. She had a distinguished career there and contributed immensely towards improving working procedures, productivity, and training.
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She has attended a number of courses spanning areas of Marine Cargo & Hull Underwriting and Claims, Customer Satisfaction/ Relationship Management, Marketing and Information Technology.
She is an Associate of the Certified Pensions Institute of Nigeria, a Member of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria and has a keen interest in Information Technology.
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Sunny Uwagboi, HND, MBA, Member CIIN.
Sunny -Head, Head Office Branch/Brokers Management- is a graduate of the Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu with nine (9) years cognate experience in the Insurance Industry.
He started his insurance career with Triumph Assurance Company Limited where he gained experience in marketing. He later joined Fortune Assurance Company Limited where he contributed immensely to the development and expansion of the underwriting and marketing team. |
Before his engagement with Zenith General Insurance Company Limited, he worked with Central Insurance Company Limited as the Head of Business Development.
Sunny has attended several courses in Marketing & Relationship Management, Banks & Insurance Business Relationship, Effective & Dynamic Leadership amongst others.
He is a Member of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria and is happily married with children.
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Njum Onyemenam, B.Sc.. ACA.
Njum – manages the Finance Control/Investment Department. She holds a B.Sc Degree from the University of Lagos where she graduated as the Best Student in Actuarial Science in her set. She is also an Associate Member of ICAN and a prestigious winner in the Institute’s professional examination. She has extensive experience spanning Accounting, Finance Control and Banking Operations. |
She was responsible for the setting up of the whole finance function since the inception of the company and has continued to manage its evolution into a competent unit to provide the critical support needed for the company’s growth and sustained profitability.
She has attended various impacting courses.
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Adaramola Olayinka Edson; HND, ACIIN Heads Motor Underwriting department, He holds HND (Upper Credit) in Insurance from Lagos state Polytechnic in 1996. He is an associate of Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria since 1998, and member CII London, ICAN.
He has over eight years of post qualification working experience embracing Underwriting, Claims, Broking, and Survey of General insurance. |
He had worked with organizations such as Mobil Producing Nig. Ultd, Leadway Ass. Co. Ltd, Regency Underwriters, Fountain Insurance Brokers and T. A. Braithwaite Insurance Brokers.
He compliments the industrial exposure with lecturing of Insurance courses at Yabatech and Kwara Poly at various times.He has attended various courses on insurance and IT both locally and overseas.
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Mobolaji Johnson B.Sc.
Johnson - Head, Life Operations - is a graduate of Lagos State University with a BSc in Mathematics. He has ten (10) years experience in the insurance industry, which started in the Underwriting Department of Guinea Insurance.
He later joined AIICO Insurance where he worked in the Group Life and Pensions Department. There he gained valuable experience in Life and Pension Underwriting and Actuarial Services particularly Gratuity quotations, Annuity computations and Life Portfolio Valuations. |
He later joined UBA Insurance Company Limited and was actively involved in the setting up of the Life Subsidiary, HEIRS Life Assurance Company Limited where he gained experience in Product Development and Marketing. He is a member of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria. He is married with children
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Uzor Enubuzor, HND, MBA, ACIIN.
Uzor Enubuzor is a graduate of insurance from the Lagos State Polytechnic with more than ten years experience in the insurance industry.
He started his insurance career with Sovereign Trust Insurance Company Limited and gained experience in the technical division of the company.
He later joined Global Commerce & General Insurance Company Limited as the Business Head, Apapa Branch where he contributed his wealth of experience to new business development and supervising the underwriting department of the branch.
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He later joined Zenith General Insurance Company Limited as the Branch Head, Apapa Zone where he is currently overseeing both underwriting and marketing activities of the branch.
He is a Chartered Insurance Practitioner and has attended various courses in both underwriting and marketing. He is happily married with children.
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Binji Bashir Haliru, B.Sc., MBA, CII
Binji - Regional Head/North - is a graduate of Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto with Bachelor of Science Degree in Management Studies. He is a member of Chartered Insurance Institute London and has an MBA degree from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and a Diploma in insurance (Distinction) from the famous West African Insurance Institute Banjul, The Gambia.
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He started his insurance career in 1999 with Nigeria deposit insurance corporation and later joined Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation where he worked in investment, underwriting and marketing department.
Binji has attended many courses in insurance, risk management and marketing both locally and oversees including 1year full-time residential middle level managers in insurance course at (WAII) Banjul, the Gambia and has over 8 years experience in the industry.
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Chinyere Nneka Mbulo, BA., PGD., MBA
Chinyere - Head, Enugu Office- is a B.A English best graduating student in 1987 from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She has five (5) years Insurance experience spanning Shelter Insurance where she worked as Head, Claims/Public Affairs and Linkage Assurance Plc as Branch Manager/Regional Head, Enugu. She had also worked with NTA Port Harcourt, Imo Newspaper and the State Directorate for Rural Development.
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Chinyere has attended lucrative course both locally and internationally such as the African Business Leadership Forum held in Ghana, October 2007.
She also has some publications to her credit.
Chinyere is married with children.
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Abdur-rasheed Babalola M.M.P.
Rasheed is a graduate of university of Lagos, with a Bachelors Degree in Insurance. He also holds a Masters Degree in Managerial Psychology (M.M.P) from the same university. He started his insurance career in 1999 with Sovereign Trust Insurance were he rose to become Head, Core Clients Unit before leaving to join Unic Insurance Plc in 2004 as a Branch Manager at the Lagos City Office. He has also served in active capacity as a member of business growth and employee value proposition in both companies.
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Abdur-Rasheed is a member of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIN) and also an Associate Member of the Nigeria Institute of Management (Chattered). He has attended a number of local and overseas courses in Insurance Underwriting and Claims, Leadership, Business Development, Strategy, Marketing and Customer Service.
He is married with children.
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