Joyce Ojemudia
Joyce Ojemudia is an accomplished insurance professional and astute manager of resources with over twenty years of experience in insurance sales, business development, risk management, claims administration and reinsurance. She started her career as a Marketing Executive at Healthcare International (a Health Maintenance Organisation) before joining Linkage Assurance PLC as Deputy Head, Marketing in 2002. There, she oversaw all the branch activities of the company as it relates to Marketing and contributed to the increase in market share and profitability of the underwriter.
Her sterling qualities brought her to the notice of STACO Insurance PLC in 2007 where she made her mark as Assistant General Manager, Marketing, with responsibilities to coordinate and monitor the marketing activities in the public sector and direct corporate clients.
Joyce’s excellence and drive at STACO Insurance was rewarded with a promotion to Assistant Director in 2011, a role that required her to formulate and execute strategic business plans for the public sector in addition to her marketing duties.
In late 2016, she was back at Linkage Assurance as General Manager tasked with the management and coordination of the entire marketing department which had four sub-units viz Bancassurance, Financial Institution, Brokers Market and Direct Corporate. Joyce was also involved in strategic top management decisions for the entire company up until her exit in 2020.
A thoroughbred professional, Joyce is currently rounding up her PhD in Entrepreneurship at Joseph Ayo Babalola University. She is an alumnus of the prestigious Lagos Business School (SMP 40) and the University of Lagos where she had her first and second degrees in Insurance and Risk Management respectively. She is also a Fellow of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria, an Associate of both the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria and the Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria.
She is the current President of the Professional Insurance Ladies Association (PILA). Under her watch, the professional association successfully hosted the first ever Africa-wide side event at the continental African Insurance Organisation (AIO) Conference during its 47th edition held in Lagos.
In 2021, she was recognised by Business Day Media as one of 30 Notable Alumni of the prestigious Lagos Business School.
Mrs. Olabisi A. Adekola
Olabisi Adekola is a seasoned Chartered Accountant, Investment Manager and Business Continuity leader with over 25 years’ experience in Financial Management, Internal Audit and Accounting. After a stint as a Data Entry Officer at Nigerian Hoechst PLC,
she joined the African Alliance in 1997 as an Assistant Superintendent in the Finance department. She learnt the ropes and rose through the ranks in Finance until she was moved to Internal Audit as Manager in 2002. She became a key member
of the Internal Audit team tasked with designing and implementing various programmes for the prevention and detection of frauds, errors and irregularities in the company. As she excelled in the various roles she held in the department,
her stock rose and she is credited with putting in place a couple of processes that have become an integral part of the business till date. In 2008, Olabisi was promoted as Acting Head (Finance and Investment) and then Assistant General
Manager (Finance and Investment) in 2010. As AGM, she managed and administered the entire investment portfolio of the company and was responsible for financial reporting and control, design and review of strategic corporate policies as
well as budget performance and analysis. In 2012, Olabisi was promoted as the Executive Director (Finance), capping a brilliant lateral growth within the organisation. Olabisi holds an MBA in Financial Management from the Lagos State University,
as well as HND and National Diploma in Business Administration from the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, where she finished top of her department at both instances. She is a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA)
and Association of Investment Advisors and Portfolio Managers (FIAPM); an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (ACTI), Nigeria Institute of Management and Business Continuity Professional, Disaster Recovery
International. A brilliant mind, Olabisi is an alumnus of the Lagos Business School and China Europe International Business School.
Mrs. Amaka Okafor
Ukamaka Okafor is a corporate marketer, sales strategist and Business Continuity professional with almost two decades’ experience in the insurance industry. She started out as an Assistant Manager at the defunct United Trust Insurance in 2001 and after
four years of supporting her team to achieving various marketing targets, she joined Unity Kapital (now Veritas Kapital) as Manager (Group Life), her first exposure to the intricacies of Group Life marketing. At Unity Kapital, her ability
to help team members close complicated accounts brought her to the attention of Metropolitan Life Insurance (recently renamed Tangerine Insurance) who consequently hired her. As Senior Manager/Team Lead (Group Life) at Metropolitan Life,
she led and won various pitches for the firm and used market intelligence to develop formidable sales strategies that helped grow the business’ top and bottom lines. Amaka joined African Alliance in 2009 as Deputy Controller, Marketing
(Northern Region) with a mandate to develop, grow and stabilize the corporate marketing business of the company in the Norther region. Her success at the role aided her promotion to her current position as Controller, Marketing (Northern
region) in 2015. Amaka is a B.Sc Accountancy graduate of Enugu State University of Science and Technology and an M.Sc Management graduate of the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom. She has attended various courses in Business Continuity,
Insurance Sales and Leadership within and outside the country.
Akinbode Raji
Akinbode Raji is a Certified Forensic Accountant and Tax professional with 20 years’ experience in Finance, Risk and Compliance and Internal Audit. He started his career as a Senior Clerical Officer in the finance department at African Alliance in 2000.
He worked his way through various finance functions where he was saddled with diverse, critical responsibilities before moving to Internal Audit in 2010. As the Head of Internal Audit and Control, he pioneered the Risk and Compliance unit
which was hitherto an Internal Control function within the business. Thereafter, he was assigned the Risk Office for a short, stabilising period while he led the Compliance unit for five more years before he was promoted to Deputy Head,
Finance. His financial acumen and vast mind saw him become the Head, Finance in 2018, the position he currently occupies. Bode attended the Federal College of Education (Technical) Akoka, Lagos and Ogun State University, Ago-Iwoye (now
Olabisi Onabanjo University) where he graduated with a B.Sc in Accounting. He also holds an MBA in Financial Management from Ladoke Akintola University and an M.Sc in Business Administration from the National Open University of Nigeria
(NOUN). A thoroughbred accountant, Bode is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), the Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM), the Chartered Institute of Economics and the Chartered Institute of
Taxation of Nigeria (CITN). A certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, Bode is also an Associate Business Continuity Professional from the Disaster Recovery Institute International.
Alice Amina Uwodi
Alice Amina Uwodi is a chartered secretary and administrator with 25 years’ post youth service experience in human resources, general office administration and personnel management. She began her career as a Finance and Administrative Officer at AG Leventis
PLC before being promoted to Branch Administrator/Accountant as Worldwide Superstores (Formerly Leventis Superstores) a year later in 1999. In 2001, she joined Netspex Ltd as Admin/Accounts Officer tasked with looking after the staff welfare
and general office administration. After spending three years in the role, he was employed by African Alliance as Senior Supervisor – Administration. Between 2004 and now, Alice has risen through various administrative and Human Resources
role including Assistant Manager – Special Duties (Office of the MD/CEO); Agency Administration Manager where she developed a robust cost saving and team building initiatives the department has built upon; and now Deputy Controller, Human
Resources and Administration. It is pertinent to note that Alice drove the entire cascading of the first rebranding exercise the company has done in its sixty year existence across all the company’s units and collaterals. Alice holds an
MBA and a post graduate diploma in Management from the University of Calabar in addition to an HND in Business Administration from Kaduna Polytechnic. She is also an Associate Member of both the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management
of Nigeria (CIPM) and Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administration of Nigeria (ICSAN). Blessed with excellent planning and organisational skills, Alice has attended several courses in Business & Management and is an alumnus of
the prestigious Lagos Business School.
Emmanuel Eburajolo
Emmanuel Ojelre Eburajolor is a dynamic and technical sales professional with about 30 years’ experience in driving sales targets across both life and non-life insurance. He started his career as a General Duties Officer at African Development Insurance
Company in 1990. His natural appetite for challenges drew him into the technical aspects of insurance where he learnt the basics of the profession to the acclaim of his peers and superiors. He moved into the marketing department in 1994
and thus began his lifelong adventure into the difficult terrain of insurance sales. He rose through the ranks and became a part of the ADIC Life team in 2000 where he built a reputation as a salesman par distinction. Emmanuel joined African
Alliance in 2007 as Senior Manager, Corporate Marketing, with a mandate to grow the Brokers Market and position the company for lateral growth. After almost a decade of success, his hard work and business acumen saw him promoted into top
management as the Deputy Controller, Corporate Marketing, the position he currently occupies. Emmanuel holds a Diploma in Marketing from Delta State University and a bachelor’s degree in Insurance from Lagos State University. He is an
Associate Member of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria; Full Member, Chartered Institute of Administration; Fellow, Institute of Certified Sales Professional and Fellow, Chartered Institute of Public Diplomacy and Management.
Victor Peters
Victor Obinna Peters is a superstar sales professional with 22 years’ experience in sales strategy, sales channel development and agency management. His foray into the sales and marketing of insurance started at AIICO Insurance as a Representative
(Marketer) in 1998. Four years later, he became a Unit Manager. As Unit Manager, he grew his Unit’s profitability, opening up new markets in the process. He joined African Alliance Insurance in 2005 as an Agency Manager in what turned
out to be a match made in heaven. At African Alliance, Victor exceeded himself, smashing sales targets, building sales structures, delivering on budgets year-in, year-out, breaking records and winning several awards along the way. He was
promoted to Senior Agency Manager in 2007, a position he held for the next six years before he was drafted from the field into the back office as Senior Manager, Marketing (Agency Operations). He continued his famous sales streak and was
promoted to Deputy Controller, Marketing (Agency Operations) in 2013. In 2018, he became the Head, Agency Operations, responsible for the overall agency structure of the 60-year-old insurer. Victor holds a bachelor’s degree in Linguistics
from Abia State University as well as a Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Insurance from the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria. He is an Associate Member of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria and has attended several courses,
trainings and seminars both locally and internationally. An alumnus of both the Lagos Business School and the IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Barcelona, Spain, Victor is a charismatic sales trainer and accomplished manager
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