Our Board Members




 

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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

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Olabisi A. Adekola

Olabisi Adekola is a seasoned Chartered Accountant, Investment Manager and
Business Continuity leader with over 25 year’s 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.

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Sylva Ogwemoh (SAN)

Sylva Ogwemoh is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) with over three decades
of experience in Commercial Litigation and Corporate Law. He has vast legal
compliance and private equity experiences where he has advised clients on
structured finance, corporate governance issues, portfolio decision making,
corporate strategy, board facilitation, joint ventures, mergers, and
acquisition, among others. Sylva Ogwemoh (SAN) is the Senior Partner and
Head of the law firm of Kevin Martin Ogwemoh Legal, a commercial law firm
with the Headquarters in Lagos. He obtained his LL.B from the former Bendel
State University (now Ambrose Alli University), Ekpoma, in 1987. He was
admitted as a Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in
1988. In 2000, he obtained a Masters in law degree (LL.M) with
specialisation in Corporate Management and Finance Law from Lagos State
University. He is an alumnus of Saῐd Business School (OAMLP), University of
Oxford, United Kingdom, with a certification in management and leadership.
He became a Notary Public of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1998 and
subsequently elevated to the prestigious rank of a Senior Advocate of
Nigeria (SAN) in 2014. Sylva Ogwemoh (SAN) is a Fellow of the Chartered
Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom; Member of the London Court of
International Arbitration (LCIA African User’s Council); and a Panel Member
of the Kigali International Arbitration Centre (KIAC) Rwanda. He is also a
member of the Lagos Court of Arbitration, Maritime Arbitrators Association
of Nigeria and the Negotiation and Conflict Management Group. He is a Fellow
and Certified Member of the Institute of Management Consultants, Nigeria. He
is also a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, International Bar
Association, Nigerian Institute of Management, Capital Market Solicitors
Association of Nigeria and a Registered Capital Market Practitioner with the
Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria. He was an Associate Editor,
Journal of Human Rights Law and Practice from 1991-1992. Sylva Ogwemoh (SAN)
is the 2018 winner of African Prize for Leadership Excellence under the
Legal Personality Prize Category. He also won the LEGALSFINEST Client Choice
Award-Shipping and Maritime Law in 2013. He has attended several local and
international conferences in law and has delivered many papers on diverse
subjects in law.

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Dr Adiele Ekechukwu

Dr Adiele Ekechukwu is a seasoned professional with over 37 years combined
experience in consultancy and advisory, project management and training and
capacity development. He began his career in 1983 as the pioneer
Petrochemical Lecturer in Federal University of Technology, Owerri before
joining the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna also as a Lecturer. He was the
Chief Research Officer and Head, Division of Postgraduate Services, National
Universities Commission, roles which saw him actively coordinate
International donor funds to Nigerian Universities. In 1993, Dr Ekechukwu
joined the Management Support Unit of the European Union, Nigeria branch as
the Head of Training and Research Programs (TARP). Due to his commitment and
remarkable leadership, he was promoted as Head, Monitoring and Evaluation.
Under his watch, major European Development Fund (EDF) projects in Nigeria,
valued at about 300 million European Currency Unit (ECU), were completed. He
was instrumental in the development, implementation and monitoring of many
institutional training, rural development and conservation programmes
including Management Development Programme with Centre for Management
Development; Small Scale Entrepreneurial Development with the Administrative
Staff College of Nigeria; Industrial Maintenance programme with the Federal
Ministry of Industries; and the development of an MBA curriculum working in
concert with the Faculty of Economics at the University of Ibadan. He joined
Ernst And Young Consulting Ltd, a member firm of Ernst & Young
International in 1995 as the Head of Human Resources Development and Special
Projects, coordinating the activities of the Management Consulting Services
Group and Human Resources Department of the organization. He held this
position till 2001 when he became an Executive Director in Neads Consult
Limited, a human resource consulting firm in Lagos, Nigeria. An alumnus of
the University of Ibadan with BSc (Hons) in Chemistry, Dr Ekechukwu holds
both master’s and doctorate degrees in Petrochemicals from the University of
Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) U.K. He also holds a
professional certificate in Administrative Management with distinction from
Manchester Polytechnic. He is a member of the Institute of Petroleum and an
associate member of Institute of Administrative Management and currently a
Partner at George Davidson & Associates, an advisory and management
consulting firm.

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Macauley Atasie

Macauley Atasie is an emerging markets consultant and accomplished
e-commerce solutions provider with over two decades’ experience across the
fintech space. As Head ePayments, Ventures and Strategy Development in
Accenture Nigeria, Atasie led the conceptualisation and setup of Interswitch
and eTranzact and also championed the reform agenda for the then ValuCard
(now Unified Payments Limited). At the national level, he steered the group
that defined Nigeria’s eGovernment’s strategy in 2005/6; a process that
ushered in the establishment of National e-Government Strategies Limited
(NeGSt). He was a key member of the high-powered team that inspired the
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directive to all banks to use the National
Identity Number (NIN) as sole KYC platform in Nigeria. The NIN was later
replaced by Bank Verification Number (BVN). Within the private sector and as
CEO of NEXTZON, Atasie has played important roles such as the programme
management of a rigorous process that led to the development of Nigeria’s
13-year Financial Systems Strategy (FSS2020). He led the launch of the first
for profit business incubation platform in Nigeria with funding support from
the World Bank. Atasie has offered strategy development services both to
leading public and private sector organisations including regulators and is
the strategy advisor to at least 2 states in Nigeria. Under his leadership,
NEXTZON has supported over 400 clients across leading sectors of the economy
including State Governments in Nigeria covering well over ten states,
Commercial Banks, Insurance Companies, SMEs and regulatory bodies including
the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), National Insurance Commission (NAICOM),
Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) etc.
Atasie has a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology and master’s in Pharmacy,
both from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He has attended several courses
and executive programmes at top rated global business schools such as
Stanford University in the United States, Cranfield University in the United
Kingdom and Witts University in South Africa. Atasie is the current
President of E-Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (EPPAN), an umbrella
body of all ePayments providers in the country.

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Alhaji Abatcha Bulama

Alhaji Abatcha Bulama is a member of the Board of African Alliance Insurance
PLC. Alh. Bulama was a graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria,
Nigeria with a degree in Accounting and an MBA. He is a Fellow Member of the
Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) & the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. He has over 35 years of varied work
experience. His career included working with the State Civil Service,
Merchant & Commercial Banking and Capital Market Regulatory sectors at
senior levels of responsibility. At various times he was on the Boards of
the S.E.C, Financial Reporting Council, Council of the CIBN, etc. He is
currently on the Boards of Tourist Company of Nigeria Plc, Capital Hotels
Plc, Ikeja Hotel Plc and a member, Audit Committee of the CIBN. He has
attended numerous local and foreign management training and development
programmes.

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