Guinea Insurance Plc has appointed Mrs. Ogonna Offor-Orabueze and Mrs. Chioma Okigbo as Executive Director Technical and Independent Non-Executive Director of the company, respectively.
This was contained in the company’s notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and its shareholders seen by NewsNGR.
The company noted that it received the No-Objection of its Primary Regulator, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) for the appointment of the new directors on the Board of Guinea Insurance Plc.
According to the statement signed by the Company Secretary, Chinenye Nwankwo, Ogonna Offor-Orabueze is a dedicated insurance professional who has served with Guinea Insurance Plc for over 15 years.
Before her appointment as Executive Director Technical, she held the position of Team Lead Claims Unit and Group Lead Technical Unit.
Her experience covers risk assessment and mitigation; damage assessment, evaluation of liability exposure, claims reports/ documentation and policy interpretation.
Offor-Orabueze is an Associate member of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (ACIIN).
She holds a master’s degree in business administration from University of Lagos; Higher National Diploma (HND) from Federal Polytechnic, Oko and attended the West African Insurance Institute, Banjul, The Gambia (WAII) where she graduated with distinction and was awarded best student in “Insurance Supervision and Regulation; and Practice of Marketing.
It noted that Chioma Okigbo is the founder and CEO of Modd Management Company Limited, an Investment Management and Administrative Company, amongst other thriving businesses.
Prior to establishing Modd, Mrs. Okigbo worked with Asset & Resource Management Holding Company (ARM) Limited for 16 years and held the Managing Director role of two of their businesses for 7 years, providing strategic direction and business development.
She also worked with Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) from 1995-2000 as a Deputy Manager. Mrs. Okigbo has served on the Boards of several Companies and is also a Trustee on several non- profit boards. She remains passionate about giving back to society.
We are delighted to welcome both Mrs. Offor-Orabueze, as Executive Director Technical (effective August 1st, 2024) and Mrs. Okigbo as an Independent Non- Executive Director (effective September 1st, 2024), as their exceptional leadership skills and combined expertise in the Investment, Financial Services and Insurance Industry will be invaluable to the company in achieving set organizational goals.