Tuesday 26 November 2013

Kola Ahmed now CIIN’s Director General






Ahmed

·         Targets 5000 certified professionals by year 2017


Chuks Udo Okonta


 Kolawole Ahmed has assumed the position of substantive Director-General of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN).

Prior to his appointment, he had run the secretariat of the premier professional body in an Acting capacity, following the retirement of the erstwhile Director-General, Adegboyega Adepegba.
He said at a press parley today Tuesday, that one of his cardinal agenda is to  inject into the industry a larger number of professionally qualified personnel by striving to improve student enrolment for the professional examinations and invariably achieving a record of at least 5000 certified professionals serving the industry by year 2017.

Ahmed, joined the service of the Institute as Deputy Director General, a position he assumed in April, 2012 in line with the policy of the Governing Council to engender a succession plan. He became Acting Director General on Tuesday 13th August, 2013 on the pronouncement of the Institute’s Council and therefore commenced the dawn of a new era in the administration of the Institute’s secretariat.

Whilst still in acting capacity, he set the path for a collegiate administration and showed a clear commitment to prudence and transparency.

His appointment as the sixth Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the 54-year old institute was confirmed by the Governing Council on Tuesday November 12, 2013.

The CIIN Director General holds a Bachelors Degree with honours in Insurance from the University of Lagos obtained in 1981. He has also capped this with a Master of Business Administration Degree obtained in 2001 from the Lagos State University (LASU).
 
An Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute, United Kingdom, Ahmed, became a Fellow of the same Institute attained by examination in 2006. He was also in 2007 awarded the Fellowship of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria.

His career in Insurance spans over 30 years, starting in 1981 at Hogg Robinson Nigeria where he secured his first employment after his National Youth Service (NYSC).

He has had a robust and varied experience in the Insurance Industry across its various sectors and strata, having worked in both the Broking and Underwriting sectors as shown below:

Hogg Robinson Nigeria                                                  -              1981 – 1986

Koguna Babura & Company                                         -              1986 – 1991

Nigerian-French Insurance Co. Ltd                           -              1991 – 2007

AIICO Insurance Plc                                                         -              2007 – 2009

In 2009, he voluntarily retired from AIICO to found and manage his Insurance Broking Company (Krabond Insurance Brokers).

He is a member of various Professional and Social organisations, including: Fellow, The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), UK Fellow, Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria, member, Society of Fellows of the CII, UK; Member, Faculty of Underwriting of the CII, UK; Member, Faculty of Insurance Broking of the CII, UK; Member, Nigeria Institute of Management; Member, Lagos Country Club

and Member, Great Eagles Club of Nigeria

Kola Ahmed is a devout Muslim and is happily married with children.

SUCCESSIVE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CIIN SECRETARIAT (1987 – 2013)

Otunba Biodun Banwo  (Late)                    1987 – 1993

Mrs. Claudiana A. Brown                              1993 – 1996

Mr. Sylvester E. Unigwe                                                1996 – 1999

Mr. David Olatunde Aburo (Late)              2000 – 2003

Mr. Adegboyega Adepegba                        2003 – 2013

Kolawole R. Ahmed                                        2013 – Date

 

 

 

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