Law Union appoints new MD

Law Union and Rock Insurance Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Akinjide Orimolade as its new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer.

Mr Akinjide Orimolade, a Fellow, Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria holds B.Sc. in Insurance from the University of Lagos (1983 – 87) before obtaining his Masters’ of Science degree in Marketing from the same Institution (1994 – 1995). He is also an Associate member of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria in 2000.

Akinjide started his professional career with Financial Assurance Company Ltd as a Superintendent Officer (1989 – 1991) before moving to Bullion Insurance Brokers Ltd as a Deputy Manager (1991 – 1993). He also worked at Central Insurance Company Plc as a Unit Head, Marketing (1993 – 1994).

Akinjide left the Central Insurance Company to become the Assistant General Manager in Sovereign Trust Insurance Co. Plc (1995 – 2004) and joined Zenith General Insurance Co. Plc (2004 – 2008) as General Manager/CEO. From April 2008 – December 2009 he moved to South Africa with to join Liberty Life as the Company Regional Director West Africa.

Source: daily independent