Tunde Replaces Oye At Leadway Assurance
AMINA HUSSAINI
After three decades of nurturing Leadway Assurance Ltd, Oye Hassan-Odukale has retired, leaving Tunde Hassan-Odukale as the managing director to continue to grow the company that has moved from a small regional firm to a foremost risk bearer in the country.
Tunde, a graduate of the University of London and City University, London has effectively taken over the leadership role January 1, 2020, and he is expected to build on the achievements of Oye who has piloted the company to enviable heights in the insurance market and the financial services sector as a whole.
Tunde has been a key member of Leadway’s executive and leadership team since 1999, previously serving as the company’s Executive Director, Financial Services and Systems and he is expected to bring his expertise to bear on the company that has risen, surviving the murky waters of the nation’s economy.
He sits on the board of directors of various blue-chip companies, which includes First Bank of Nigeria Limited. He is a member of the Royal Society of Mathematics, the Institute of Actuaries and the Institute of Directors.
Oye will be remembered for transforming the company, growing it to attain the number one position in the market in terms of Gross Premium Income (GPI) and Balance Sheet Size.
“After three decades of nurturing the company in an executive capacity, Oye has picked this moment to bow out,” the firm said in a statement.
Oye while announcing Tunde’s appointment stated that “In his 30 years of leadership experience at Leadway, Tunde has been the driving force behind the tremendous growth we have seen in the areas of Life Assurance, Investments, Finance and Technology. This makes him a natural successor to steer Leadway to its next phase in history.”
Oye commended the professional team at Leadway, emphasizing his confidence that “Tunde will build on the Company’s legacy with their unflinching and committed support.”
Tunde, 55 and holder of a Bachelor Degree in Pure Mathematics said “I am honoured, yet humbled to lead this company at a time like this. We have a customer-centric culture and an engaging approach that has enabled us to grow strongly through the years. Building on this legacy is a challenge that I accept together with our professional team.
“We are where we are because our clients, brokers and direct customers trust our ability to support them in a friendly, empathetic and reliable manner. This is humbling and our ambition to continue to deliver remains fierce. I am passionately committed to consolidating on existing achievements by placing our clients at the absolute centre of everything we do” he said.
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