Our Board
Adebisi Lamikanra
Chairperson (Independent)
Adebisi Lamikanra is a Chartered Accountant and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). She was a Partner in Andersen Nigeria and the first female Partner at KPMG. She retired as Head, Advisory Services KPMG Nigeria and Lead, KPMG African Region Advisory Practice having worked with leading local, international and multi-national organizations.
She has almost 40 years professional experience in providing advisory and consulting services to private and public entities within and outside Nigeria. She is an alumnus of the University of Lagos, Nigeria, and the Lagos Business School.
Over the years, she has attended several leadership and development training programs at Harvard Business School, INSEAD University and Kellogg School of Management.
She currently sits on the board of a couple of companies which includes Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria, Evercare Hospital Lekki and Coronation Securities Limited Nigeria.
Adebisi Lamikanra
Chairperson (Independent)
Hadiza Aliko Mohammed
Director (Non-Executive, Independent)
Hadiza Aliko Mohammed is a Chartered Insurer by profession with about three (3) decades experience in management, insurance, finance, leadership as well as wellness counseling. She is the Chief Executive Officer of “The Recovery Place Nigeria Limited” and a partner at C Clear Consulting, Nigeria. She was the first female Independent Non-Executive Director of Nigeria Aviation Handling Company, NAHCO, and also the former Managing Director of Turners Building Products (A) Limited.
She is an alumna of the University of Surrey where she bagged a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Studies and Sociology. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Islamic Banking, Finance and Management from the University of Gloucestershire and a Post Graduate Diploma in Islamic Banking and Insurance from the Institute of Islamic Banking and Insurance, London, UK.
She is a member of the Institute of Directors, Nigeria, and an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute, UK. She has obtained several professional certificates on Corporate Governance, Leadership Excellence and Counselling, amongst others.
Hadiza Aliko Mohammed
Director (Non-Executive, Independent)
Adeoye Adefulu
Director (Non-Executive, Independent)
Adefulu is a highly respected legal practitioner with over 20 years of experience in advising on a wide range of electricity, oil & gas, financing and corporate restructuring matters. He is recognized as a leading authority and reference in oil & gas regulatory reforms, energy transition, environmental law as well as project finance.
He is ranked as a leading lawyer in Nigeria by top international legal directories, including Chambers and Partners (Global), IFLR 1000 and Legal 500. He routinely advises financial sector players, project developers and sponsors, power sector market leaders and members of the public sector, including the National Assembly, on various aspects of energy law.
Adefulu has tremendous corporate governance experience garnered while serving on a number of Boards including Lekoil Limited, Governing Board of the Centre for Petroleum Information and the Board of Trustees of Inatide. He is currently the Managing Partner and Head of Energy Practice at Odujinrin & Adefulu, a leading Nigerian commercial law firm.
He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Law (LL.B) from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, Masters of Laws (LL.M, Resources Law & Policy) and Ph.D., Oil & Gas Law & Policy) both from the University of Dundee, Scotland. He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN).
Adeoye Adefulu
Director (Non-Executive, Independent)
Ire Hassan-Odukale
Director (Non-Executive)
Ire Hassan-Odukale is a cofounder of Ikoyi London Limited and a member of the Chartered Institute of Insurance. He is a graduate of LSE (London School of Economics and Political Science), UK and has a vast experience in his field. In, 2015, he was appointed a Non-Executive Director at Leadway Hotels Limited, a position he held until March, 2020. He was one of 10 graduates recruited into JLT’s graduate scheme in 2008 out of a pool of 500 applicants, He worked here as an Energy claims broker till 2012.
Before joining JLT, Ire Hassan-Odukale had worked at AIG Europe Limited where he contributed professionally in assessing new risks, Aggregation of risks, Quoting new business and renewals submitted by brokers, as well as pricing risks, Keeping track of all risks seen by the Oil Rig team and many others.
Ire Hassan-Odukale
Director (Non-Executive)
Ademola Odeyemi
Director (Non-Executive, Independent)
Ademola Odeyemi is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria and the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers of Nigeria.
Ademola is an alumnus of Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria and had a First Class Honours in Social Studies. He also holds his Master’s Degree with a Distinction Average in Tests and Measurements and Ph.D from the same institution.
He has over two decades of professional banking experience in domestic and International banking and was the Executive Director at Guaranty Trust Bank, Plc, responsible for international expansion strategy formulation and implementation. His financial sector experience and expertise covers financial control, strategy, corporate planning and international banking. He served on the Board of all Guaranty Trust Bank’s subsidiaries and other companies.
Ademola has sound public sector knowledge especially in public sector financial planning and management. He has attended several strategy, entrepreneurial and other advanced management programs at Harvard Business School, Boston; Wharton Business school, Philadelphia; Melbourne Institute of Finance, Australia, Cambridge University Judge Business School, United Kingdom and IMD Lausanne, Switzerland.
Ademola Odeyemi
Director (Non-Executive, Independent)
Funmilayo Omokhodion
Independent Non-Executive Director
Funmilayo Omokhodion is a Chartered Insurer with the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) and also with its UK counterpart institute. She holds a Masters of Business Administration (Executive MBA) majoring in Insurance and obtained a Certificate in Management from the Harvard Business School.
She is a graduate of the prestigious University of Ilorin, Nigeria where she bagged a degree in English/Linguistics before obtaining a Masters of Business Administration at Enugu State University of Technology, Enugu.
She commenced her professional career at African Reinsurance Corporation HQ, Lagos and rose through the ranks to the height of her career in 2017 as the Regional Director, West Africa Regional Office of the Company, leading a 27-member staff group covering Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia and the Gambia. She held this position meritoriously until her retirement in June, 2020.
Funmilayo Omokhodion
Director (Non-Executive, Independent)
Tunde Hassan-Odukale
Director (Non-Executive)
Tunde Hassan-Odukale is a graduate of the University of London and City University, London where he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Pure Mathematics and Postgraduate Diploma in Actuarial Science respectively. He has over 35 years work experience which transcends insurance and extends to formation of IT Strategy, Asset Management, oversight of corporate finance requirement of companies and general operations.
He started his professional career at Ventures & Trusts Limited, Lagos in 1989 before joining Leadway Assurance Company Limited in January, 1992 as an Investment Manager. At Leadway, Tunde rose through the ranks with hard-work and dedication and was appointed the Managing Director/CEO in January, 2020. He retired as the Managing Director/CEO of the company in December, 2023 in compliance with the tenure guidelines set by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM).
In his past career, Tunde Hassan-Odukale was Non-Executive Director of Leadway Pensure PFA Ltd, Digital Jewels Limited and Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria Limited. In addition to being a Non-Executive Director of Leadway Assurance, he currently sits on the Boards of Leadway Holdings Limited as the Group Managing Director, Leadway Trustees Limited and Leadway Asset Management Company Limited as a Non-Executive Director.
He is a proud member of the Institute of Directors, Royal Society of Mathematics, Institute of Actuaries, Ikoyi Club 1938 and a Senior Member of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN).
Tunde Hassan-Odukale
Director (Non-Executive)
Thomas Hurlimann
Director (Non-Executive)
Thomas Hurlimann has held numerous senior executive roles in the Insurance, Reinsurance and Banking field with over 30 years of experience. He has a successful track record in developing strategy, delivering growth, bottom line and innovation and his global exposure includes working experience in Europe, North America, Asia and Latin America.
He has worked for Swiss Re in the past and is the former CEO of Zurich Insurance Group’s Global Corporate business. He also had prior working experience at Goldman Sachs New York and London, in Investment banking and principal investments.
Hurlimann is currently on the Board of Hiscox Limited and Leadway Holdings Limited as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Non-Executive Director, respectively.
Thomas Hurlimann
Director (Non-Executive)
Gboyega Lesi
Managing director
Gboyega Lesi studied Civil Engineering at the University of Lagos, Nigeria. His professional insurance career started over 25 years ago as a trainee risk surveyor. Since then he has gained experience in several aspects of risk management, insurance broking, underwriting, product development, Bancassurance and sales. Lesi has attended several courses over the years (locally and abroad) particularly in the areas of insurance underwriting, risk management, strategy, management, operations and marketing.
Apart from a B.Sc. Degree in Civil Engineering, Lesi possesses an MBA from Aston University in Birmingham, UK. Lesi is also an Associate of the Chartered Insurance institute of London and Nigeria and a member of the Chartered Management Institute (MCMI) of London. Prior to his appointment as the Managing Director, Gboyega Lesi was the Executive Director, Commercial of the Company.
Gboyega Lesi
Managing director
Olufunmilayo Amanwa
Executive Director Technical & Operations
Olufunmilayo Amanwa is a seasoned Insurance Practitioner and a multi-talented professional with proven records of producing timely and unparalleled results. She has a legal background with almost 20 years of exceptional work experience especially within the insurance and reinsurance industry. She is a graduate of the renowned Lagos State University, Nigeria where she obtained her LL.B degree and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2000.
She joined Leadway Assurance Company Limited in 2006 and worked within the Legal and Technical- Underwriting departments before she moved to Cornerstone Insurance Plc where she had oversight of Central Claims & Special Risks Underwriting. She later joined Leadway Assurance Company Limited in February, 2023 as the Divisional Director with oversight of the Technical Division of the Company. She was appointed as the Executive Director, Technical and Operations in January, 2024.
Mrs. Amanwa is a Chartered Insurer with the Chartered Insurance Institute, Nigeria and also London UK, She is a Member of the Nigerian Bar Association as well as a Graduate Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (UK).
Olufunmilayo Amanwa
Executive Director Technical & Operations
Kikelomo Fischer
Executive Director, Retail & Partnerships
Mrs. Fischer is an experienced Risk Management Professional with about 14 years of work experience within the financial services industry. She has a strong knowledge of both the African and European Markets with proven expertise in Strategy, Capital Management, Relationship Management and Corporate Governance.
She obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics/Finance from University of Surrey, UK and has attended several courses at both local and international business schools including Harvard Business School, Said Business School, University of Oxford, Barcelona Business School and Lagos Business School.
She joined Leadway Assurance Company Limited in 2020 as the Chief Risk Officer after her stint at Ernst & Young where she led the financial services risk management function for West Africa in her capacity as Senior Manager Risk Advisory Services (Africa and UK).
Prior to her appointment as Executive Director, Retail & Partnerships, Kike served as the Divisional Director of Retail & Partnership with oversight of the retail division of the company, demonstrating exceptional leadership in driving the division through innovative strategies and robust execution. She is currently a member of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), United Kingdom and the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN).
Kikelomo Fischer
Executive Director, Retail & Partnerships.
Olumide Hanson
Company Secretary
Olumide Hanson is a Chartered Secretary & Chartered Governance Professional. He is a Legal Practitioner and holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, and is a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He is also a Member of the Nigerian Bar Association, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, UK.
Prior to his joining the company, he spent some years working in the Lagos office of Chief Afe Babalola Chambers and Bayo Osipitan & Co. where he garnered his litigation and commercial law experience.
He has worked meritoriously within the Legal and Company Secretariat department as Senior Legal Analyst and the Acting Company Secretary. He has a penchant for Corporate Governance, Company Secretariat, Legal Drafting, and Speechwriting.
