Guaranty Trust Assurance plc has an experienced Board of Directors that works assiduously to achieve the set targets of the Company at all times.

Their experience cuts across various spectra of the business world - Insurance, Banking, Manufacturing, Investment Management, Law, Telecommunications, Shipping, Education, Oil & Gas.

The members of the Board of Directors are:

1.      Mr. Victor G. Osibodu                   -           Chairman
2.      Mr. Tayo Aderinokun
3.      Mr. Segun Agbaje
4.      Mr. Victor Akinbayo
5.      Mr. Kolapo Omidire
6.      Mr. Demola Odeyemi
7.      Mr. Hakim Khelifa (Tunisian)
8.      Mr. Tosin Runsewe                       -           Managing

Every employee of Guaranty Trust Assurance plc has been carefully selected and trained and will continue to be developed through continuous education. At GTA, we believe that investing in personnel development is key to sustaining our superior service standards.

At every level, our people are highly motivated and driven to innovate and excel. As we attain our goals, we will not relent in shifting the bar, especially in view of our ambition to match the best standards that could be offered anywhere in the world.
The team is led by a crop of highly experienced, intelligent and committed people, whose profiles are highlighted below:

i.    Tosin Runsewe B.Sc., M.Sc, and MBA - Managing Director: Prior to joining the company in March 2004, Tosin worked with the parent company, Guaranty Trust Bank PLC for 9 years where he served in the Commercial, Investment and Institutional Banking Groups. Within those years he also headed the Energy Group. He was the Bank's Treasurer from 1998 to 2002.

Tosin started his career in the financial services industry at Commercial Bank (Credit Lyonnais Nigeria Limited) in January 1992. He has also served in various positions on the Executive Committee of the influential Money Market Association of Nigeria including a 2-term stint as its General Secretary. Tosin has a passion for business development and excellent service delivery.

ii.    Owolabi Salami LLB, B.L (Buckingham) – General Manager: Owolabi's professional career spans sixteen years. He has worked as counsel with leading law firms such as Afe Babalola, SAN & Co., Bentley, Edu & Co, Akeredolu & Olujimi. His Insurance career started with Industrial and General Insurance Co. Ltd, in January 2000 where he was appointed Head of the Business Development/Strategy Unit.

Owolabi is currently the Divisional Director - Retail Business Division.

iii.   Yetunde Ilori B.Sc., ACII – Executive Director: Yetunde started her insurance career in 1985 with Trans Nigeria Assurance Co. Ltd. and rose to become the head of Life and Pensions Unit. She later joined Crusader Insurance Plc in 1997 where she was appointed Head of the Actuarial and Life units at various times. Yetunde is a graduate of Actuarial Science from the University of Lagos and is also an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute (London).

Yetunde is currently the Divisional Director - Technical Division.

iv.    Michael Oyebola ASIP - Deputy General Manager: Michael joined the company in November, 2006 as the Head of Investment & Treasury coming with a wealth of experience spanning over 12 years with such overseas institutions as Mellon Bank, Legal & General, Regent Fund Management, Investec Asset Management, Laxey Partners (Head of Treasury, Hedging & Derivatives managing $350m) and Thornhill Investment Management (member of team managing GBP500m). He was also the former pioneer Head of Investment of Crusader Sterling Pensions Ltd. He holds a Masters degree in Finance from Middlesex University, London and Masters of Science in Investment Analysis from the University of Stirling, Scotland. He is also an Associate Member of the UK Society of Investment Professionals (now CFA UK) and a member of the CFA Institute.

Michael is the Chief Investment Officer.

v.    Kunle Ahmed B.Sc., Dip. CII - Assistant General Manager: Kunle's professional career has spanned fifteen years. His insurance career blossomed when he joined Industrial and General Insurance Co. Limited in June 1994, where he acquired experience in Oil and Energy insurance business. Kunle holds a B.Sc in Sociology, and a Diploma of the Chartered Insurance Institute, London. He is also a graduate of the West African Insurance Institute.

Kunle is the Group Head – Energy Group

vi.    Henry Akwara B.Sc. FCA, MBA - Senior Manager: Henry is a Chartered Accountant. He was educated at the University of Lagos and the University of Benin where he obtained Bachelor's and Master's degree respectively. He has over 15 years post qualification experience garnered from audit practice, insurance and IT. He served as Head, Finance and Administration at Metropolitan General Insurance Company Limited. He also served as the Head of Finance and Accounts at Global Payment Systems Limited.

Henry is the Group Head – Financial Controls

vii.    Polycarp Didam B.Sc. (INS) - Senior Manager: Polycarp started his Insurance career with Valid Assurance Co. Limited (now United Trust Ins. Co .Limited) in 1987 as Underwriting Officer and then moved on to Commercial Insurance Brokers and Afribank Insurance Brokers in different capacities before joining Industrial & General Insurance Co Limited where he worked for ten years as the Head of Northern Operations.

Polycarp is currently Group Head – Public Sector & Northern Operations.

viii.   Babatope Adeniyi B.Sc., MSc, MBA, OCA, CISSP. - Senior Manager: Tope started his career as a Software & Training Manager with Management Support Systems. He had a brief stint with Capital Express Insurance as a System Analyst.

He moved to UAC Nigeria Limited where he worked in various capacities as Systems Network Manager as well as National Planner for the Mr. Biggs Division. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) with (ISC)2 USA and Certified in Oracle Database Administration.

Tope is the Group Head – Technology & Retail Processing.

ix.   Najeem Adekunle B.Sc., M.Sc., ACA, ACIT, ACPIN - Senior Manager: Najeem started his career with the Churchgate group over 12 years ago. He was at various times responsible for finance & administration, internal control, audit and compliance as well as management information system in organizations such as First Spinners plc, Advertising Technniques Ltd, First Registrars Ltd. and Crusader Sterling Pensions Ltd. He was the pioneer head of finance & admin at Fidelity Pension Managers Ltd. before joining Guaranty Trust Assurance plc. Najeem has attended various trainings to enhance his skills in finance, control and administration.

Najeem is the Group Head Systems & Control.

x.    Yomi Onifade B.Sc. (INS) – Senior Manager: Yomi's insurance career spans over 10 years from his time at Insurance Brokers of Nigeria (IBN) and UNIC Insurance plc as an underwriter. He later moved to Standard Alliance Insurance Co. Ltd as a marketing officer and rose through the ranks before joining Towergate Insurance plc (now First Assurance plc) as part of the turnaround management team before moving over to Guaranty Trust Assurance in January, 2004.

Yomi is the Group Head – Corporate Business Group.

xi.    Lekan Oyinlade B.Sc., ACIIN -Senior Manager: Lekan started his insurance career with Sovereign Trust Insurance plc where he acquired considerable experience in General Business Underwriting and Reinsurance. Lekan is a prolific lecturer in the area of risk management with special bias for Reinsurance and Alternative Risk Transfer mechanisms.

Lekan Oyinlade is the Group Head – General Business Underwriting.

xii.    Rantimi Ogunleye B.Sc., ACIIN - Manager: Rantimi is a graduate of Actuarial Science from the University of Lagos. He started his insurance career with Crusader Insurance Nigeria plc in 1993 where he worked in the Group Life and Pensions Department for 7 years. He joined Cornerstone Insurance plc in 2000 as one of the pioneer staff of the Life Department. He later had a brief stint with Asset and Retirement Management Company as the Head of Individual Business before joining Guaranty Trust Assurance plc in 2004.

Rantimi is the Group Head – Life & Health Business Underwriting Group.

xiii.    Anne Okwechime MBA (University of Hull), BSc Economics and Statistics – Manager: Anne's career in the Financial Industry commenced in 1997 with Guaranty Trust Bank PLC. She worked there for over six years in various Transaction Services, Internal Control and Sales departments. She obtained some offshore work-experience with Cancer Research UK, in the marketing unit and then returned to lead the High Net-worth Individuals' sales team of Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria.

Anne is the Group Head – Bancassurance.

xiv.      Tunde Lawuyi BA (Hons), MSc, OCA, Prince2 - Manager: Tunde is a graduate of Business Economics from Anglia Ruskin University; Cambridge. He subsequently crossed over into a career in Information Technology after a Masters degree in Computing and Information Systems from Greenwich University. Tunde began his career at Afribank Nigeria plc as an analyst/programmer and joined GTA as a pioneer staff as Head of the Technology Unit after which, he fulfilled a role in retail sales. He is a certified Prince2 practitioner.

Tunde is the Unit Head - Projects & Strategy.

xv.    Rashidat Adebisi B.A.(Business Accounting), ACCA, CBA, CFC- Manager: Rashidat is a graduate of University of Lincolnshire & Humberside where she bagged a Bachelor degree in Business Accounting. Prior to joining GTA, she worked to garner experience in different areas of the service industry from customer service, financial advisory service, accounting and audit services. She worked in various organizations including Chu