Head Office
Plot 331 Kambarage (Rose Garden road) Road, Mikocheni
P.O. Box 1948 Dar Es Salaam
Tel: +255 22 2774999, +255 22 2775039, +255 22 2775059
Fax: +255 22 2775094
E-Mail: insurance@icealion.co.tz
Website: www.icealion.co.tz
Dr. Obura is the Chairman of ICEA LION General Insurance as well as the Chairman and Director of several Companies in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Dr. Obura commenced his studies in 1952 at Alliance High School and proceeded to Makerere University College in Uganda, graduating in 1958. In 1959, he joined the University of London’s Guys Medical and Dental School obtaining a B.D.S. (LON) and a L.D.S.R.C.S. (ENG) in 1963.
Between 1964 and 1966, Dr. Obura pursued a Post Graduate on Commonwealth Scholarship at the Eastman Post Graduate Dental Hospital London; Plastic and Jaw Injuries Unit, Stoke Mandeville Hospital and the Middlesex Hospital; Faculty of Dental Surgery – Royal College of Surgeons, Primary Fellowship in Dental Surgery. He returned home to Kenya to become the Chief Dental Officer, Ministry of Health between 1965and 1971. In June of 1967 he obtained a French Government Study Grant at the Institute of Stomatology, La Patie Hospital – Paris.
Between 1968 and 1971, he was Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Nairobi Medical School and the Consultant Dental and Oral Surgeon at the Kenyatta National Hospital. He was also the Consultant at the Aga Khan Platinum Jubilee Hospital Nairobi and a Consultant for the Forces Memorial Hospital in Nairobi. Dr. Obura was the President of the East African Dental Association between 1970 and 1974. He operated a private dental practice in Nairobi between 1968 and 1995.
In 1973, Dr. Obura was awarded Membership of the American Association of Oral and Maxillo–Facial Surgeons and African American Institute of International Education Scholarship in the U.S. Between 1974and 1985, he was the Chairman of Kenya National Committee of United World Colleges and a member of the International Council. Between 1975 and 1981, he was a member of the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board and Deputy Chairman.
He was an External Examiner for the University of Nairobi between 1977 and 1979. In 1982, Dr. Obura became a Fellow–International Association of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgeons. In 1990 he became a member of the Council for the International Association of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgeons. In June 1993,he became a Member of Eisenhower Citizen Ambassador Program to Soviet Union on cleft lip and palate. Dr. Obura has been the Chairman of numerous organisations including the Kenya Dental Association between 1977 and 1981, Karen Country Club between 1977-1978 and also between 1982 and 1987.Further, he was the Chairman of the Association of Professional Societies of East Africa between 1980and 1982 and Chairman of the Professional Centre between 1983 and 1990. Dr. Obura was a Director of Kenya Airways between 1978 and 1980 as well as between 1997 and 2005. He was also the Chairman of The Nairobi Hospital and Kenya Hospital Association from 2002 to 2012.An avid golfer, Dr. Obura was the Captain of the Kenya National Golf Team between 1977 and 1984 and the Chairman of the Kenya Golf Union between 1982 and 1983.
Einstein holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration (Accounting & Finance Major) from the United States International University (USIU) and a Master of Science degree in Management and Organisational Development from the same university. Einstein also holds a Master of Science degree in Finance from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland, U.K.
Einstein’s experience in investment analysis, research and fund management spans over 21 years, having joined Equity Stockbrokers as a Research Analyst in February 1999 followed by a brief stint as Research Manager at Barclaytrust Investment Services shortly before its acquisition by Old Mutual. Einstein started his career in fund management in January 2002 when he joined ICEA Investment Services as Head of Portfolio Management Services and thereafter Old Mutual Asset Managers, CFC Stanbic Financial Services, Sanlam Investment Management Kenya and back to ICEA LION Asset Management as Chief Investment Officer prior to being promoted to CEO in December 2015. Einstein also serves as a Director of ICEA Asset Management (Uganda).
He has steered his organization to win 28 Think Business Investment Awards (2014 to 2016) and runner-up awards (2017 and 2018) at the Institute of Certified Secretaries (ICS) Kenya’s Champions of Governance Awards for the Investment Sector.
Einstein is the Vice Chairman of the Institute of Certified Investment and Financial Analysts (ICIFA) and is the immediate past Chairman of the Fund Managers Association (FMA) where the chairs the Stakeholders Committee.
Kairo is a consultant and a founder partner of Viva Africa Consulting LLP and Viva Africa Consulting Limited. He is both a lawyer and accountant by profession. He attended Strathmore and the University of Nairobi where he graduated with LLB (Hons) and is a CPA-K and CPA-T holder.
He was previously responsible for establishing and running the Tax Transaction Advisory Group at Deloitte and Touche as the Director of the unit, was responsible for mergers, acquisitions, transaction arrangements, wealth structuring and funds management as well as corporate and legal structuring. Kairo has extensive experience in all areas of taxation in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania and other countries in Africa. His experience involved all areas of legal, finance and taxation and was also involved in establishment of specialized tax service lines in direct and indirect taxation including customs, international tax and transfer pricing.
Amongst many of his key achievements, Kairo remains the only individual to-date to be recognised by KRA in the annual taxpayers’ awards for contribution towards tax education in Kenya having also been recognized by the IFC for outstanding tax advice contribution in the Kenya and Uganda Railways concession process. He also contributed to capacity enhancement for the East Africa Law Society and the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya.
He also serves on the Boards of Kenya Power, Special Economic Zones Authority, NIC Bank and ICEA LION Asset
Management.
Patrick is the Planning & Projects Director of First Chartered Securities Ltd, a private investment holding company with interests in financial services, logistics, real estate, manufacturing and agriculture.
Patrick holds a BSC in Business Administration from USIU and is a Certified Public Accountant and alumnae of IESE Business School. He is also a Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) and a Member of the Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS) Japan.
He previously worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers and Shell Exploration and Production Kenya BV between 1988 and 1992. Prior to his present position, he was the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of Mitchell Cotts Kenya Group until January 2006. Patrick is also a Non–Executive Director of Mitchell Cotts Group Limited and a director of several other companies.
Justus is a graduate of University of Nairobi, City University of London, Fellow Chartered Insurance Institute (FCII) – London, Fellow Insurance Institute of Kenya (FIIK) and is a Chartered Insurer.
Justus’ has been involved in the financial services industry for over 35 years; his outstanding knowledge has greatly enriched ICEA LION. He has received a plethora of awards for his leadership including Life Assurer of the Year for the
past 6 consecutive years (2013 to 2018) and Deloitte’s Best Company To Work For Award for the insurance sector the for three years (2014 to 2016). He was also awarded first runner-up for CEO of the Year for the Champions of Governance Awards ahead of over 800 CEOs and in 2015 and won the Overall CEO of the Year Award in the same category in 2017. He was also bestowed the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his contribution to the industry in East Africa at the Think Business Insurance Awards in 2016.
A respected professional within the insurance circles, Justus is a mixture of the best of both worlds -academia and business, specifically the insurance industry. Specialising in life insurance and pension, Justus enjoys providing unparalleled professional service, working with clients to help them achieve their financial goals. He has contributed immensely to the development of the life insurance industry. A prolific mentor and tutor, Justus is regarded by the industry as a true innovator. Most of the life and pensions products sold in Kenya today have Justus’ fingerprints. A great number of professionals within the life insurance industry can credit their growth and success to Justus’ able tutelage. He has served as Chairman of the Association of Kenya Insurers (AKI) and in various capacities at
AKI, Insurance Institute of Kenya and Association of Retirement Benefit Schemes. He has been a member of Kenya National Insurance Examinations Board, a curriculum developer at the College of Insurance and Vice Chairman of Dedan Kimathi University. He is currently a Director at ICEA LION Asset Management and a Director of four SMEs.
Justus has written numerous publications and papers on the industry. He is a regular and noted speaker at regional insurance and financial services conventions.
One of Justus’ crowning glories is ICEA LION Group’s headquarters at the state-of-the-art ICEA LION Centre at Riverside Park in Westlands. He took great pride in delivering a modern facility for the ICEA LION Group family and customers to enjoy.
Kennedy is the Group Company Secretary for First Chartered Securities Group, ICEA LION Group and Mitchell Cotts Group. Kennedy holds a Master of Laws in International Trade and Investment Law (LLM) and is a Certified Public Secretary of Kenya (CS-K).
Kennedy is a Council Member of the Chuka University and the Chairman Audit, Governance and Risk Management Council Committee of Chuka University. He is also an Advocate, Commissioner for Oaths & Notary Public and a Member, Law Society of Kenya (LSK). He is also a Member of the East Africa Law Society (EALS) and a Member of the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya (ICPSK). Additionally, Kennedy is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (ACIArb).
Prior to joining First Chartered Securities, Kennedy worked as Legal Counsel at Oil Libya Kenya Limited between 2008 and 2012. Between 2006 and 2007, he was an articled pupil engaged in civil litigation, conveyancing, commercial and corporate law at Ochieng’, Onyango, Kibet & Ohaga Advocates (Now Triple OK Law Advocates). Kennedy’s professional achievements include being named the Winner of the Company Secretary of the Year Award at the Institute of Certified Secretaries (ICS) Kenya’s Champion of Governance (COG) Awards in 2015 and 2016. In 2017 and 2018, he emerged Second and First Runners-Up. In the same year Kennedy received a Commendation for Outstanding Contribution to the Activities of the Institute and the Profession at Large from the ICS.
Mr. Philip Lopokoiyit is the CEO of ICEA LION Group, based in Nairobi, Kenya. He was previously the CEO of ICEA LION General Insurance company having joined the Group in September 2021. He has a wealth of experience in Finance, Risk Management and Corporate Governance, having worked for over 20 years in various senior management capacities in multinational companies.
Philip holds a BCom from the University of Nairobi and is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya. He also holds other accounting qualifications being a member of the Chartered Management Accountants and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales. He holds an MBA degree from Warwick Business School, UK.
Philip is currently the Chair of the Nairobi Declaration on Sustainable Insurance (NDSI).
He is also a Non-Executive Director of NCBA Bank.
Naomi holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Accounting Option) from the University of Nairobi as well as a MBA in Strategic Management. Naomi is a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (CPA-K) and a Certified Public Secretary
(CPS) of good standing. Naomi’s experience in the industry spans over 30 years with significant experience in finance, company secretarial duties, corporate governance as well as strategy formulation and implementation. Prior to the ICEA LION Group merger in 2012, Naomi was the General Manager in charge of Finance and Corporate Services for ICEA.
Thereafter, Naomi was appointed General Manager, Finance and Strategy for ICEA LION Group and subsequently the General Manager Strategy and Innovation. Naomi has presided over the development of both the 2013–2017 and 2018–2022 Group business strategies.
Anthony holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from North Carolina State University and a Master of Science in Actuarial Science from Temple University. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (USA), a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA) and a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU).
Prior to joining ICEA LION, Anthony spent the prior fifteen years as an Actuary in different functions at Prudential Financial in the United States and Prudential Holdings of Japan. He has successfully worked in the following insurance areas: Variable annuities, Non-profit Retirement pricing, Economic capital modeling, Niche Health insurance (Long Term Care) and Actuarial system conversion. His experience in the two markets includes the key insurance functions of product development, financial modeling, valuation and financial reporting.
As the Group Actuary at ICEA LION, Anthony is responsible for all actuarial support provided to the various group companies across East Africa. He is responsible for enhancing the actuarial function to support IFRS implementation, Modeling, Valuation, Asset Liability Matching, Capital Management, Pricing and Actuarial Advisory. Anthony is keen on the development of Actuaries across the African continent and has served as a chair of the mentoring committee of the International Association of Black Actuaries (IABA). He has for years been a volunteer of the Actuaries Without Borders (AWB) focusing on actuaries in Africa.
Cynthia holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from The University of Edinburgh and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Sociology from Egerton University.
She is a seasoned Marketing and Corporate Communications professional in Marketing Management and Advertising in various industries, including the financial industry where she headed Marketing, Product Development, Branding, Research and Corporate Communications for close to 10 years in 3 Banks. Her career has also spanned the oil and gas industry, fast moving consumer goods and technology. She is results driven and passionate about brand building, marketing and strategy.
Previously, Cynthia was the Associate Director, Advertising Practice at Redhouse Advertising spearheading recruitment of new business, coordinating client’s day-to-day projects, identifying upselling opportunities, reviewing systems and processes to ensure alignment across various units as well as upscaling the Advertising Practice proposition.
John holds a BSc in Engineering from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology (JKUAT) and a Master of Information Systems from Queensland University in Australia. He is an active fully qualified member of
Association of Chartered Accountants (ACCA).
His career spans over 15 years having started out as a Technology Training Consultant at the Institute of Advanced Technology (IAT) and later as an ICT Solution Developer at Symphony Technologies Ltd. He later joined Insurance Company of East Africa (ICEA) as an Assistant Manager in ICT. He rose through the ranks and played a significant role during the merger of ICEA and Lion of Kenya. Eventually, building on his multidisciplinary skills and experience he now heads the Projects Management function for ICEA LION Group within the Strategy and Innovation unit.
John’s dedication and enthusiasm has seen him garner extensive experience in managing large scale innovative initiatives with proven success in technology implementations, new product designs and process re-engineering using methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma, digital transformation and customer experience solutions. In professional circles, John was instrumental in the establishment of the Project Management Institute (PMI) Kenyan Chapter as the Founding Chair.
Jacqueline holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing Major from Kenya Methodist University and a MBA in Project Management from Kenyatta University. She also holds a Diploma in Business Management from Kenya Institute of Management. She commenced her career as a Qualitative Research Executive at Ipsos Synovate (then Steadman Group) in 2004 before joining Strategic Research in 2007 as a Research Executive. In 2010 she moved to Transparency International to serve as a Deputy Programme Officer – Research, and then onto Kenya Institute of Management (KIM) in 2012 as the Manager in charge of the Business Intelligence and Research Department, prior to joining ICEA LION in 2016.
Jacqueline has published numerous articles related to business improvement in journals and various publications and is a regular contributor to KIM’s ‘Management’ Magazine.
Enock holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics & Computer Science from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology, a Master of Science in Data Analytics from KCA University and is currently pursuing a PhD in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Nairobi.
Enock is a data scientist/analyst expert with over 10 years extensive experience in data visualization, predictive analytics, data pipeline design and data strategy formulation. Over the years, he has developed and implemented decision support tools that generate insights across different spheres such as manufacturing, fintech, mobile money, call centers, real estate, education and health.
He joins us from UNICEF where he was the Data Consultant seconded to the Ministry of Health and previously worked as a Data Science Specialist with UNDP.
Darius holds a Bachelor of Science in Health Services Management from Kenyatta University. He has a strong customer service orientation, interacts well with both internal and external customers, to understand their expectations and potential areas of service improvement.
Darius has a background in managing and collaborating with call centre teams to deliver the desired experience for customers.
He joins us from Call Centre International, Kenya (CCI Kenya) where he was the Operations Manager, a role in which he established high standards for productivity, quality, and customer service.
