Our Leadership

Our leadership team is dedicated to providing innovative and customer-centric solutions
in the insurance industry. With years of experience, our leaders bring a wealth of
knowledge and expertise to guide our company toward excellence.

General Insurance

Joseph Wangai

Joseph Wangai

Chairman

Mr. Wangai is a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya with extensive experience in provision of auditing, accounting and business advisory services acquired during his 34 years with two of the big 4 professional services firms, Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Commerce Degree, both from the University of Nairobi.

Mr. Wangai retired from Deloitte East Africa in 2018 after serving the firm for 21 years as a partner. His key leadership roles at Deloitte included 15 years as the leader of the Audit and Assurance Business unit. 

Mr. Wangai has made significant contribution towards the development of the Accountancy profession in Kenya and Africa, including serving as Chairman of...

Philip Lopokoiyit

Group Chief Executive Officer

Paulo Mwazyunga

Director

Dr. Jonas Paul Kipokola

Director

Jared Awando

Director

Lilian Mwakalebela Mbassy

Director

Susan Kavishe

Director

Jared Awando

Jared Awando

Chief Executive Officer

Joined the company in February 2019 as the chief operations officer and was appointed Executive director in September 2020.
He has demonstrated great leadership for our Tanzania business. 

Jared holds masters in Business Administration (Corporate Management) from Mzumbe university and Bachelors of Commerce from Jabalpur University, India. 

He also holds a Diploma in Banking and Insurance from central institute of management (india) and an international post graduate Diploma in General insurance from institute of insurance and Risk management (IIRM). 
Prior to ...

Selemani Moshi

Claims Manager

Elizabeth Kaole

Business Development Manager

Aurelia Kimaryo

Chief Operations Officer

Alfred Mtaki

Chief Financial Officer

Philip Lopokoiyit

Philip Lopokoiyit

Group Chief Executive Officer

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 o...

Naomi Munyi

Group Head of Finance

Mokaya Mokaya

Group Head, People & Culture

Anthony Muturi

FSA, MAAA - Group Actuary

Cynthia Kantai

Group Head, Marketing and Communications

Paul Kioi

Group Head of Technology and Transformation

Jacqueline Ochieng

Head of Research and Development

Enock Keya

Group Head, Data and Analytics

Darius Kedera

Head, Contact Centre

Benson Wakaba

Group Head, Risk and Compliance

David Too

Group Head Infrastructure