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Oladoyin Sagoe is the Head of Medical Advisory. She is a medical practitioner with over 30 years’ experience in the Public health sector
She began her career as a medical officer in the Federal Ministry of Health and rose to become the Deputy Director in charge of the then Federal Staff Hospital, Lagos.
She joined Hygeia HMO in 2007 and has worked in Business Development, Relationship Management and the Underwriting units of the business.
Her current role as Head Medical Advisory involves ensuring the standardization and improving the quality of care across the network of providers. She also provides advisory support for the various units on medical related issues.
She is a graduate of the College of Medicine, University of Lagos and also holds a Master’s degree in Public Health from the same university.
Itohan is the Head Legal and Compliance of Hygeia HMO Ltd with over 15 years’ cognate experience spanning litigation and alternative dispute resolution, corporate commercial practice, contracting and agreements, legal advisory, general solicitors work, real estates and Corporate Governance.
Before joining Hygeia HMO, Itohan was at Stanbic IBTC Group between 2008 and 2017 where she handled different portfolios including being the Company Secretary of Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Ltd (2013-2017), Senior Consultant, Governance, Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC (2011-2013) and Senior Associate, Legal, Stanbic IBTC Wealth Group (2008-2011). Itohan deputised for the Group Company Secretary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC throughout her time in Stanbic IBTC.
Itohan is a graduate of Law from the University of Benin and holds a Master’s Degree from University of Lagos. She is also an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (United Kingdom). In her role as Head Legal & Compliance, Itohan will be responsible for providing general in-house counsel responsibilities for Hygeia HMO, ensuring regulatory compliance on all fronts and also providing strategic initiatives for the Team while ensuring alignment with the ultimate Company goal.
Itohan joined Hygeia HMO on 02 January 2018.
Omoshola Yusuf is the Executive that heads the Medical and Technology Division at Hygeia HMO. He joined the company in January 2015. Since joining the business, he has spear headed, executed and brought to life many innovative ideas that has allowed the company reinforce its leadership position in the industry.
Before Joining Hygeia HMO, he was the Head of Technology services at the now AXAMansard Group, a member of the AXA Group and a worldwide leader in insurance and asset management, a position he attained by growing through the ranks between 2005 and 2015. Here he served at the group level overseeing the Technology concerns of the asset management, property, casualty & health insurance entities. He was also responsible for defining and implementing the IT policies, guidelines and management processes of these entities.
Prior to becoming Head Technology at AXAMansard, he had also worked in various capacities ranging from being the Head of Networks and Security department to being Chief Solutions Architect and business analyst for the then Guaranty Trust Assurance Group of companies.
He holds a BSC degree in Computer Science and an Executive MBA degree from the prestigious Lagos Business School. He also has a Pan African MBA certificate at IESEE Business School Spain and other certifications in Strategy, Operations, Project management and Information Security.
Obinna is the Executive that heads the Business Development division in Hygeia HMO. In his role, he directs the entire growth plans for the business, providing leadership for the client retention group, country sales, Products and Partnerships, Marketing and Regional businesses. He continues to provide strategic direction in Hygeia’s new retail drive that seeks to distribute healthcare services to the under covered. He joined Hygeia in April 2017 as the head of Retail and Planning.
Prior to joining Hygeia, Obinna was the Country head of SME banking in StanbicIBTC Bank (a member of the Standard Bank group) a position, which gave him vast regional and global exposure in SME and retail business development. He has an extensive experience in retail banking sales, supply chain finance, credit analysis, and relationship management in various banks in Nigeria. He is an inveterate public speaker, trainer, SME business mentor, sales strategist and he is very passionate about entrepreneurship development.
Obinna holds an MBA (Finance) from the Manchester Business School, a B.Eng degree in Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering from Nnamdi Azikiwe University; and he has a Retail banking certification from the Retail Banking Academy (London).
Obinnia is the Chief Executive Officer of Hygeia HMO. He has more than 20 years of experience in Banking and Financial services primarily in Nigeria. Prior to joining Hygeia HMO, Obinnia was based in South Africa and was in charge of Business Transformation for Standard Bank’s Personal and Business Banking Business in Africa.
Obinnia served as an Executive Director and Head of Personal and Business Banking at Stanbic IBTC Bank. This business encompasses small, medium and commercial business banking, high net worth individuals and personal markets banking. Prior to this, he was the Acting Chief Executive Officer of Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Limited and Head of Wealth Management for Stanbic IBTC overseeing the Pensions, Asset Management and Trusteeship Business.
Obinnia holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science from the University of Lagos and MBA from Imperial College London. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA), of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (FCIB), and of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers of Nigeria (FCS).
Helene Echevin holds a degree in Food Sciences and Technology from Polytech Engineering School, Montpellier, France and followed Management Executive Program at INSEAD. Helene was president of the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 2015-2016. Helene joined CIEL Group in March 2017 as Chief Officer – Operational Excellence after 17 years of working experience in similar position. Her main mission consists in supporting the consolidation and growth of CIEL’s global operations through the deployment of new principles and tools of operational excellence across the group. She is also heading the Healthcare cluster of the group.
Mr Mohandas has several years of operating and investing experience across multiple emerging markets in India and Africa. His investment experience includes equity, quasi equity and debt transactions, distressed asset turnarounds and PPPs across healthcare, agribusiness and renewable energy sectors. Before IFC, Mr Mohandas was the East Africa Director of Acumen fund and was responsible for their East Africa related investments, operations and business development activities. Additionally, he has an MBA from the Indian School of Business majoring in analytical finance and also served in the Indian Army.
Jerome de Chasteauneuf is an Executive Director of CIEL. He was appointed Executive Director in January 2014. He joined CIEL in 1993 as Project Financier and was promoted Head of Finance of the Group in 2000. He also leads the Corporate Finance and Treasury Team of CIEL. He has been closely involved with the former CIEL Investment Ltd. Prior to joining CIEL, Jerome worked for Price Waterhouse Coopers, England and Jersey, between 1989 and 1993. He holds a BSc in Economics, Accounting and Finance from London Business School and is a qualified Chartered Accountant of England and Wales.
Wole Adeleke is a graduate of Bayero University, Kano and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. A cement industry professional, he has held executive level management positions in AshakaCem Plc and Lafarge Cement Wapco Nigeria Plc, (subsidiary companies of Lafarge SA of France) and Dangote Cement Plc. He is currently an independent consultant to Lafarge Nigeria and serves on the Board of Aggreko Projects Limited, the Nigerian subsidiary of Aggreko Plc of United Kingdom, engaged in the rental and installation of large electric power generating sets. He was appointed to the Board of Directors of Hygeia Nigeria Limited in April 2013.
Yann joined Swiss Re Direct Investment in 2014 as the Head of Africa for Private Equity and Strategic Acquisitions, taking on responsibility for originating, executing and managing transactions throughout Africa.
Prior to that, Yann founded and is currently the Chairman of Africa Bridge investment Partners, an investment holding company that focuses on star-up and early stage companies, currently holding a portfolio of 5 companies. He had earlier worked as a Principal at Actis, based in Lagos State, Nigeria, covering West Africa transactions. Yann started his career at KPMG as a Consultant in New York.
Yann holds an MBA from Wharton Business School and an Engineering Degree from Ecole Centrale de Paris, obtained with honours.
Pieter Zuijdgeest also serves as CFO for the Investment Funds for Health in Africa (IFHA). With over 25 years of experience as a financial and operations executive, Pieter has detailed knowledge of finance, acquisitions, divestments, IT and management. Prior to joining IFHA, Pieter has been an entrepreneur for the past 8 years owning an IT & Telecommunications company with 100 employees and financed by a UK based venture capital fund. During this period he acquired five and divested 3 companies; the company was successfully sold in 2008.
More recently he served as a CFO of a large Dutch ICT & Telecom group and CEO of a software development company. Prior to this he served as a Partner of the Consulting Service Practice of Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and the Global Consulting practice of Ernst & Young Consulting where he focused on the implementation of ERP and CRM service solutions worldwide. Previously, he served as Finance Director for Lanier Europe, a Ricoh company and Senior Manager of international audit practice of Ernst & Whinney and Moret Ernst & Young. Pieter completed the chartered accountant study at NIVRA (Netherlands Institute of Chartered Accountants) in 1986.
Mrs. Fola Laoye is the immediate past Chairman of Hygeia Nigeria Limited. She is a graduate of University of Lagos (BSc Accounting, 1990) and qualified as an Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales in 1995 and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria in 1997. She trained with Coopers & Lybrand, UK (now PricewaterHouseCoopers) from 1991 to 1995 and worked with the Corporate Finance Unit of First Securities Discount House (“FSDH”) from 1995 to 1997. She holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. She has been instrumental in charting the growth strategy of Hygeia for several years
Obinnia joined Hygeia HMO Limited as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) In November 2016. He has about 20 years of experience in banking and financial services. Prior to joining Hygeia HMO, Mr. Abajue was based in South Africa and was in charge of Business Transformation for Standard Bank’s Personal and Business Banking business in Africa.
Prior to this, Obinnia served as Executive Director and Head of Personal and Business Banking at Stanbic IBTC Bank. This business encompasses small, medium and commercial business banking, high net worth individuals and personal markets banking. Before then, from 2009 – 2011, he was Acting Chief Executive Officer of Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Limited and Head of Wealth Management for Stanbic IBTC overseeing the pensions, asset management and trusteeship businesses.
Obinnia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science from the University of Lagos and an MBA from the prestigious Imperial College London. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA), of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (FCIB), and of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers of Nigeria (FCS).
Mr. Max Coppoolse serves as the Managing Director of African Health Systems Management. Mr. Coppoolse served as Managing Director of Investment Fund for Health in Africa. He worked at Unilever for 11 years and was responsible for the implementation of the restructuring for the Unilever meat/soup and tinned food group in the Netherlands.
Mr. Coppoolse has experience in reorganizing companies in Africa and was a team leader of an international team which reorganized United Africa Company (UAC) based in Lagos Nigeria. He joined KPN in 1990 as a General Manager Business and Mobile Communication and was responsible for a turnover 600 million Euros per year and oversaw 7000 employees.
He served at Phillips from 1993 to 1998 in various functions, ranging from Chief Executive Officer of Phillips Malaysia to General Manager of two media subsidiaries of Phillips. In 2000, he joined Vodafone, where he served as a Director Special Projects. Since 2003, Mr. Coppoolse served as the Chief Operating Officer of PharmAccess Foundation and was responsible for all operations of PharmAccess Foundation.
He has extensive experience in the health sector in Africa. He serves as a Director of AAR Health Services Ltd. and AAR Holdings Limited. He graduated from the University of Amsterdam with a Master’s degree in Industrial Psychology. He is the Chairman of Hygeia Nigeria Limited.
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Obinnia joined Hygeia HMO Limited as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) In November 2016. He has about 20 years of experience in banking and financial services. Prior to joining Hygeia HMO, Mr. Abajue was based in South Africa and was in charge of Business Transformation for Standard Bank’s Personal and Business Banking business in Africa.
Prior to this, Obinnia served as Executive Director and Head of Personal and Business Banking at Stanbic IBTC Bank. This business encompasses small, medium and commercial business banking, high net worth individuals and personal markets banking. Before then, from 2009 – 2011, he was Acting Chief Executive Officer of Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Limited and Head of Wealth Management for Stanbic IBTC overseeing the pensions, asset management and trusteeship businesses.
Obinnia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science from the University of Lagos and an MBA from the prestigious Imperial College London. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA), of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (FCIB), and of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers of Nigeria (FCS).
Mrs. Sanusi is the Group Chief Financial Officer of the Hygeia Group. She has over 20 years wide range of experience in consulting, healthcare, financial, telecoms and QSR industries. She started her career at Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting), worked at Denham Management Limited as an Investment Manager and headed the Investment Banking division of National Bank before joining Food Concepts & Entertainment Limited (now Food Concepts PLC) as the pioneer Finance Director.
She was the Finance Director for Pfizer Nigeria & East Africa Region and Helios Towers Nigeria Limited prior to joining Hygeia as Group Chief Financial Officer. Mrs. Sanusi, through the years, has gained expertise in corporate finance, investment banking, process re-engineering and tax, financial control, mergers & acquisitions.
She joined Hygeia on 1st October, 2013, and is currently the Acting Chief Executive Officer for Hygeia HMO.
Prior to joining Hygeia HMO, Ekeno Eyo was the Director, Business Development & Strategy at Bates Cosse Limited a foremost integrated marketing communications company. He holds a Bsc in Management from the University of Calabar and an MBA from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Brand andmarketingt certifications from DDB University, London and Lagos Business School.
Mr Yusuf Omoshola is currently Chief Information Officer at Hygeia HMO since January 2015; Hygeia HMO is part of the Hygeia Group that offers a comprehensive and integrated health insurance service to Corporate organizations and SMEs. Here Mr Omoshola oversees Information Technology, Program and Project Management and the E-Business concerns for the company, he is also responsible for driving Innovations and transformations enterprise wide.
Before Joining Hygeia HMO, he was the Group Head of Technology at the now AXAMansard Group, a member of the AXA Group and a worldwide leader in insurance and asset management with 157,000 employees serving 103 million clients in 59 countries, between December 2012 and January 2015 Nigeria. Here he served as the Group Head Technology overseeing the Technology concerns of the asset managment, property, casualty & health insurance entities. he was also responsible for defining and implementing the IT policies, guidelines and management processes of these entities.
Prior to becoming Group Head Technology at AXAMansard, he had also worked in various capacities ranging from being the Head of Networks and Security to being Chief Solutions Architect and business analyst for the then Guaranty Trust Assurance Group of companies.
He holds a BSC degree in Computer Science and an Executive MBA degree from the prestigious Lagos Business School, he also has many other certifications in Strategy, Operations, Project management and information security.
Dr Nkechi Olalere is a Medical doctor who has had an extensive career spanning General medical practice, Managed Care/Health Insurance and wellness. She started out her career in clinical medical practice and subsequently moved into Managed Care/Health Insurance. At various times in the managed care industry in Nigeria, she has served as Head of Quality Assurance and Head of Medical Services for Clearline International Limited, pioneer General Manager and subsequently, Managing Director of Redcare Health Services Limited.
She is an alumna of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (M.B.,B.S.), Lagos Business School (MBA) and University of Liverpool (MPH). She is also a member of the postgraduate communities of Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health and IESE Business School, Navarra Spain. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and a Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist.
She is passionate about training and public health issues. She is a dedicated speaker, author, blogger and facilitator on issues of public health. She facilitates the stress management module at the Lagos Business School and in the course of her public health career, has also dabbled into media, producing and presenting two wellness shows for cable television and terrestrial television.
She was nominated in 2015 for the Nigeria Healthcare Excellence Awards for Healthcare Media Excellence-Electronic (Special Awards Category) and received the Excellence Award in the Nigerian top Executives in the Financial Services and Insurance Industry (2015) publication.
She joined Hygeia HMO in July 2015 as Chief Operating Officer where she oversees the entire operations.
Nilanchal comes with over 23 years of field experience in Finance and Accounting, Health Insurance, FMCG & Retail. He is a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) graduate from the Bombay University, Mumbai India and Post Graduate in Financial Management from the L. N. Wellingkar Institute of Management studies (B-schools), Mumbai India.
Previously worked at Abu Dhabi National Health Insurance Co DAMAN in UAE as head of Finance and control for 6 years.
Prior to DAMAN, he held senior management roles at Baqer Mohebi, Emirates Petroleum Products Ltd, Spinneys Dubai Ltd in UAE and with Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council, at Mumbai India.
In Hygeia HMO, he oversees the entire finance operations of the organization and provides quality leadership.He joined Hygeia HMO in April 2014.
Mr. Ramesh Kurup is the Chief Executive officer (CEO) for Hygeia HMO. Ramesh comes with over 22 years of field experience in Accounting, Health and General Insurance. He is a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) graduate from the University of Kerala, Kollam India and also a member of the Insurance Institute of India. He was previously the Chief Operating Officer (COO), Strategis Insurance Limited, Tanzania, where he was responsible for the various operations of the organization. He also held various senior management roles at Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, Trivandrum, India and the New India Assurance Co. Ltd India.
In Hygeia HMO, he oversees the entire operations of the organization and provides quality leadership and superior direction to ensure efficient and all round professional performance of the business. He joined Hygeia HMO in January 2012.
Proven result oriented executive with superior execution skills in building up operations and growing of Insurance business in emerging markets.
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