Board of Directors

Director
Chairman
Chairman of the Nominations and Governance Committee

Independent Director 
Vice Chairman
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Nominations and Governance Committee

Mr Bakary Kamara has served as Chairman of African Reinsurance Corporation South Africa Ltd and is the current Chairman of Africa Retakaful Company. He joined Africa Re as Secretary General of the Group in September 1984 and was appointed Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer in July 1993. 

Mr Kamara is an Administrateur Civil (the highest category in French-speaking civil service).

Mr Kamara began his career in the insurance industry as Legal Adviser for SMAR - Mauritania’s State insurance company - from 1 May to 11 November 1978. He occupied the position of Deputy Managing Director from September 1979 to January 1984, while also serving as visiting professor in third-year Business Law at the National School of Public Administration (E.N.A.) during the 1978-1979 academic year. From 1980 to 1984 he occupied the position of Director at AFARCO, a Mauritanian real estate company. From January to August 1984 he served as Technical Adviser to the Minister of Finance & Trade in charge of insurance matters and International Trade Relations. He is currently the Executive Chairman of Rema Broking Mauritanie and an international consultant in management, governance and coaching. 

Mr Kamara is an Independent Director in several insurance and reinsurance companies and banks, and has been a member of various boards, councils and professional bodies. He speaks French, English, Soninke, Pular, Wolof, Hassaniya and Spanish. 

Mr Kamara holds a Bachelor’s Degree in General Law, Faculty of Law (Dakar), a Master’s Degree in Civil Law - Business Law (Dakar), a Diploma of the Insurance Institute of Tours (France) and D.E.S.S in Insurance Law (France).

Director
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Finance and Investment Committee

Mrs Faouzia ZAABOUL is Inspector of Finance of exceptional level. She is the current Director of Treasury and External Finance at the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Administrative Reform of the Kingdom of Morocco. Previously, she held the following positions within the same Ministry: Deputy Director of Treasury and External Finance in charge of the “Macroeconomics and Domestic Debt” Unit (2007-2010); Head of the Capital Market Division (1995-2007); Head of the Development of Financial Instruments (1994 - 1995) and Head of service for Bilateral Funding (1992-1994). 

Mrs ZAABOUL occupies various positions of representation, including the following: Member of the Commission for the Transfer of Public Enterprises to the Private Sector since April 2019; Board Member of the Insurance and Social Security Supervisory Authority (ACAPS) since April 2016; Board Member of the Moroccan Capital Market Authority (AMMC) since 2016; Member of the Commission for the Coordination and Supervision of Systemic Risks since June 2015. 

Mrs ZAABOUL is holder of 2éme CES in Economics; 1st year MBA, ESC, Toulouse; and ISCAE Diploma (short duration, Strategic Management).

Director
Member of the Finance and Investment Committee
Member of the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee

Mr Maurice MATANGA is the current Chairman of the Board of Directors of CHANAS Assurance S.A. (Cameroon) since 15 November 2015. Since 12 July 2022, he is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of CHANAS Assurance Vie S.A. (Cameroon). He is also Director of Strategy and Development at the National Hydrocarbons Corporation (SNH) of Cameroon, in which he has held various positions since joining the institution in 1986. He was part-time lecturer at the University of Yaounde (Cameroon) from 1987 to 1990. 

Mr Maurice MATANGA holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering (Technological Innovation ) from Ecole Centrale de Paris (France) and a Postgraduate degree (Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies) in Production Economics, with Energy Economics as elective from the National Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology (Atomic Energy Commission, France) and the University of Paris-Dauphine (France). He also holds an Advanced University Degree (3ème cycle) in Energy Economics from the University of Paris-Dauphine and the National Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology ( (France). Mr Maurice MATANGA is currently working on a PhD thesis on Energy Planning in Cameroon. 

He is currently the board chairman of Chanas Assurances and Chanas Assurances Vie.

Director
Chairman of the Human Resources & Remuneration Committee
Member of the Nominations and Governance Committee  

He is a professional insurer and holds degrees in Economics and Finance. Mr MARAMI equally has a Postgraduate degree in insurance.  

Director
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Underwriting, Risk Management and Information Technology Governance Committee

He trained in industrial psychology and worked in the non-profit sector for 5 years. Thereafter, Mr Joseph VINCENT worked for 14 years in human resources for Japanese, American and European multinationals. For the past 25 years he has worked in senior management positions in credit and political risk insurance as well as risk mitigation of renewable energy projects.

Mr Joseph VINCENT has served as Chief Underwriting Officer at the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) and Senior Advisor Financial Products, International Agency for Renewable Energy (IRENA). He is currently working as an independent consultant, specialized in credit and political risk insurance projects and other risk mitigation initiatives, with a special interest in renewable energy finance.

Director
Member of the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee
 Member of the Underwriting, Risk Management and Information Technology Governance Committee

Mr Belay Tulu is the Director of Insurance Supervision Directorate at the National Bank of Ethiopia. Prior to his current position he has worked as the Director of the Ethiopian Institute of Financial Studies and the Acting Director for Corporate Planning and Finance Directorate at the National Bank of Ethiopia.

Mr Belay Tulu holds MBA degree in Business Administration from the St. Mary’s University and BA degree in Accounting from the Addis Ababa University. He is a Chartered Insurer designated by the Chartered Insurance Institute of London, UK and a fellow of the Fletcher School Leadership Program for Financial Inclusion.

Director
Member of the Finance and Investment Committee
Member of the Nominations and Governance Committee 

Mrs Delphine TRAORE is the current Regional CEO for Allianz in Africa, overseeing the Allianz subsidiaries across the continent. 

She graduated Cum Laude Bachelor of Science in Business & Accounting from University of Pittsburgh, USA in 1996. After graduating, she joined Ohio Casualty Group of Insurance, initially as a Senior Commercial Multi-Lines Insurance Underwriter & Marketing Rep and latterly as Regional Underwriting Manager. Delphine is a Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter from the American Institute for CPCU; in 2005 she completed her Masters of Science in Insurance Management from Boston University, Boston, MA, USA. 

In 2005, she joined Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Canada and held positions as a Liability Underwriter and Head of Market Management where she was responsible for identifying potential markets, client and broker target segments to support business development across Canada. Delphine moved to South Africa in 2012 to assume the role of CEO of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, Africa (the corporate industrial insurance carrier of Allianz Group). She was responsible for crafting and implementing the Company strategy across all of sub-Saharan Africa. 

Director
Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee
Member of the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee

Mr Hassan EL-SHABRAWISHI is the current CEO / Strategic Development Officer for African business at AXA. He is also the Chairman of AXA Egypt, AXA Algeria, AXA Africa Specialty Risk, as well as board member of AXA Morocco, AXA Senegal, AXA Côte D’Ivoire, AXA Cameroon, AXA Gabon and AXA Mansard in Nigeria. 

Mr Hassan EL-SHABRAWISHI, who has previously occupied the position of AXA Group Chief Innovation Officer, holds an honours degree in Finance and Econometrics from Richmond University in the United Kingdom and an international MBA from IE Business School in Spain. He is a certified director from the National Association of Corporate Directors in the United States of America. 

Before joining AXA, he held several positions in the insurance sector and at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group.

Director
Chairman of the Underwriting, Risk Management and Information Technology Governance Committee

He is the current Chairman of Fairfax International, Executive Committee Member of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited and Vice President of International Operations. Mr Cloutier holds a Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science from Laval University, Quebec City. He is a fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (FCIA) and the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS). He represents Fairfax on numerous subsidiary and industry trade boards.

Director
Member of the Underwriting, Risk Management and Information Technology Governance Committee
Member of the Nominations & Governance Committee

Mr Olorundare Sunday THOMAS became substantive Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Nigeria with effect from 30 April 2020, after his appointment as acting Commissioner in August 2019. 

Prior to this appointment, Mr THOMAS was the Deputy Commissioner in charge of technical matters at the Commission from April 2017 to August 2019. 

Mr THOMAS is a thorough-bred insurance professional with vast knowledge and experience in underwriting, regulation and handson management of human and material resources spanning over four decades uninterrupted. 

During these years, he traversed the entire insurance sector in Nigeria leaving indelible marks along the way. It is during his tenure as Director – General of the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) between May 2010 and April 2017 that the Association successfully developed and deployed the Nigeria Insurance Industry Database (NIID) platform. 

He holds a BSc (Hons) in Actuarial Science and an MBA Finance both from the University of Lagos. He is also an Associate member of the Chartered Insurance Institute, London, Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria, Member Society of Fellows of the CII London, Member Nigeria Institute of Management among others. He is a lover of sports.

Independent Director
Chairman of the Audit Committee
Member of the Finance and Investment Committe

Mr Moustapha COULIBALY is currently a senior partner with the firm BDO in Côte d’Ivoire. Previously, he was the managing partner of Grant Thornton Côte d’Ivoire (20122018) and COO of Deloitte & Touche Côte d’Ivoire (2000-2007).

He holds a USA CPA degree (Certified Public Accountant), an MBA degree in Finance & Management from ADELPHI University, Long Island, New York, USA; a bachelor’s degree in Management and a Master’s degree in Finance from the University of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

Mr COULIBALY was external auditor (Audit Partner) of the AfDB group for 25 years, external auditor of Africa Re for 8 years (as Engagement Partner) and of CICA RE for 9 years (as Engagement Partner).

Effective June 2023, Mr COULIBALY is the chairman elect of the Board of Allianz Côte d’Ivoire Assurance IARD and chairman of the Board of Allianz Côte d’Ivoire Assurance Life.

He also sits on the Board of “Banque Internationale pour le Commerce et l’Industrie” (BICICI Côte d’Ivoire) as an Independent Director, effective April 2023, where he chairs the Audit Committee, and serves in the Risk Committee. 

He is the founder of Lycée Maurice DELAFOSSE in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire and served as Chairman of the Board from inception in 2004 to 2017.

Director
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Underwriting, Risk Management and Information Technology Governance Committee

Mr YASKEY is currently the Commissioner of Insurance for Sierra Leone. He has occupied many senior positions in the past, inter alia, Managing Director of the National Insurance Company and Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer of Activa International Insurance Co (SL) Ltd. He has been a member of several boards, amongst others, Sierra Leone Insurance Commission (SLICOM), WAICA Re, the Audit Committee of the University of Sierra Leone and Sierra Leone Chamber of Commerce. 

Mr YASKEY has a Bachelor of Arts and an MBA from the University of Sierra Leone. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Great Britain (London) F.C.I.I. 

In 2022, H.E the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone awarded Mr. YASKEY the highest honour for civilians - the Grand Commander of the Rokel (GCOR) for his contributions to insurance in Sierra Leone and Africa. 

Director
Member of the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee

Mr Hafed Mohamed Omran has a BSc specialized in Data Analysis from the Faculty of Accounting, Gharyan, Libya. 

He also obtained an MBA from Anglia Ruskin University, London, United kingdom and a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Coventry University, United kingdom. 

Mr Omran is the current Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libya Insurance Company (LIC). Prior to this, he held senior positions in the Libyan Capacity Building Centre in Malta and in the Libya Trade Network (LTNet) in Libya. Mr Omran has also served as Executive Manager of DAR AL-KIBRA construction group in Libya, as well as, the head of the distribution and economic marketing department within the economy sector of Gharyan in Libya.