Mr. Nelson Akerele
Executive Director, Operations
Mr. Nelson Akerele has over 20 years practical experience in insurance underwriting, marketing and broking in Nigeria. Prior to joining Royal Exchange in 2006, he was the Group Head, Technical Operations of Standard Alliance Insurance and later Group Head Marketing. Mr. Akerele had previously worked with Glanvill Enthoven & Co. Insurance Brokers Limited and was the pioneer CEO of MBC Insurance Brokers Limited.
An astute insurance professional and trainer in risk management, leadership and strategy, Mr. Akerele also has an in-depth knowledge of General insurance practice and Life underwriting/marketing; Engineering, Special risk arrangements and Bonds. He studied Insurance at the Kano State Polytechnic, Kano and is an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute of London (ACII), and Nigeria (ACIIN), Fellow, Institute of Direct Marketing Nigeria (FDMN) and an Alumnus of the prestigious IBM Marketing College Warbrook, London.
He is currently the Executive Director, Operations, Royal Exchange Prudential.
Mrs Oluyemisi Afolabi
Head, Finance and Accounts
Oluyemisi ‘Lola Afolabi graduated from Yaba College of Technology with Higher National Diploma in Accountancy and Finance and is a Fellow of Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (FCA).
She started her career with Royal Exchange Assurance of Nigeria, (REAN), as the company was known, in 2002 under the Life Unit of Account and Finance department and was later redeployed to Final Accounts Unit, Finance and Account department of Royal Exchange General Insurance in 2008. She was later redeployed in 2010 to Finance and Account department of Royal Exchange Prudential Life Plc and left Royal Exchange Prudential in 2017 as Acting Head (Accounts and Finance).
She joined Great Nigeria Insurance Plc in 2018 and re-joined Royal Exchange Prudential Life as Head (Finance & Accounts) in September, 2019.
Mrs. Ngozi S. Onyeme
Company Secretary/Legal Adviser
Mrs. Onyeme has over 19 years post-call experience in private and corporate practice. She graduated from the University of Benin, Edo State and has obtained a Master’s Degree in Commercial and Corporate Law from the prestigious University of London in 2016. Before joining Royal Exchange Plc, she worked in the chambers of Prof. Olawoyin (SAN) as well as Emeka Etiaba (SAN) from where she joined the company in July 2006. She is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Arbitrators of Nigeria and a Member of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN). She was appointed as Company Secretary with effect from July 1st 2010.
Mrs. Ulisanmi Blessing Arueyingho
Head, HR & Admin.
She is a graduate of Secretarial Administration (1992) from the Federal Polytechnic Bida, Niger State. She holds MBA in Marketing (2008) from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State. She is Associate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (2013).
Sanmi started her working career as a fresh graduate with Royal Exchange Plc then Royal Exchange Assurance Nigeria (1993) and has moved through several departments and grade levels of the organization. She has attended several seminars, workshops and conferences in leadership management, marketing, human resources etc.
She is currently Head, Human Resources and Administration, Royal Exchange Prudential Life Plc.