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December 2, 2019

Africa Re makes senior management appointments

<strong>By: Africa Re</strong>

<h2><strong>The African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) announces new appointments at senior management level.</strong></h2>

<h3><b>Guy B. FOKOU: Director of Human Resources</b></h3>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Mr. Guy B. FOKOU has over 18 years of experience in human resource management at managerial level. He joined Africa Re in 2014 as Assistant Director of Human Resources & Administration and rose to the position of Deputy Director of Human Resources & Administration in 2018. He was appointed Director of Human Resources on </span><b>1 June 2019</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Prior to joining Africa Re, Mr. Fokou has worked in various reputable organisations in Cameroon, including ACTIVA Assurances as Director of Human Resources, Ecobank as Assistant Director of Human Resources, TOTAL as Director of Human Resources & Administration/Company Secretary, Multiprint Sérigraphie as Director of Human Resources, and SOS Children’s Villages covering 13 countries in West and Central Africa as Regional HR & OD Advisor.</span>

<h3><b>Linda BWAKIRA: Corporate Secretary and General Counsel</b></h3>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Mrs. Linda Bwakira has over 18 years of diverse and progressive experience in international financial institutions and legal services.  </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Prior to joining Africa Re, Mrs. Bwakira has worked in Global Corporate and Investment banks, namely Natixis Group and IXIS in France,  Africa-based development financial institutions including the African Development Bank and the Trade & Development Bank . She also worked in different law firms in Europe including Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Landwell Brussels (PwC Legal arm) and Jansen & Associés Brussels. Her expertise includes financial services, corporate governance and legal services.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Prior to joining Africa Re, she was the Corporate Secretary of the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB). </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">She was appointed Corporate Secretary and General Counsel on </span><b>17 October 2019</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span>

<h3><b>Adil ESSOUKKANI: Director of Information and Communication Technology</b></h3>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Mr Adil ESSOUKKANI has over 15 years of experience in information technology management in the insurance industry. He has occupied many managerial positions in the African insurance industry.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Prior to joining Africa Re, Mr. Adil ESSOUKKANI was Chief Information Officer of SAHAM Angola Seguros. He has equally worked as Project Director in SAHAM Finances, Director of the software factory of SAHAM Finance Group developing insurance software covering all insurance lines of business also designing insurance processes for all group subsidiaries.  He was Head of IT in a leasing company (WAFABAIL) Project Manager in AXA insurance Morocco and also as business analyst in the same company dealing with Non-life and finance processes.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">He was appointed Director of Information and Communication Technology on </span><b>2 September 2019.</b>

<h3><b>Phocas NYANDWI: Director of Central Operations and Special Risks</b></h3>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Mr. Phocas NYANDWI has over 20 years of experience both in life and non-life insurance. He occupied various managerial positions in the industry, especially in East and Southern Africa. He worked in the Kenya Reinsurance Corporation (Kenya Re) as non-life underwriter in charge of francophone markets.   He was also an active member of the technical committee of the Association of Kenyan Reinsurers (AKR). He joined Africa Re in 2010 as treaty and facultative underwriter in the Nairobi Regional Office, where he rose to the rank of Assistant Director, Underwriting and Marketing. </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Mr. Phocas NYANDWI was appointed Director of Central Operations and Special Risks in the head office on </span><b>1 August 2019</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span>

<h3><b>Yvonne PALM: Director of Risk Management, Compliance and Actuarial Services </b></h3>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Ms. Yvonne Naa Korkor PALM has over 13 years of experience in actuarial practice.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Prior to joining Africa Re, she served as the Lead Corporate Actuary at Travelers Syndicate Management in London, overseeing reserving, technical provisions, business planning and reporting of results to regulators and management.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">She  worked in various reputable international organisations including Ernst & Young in the USA, serving as the lead actuarial analyst for multinational clients including (re)insurers and captives. She also held senior actuarial positions at Markel International and ACE European Group. </span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">She was appointed Director of Risk Management, Compliance and Actuarial Services on </span><b>27 November 2019</b>

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