Allianz Nigeria Appoints Interim CEO

The appointment of Jaideep Goel was been announced by Allianz Nigeria on Monday as the interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO)  of the insurance company subject to regulatory approval and the appointment of a new CEO in due course.

The reputation And Transformation Manager of the firm,  Ekpe Kanma, said, in a statement in Lagos, that Goel’s appointment followed the resignation of Adeolu Adewumi-Zer as CEO and Managing Director of the firm.

“Goel joined the board of Allianz Nigeria in 2020, with over three decades of experience spanning general insurance operations, underwriting, claims management, sales and business development.

“As Executive Director, Technical, he was responsible for enforcing underwriting discipline and loss control that helped to sanitise the books of the company.

“In his new role, he will also be responsible for leading the sales functions and the business at large, in the interim,” the statement said.

Delphine Traore, Regional CEO of Allianz Africa, said with exceptional technical qualities and a sense of commercial relations, Goel has the necessary experience to lead the transformation necessary to stimulate even stronger growth of the insurer’s operational entity in Nigeria.