By Abdi Ali
Published May 30, 2021
Allianz, a global insurer and asset manager that currently serves 49 African markets from 12 African countries, has appointed new leaders for its Allianz Africa businesses in Kenya and Senegal that it says are subject to relevant regulatory and corporate approval.
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Adja Samb, currently Chief Executive Officer of Allianz Senegal moves to Nairobi as CEO of the newly-acquired Jubilee Allianz General Insurance Limited from July 1, 2021. She succeeds Catherine Igathe, the current CEO who is set to leave the company in mid-July 2021.
In her previous role, Adja Samb is said to have driven the acquisition and integration of an insurance company in Morocco into the Allianz Group in 2016. As CEO of Allianz Senegal since 2019, Allianz says, Samb has led cultural changes by putting in place a results-driven organization with key performance and productivity measurement tools. Adja has held key executive positions within the insurance industry in Europe and Africa.
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“Adja is the right leader to integrate and transform our new entity into one ready to secure the future of all our customers and partners in Kenya. Her extensive experience in the insurance industry, in business transformation and in Africa will serve Jubilee Allianz well”, says Coenraad Vrolijk, Regional CEO of Allianz Africa.
Also joining the Board of Directors of Jubilee Allianz General Insurance Limited while remaining the CEO of Allianz Insurance Company of Kenya Limited until the portfolio of the company is successfully transferred into Jubilee Allianz General Insurance Limited is Demba Sy whose leadership role thereafter Allianz says will be announced in due course.
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Philip Kimani, the current CFO of Jubilee Allianz General Insurance Limited, will be leaving the company end of May 2021 after three years of service to pursue other opportunities.
Kimani shall be succeeded by Isaac Adomako who has held key positions in Allianz Ghana for 9 years, first as Head of Audit then as Finance and Administration Director.
In his last role at Allianz Ghana, Adomako was in charge of Finance, statutory matters and administrative related topics. He also worked with the local management team to develop a strong internal control system.
Before joining Allianz, Isaac Adomako had worked as Finance Manager for a major financial institution and for a corporate bank as Reporting Manager in Ghana.
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Amine El Kernighi, currently Regional Head of Agents at Allianz Africa, will take over as CEO of Allianz Senegal from June 1, 2021.
Allianz says El Kernighi began his career in the insurance sector in 2004 and he has held several positions in Loss Prevention, Risk Management and Internal Audit. In 2012, he was appointed Chief Sales and Distribution Officer of an insurance company in Morocco that was later acquired by Allianz and drove the transformation and the growth strategy of theretail business of the entity until 2018. In 2019, he became Chief Transformation Officer of Allianz Maroc.
Amine has served as a non-executive Member of the board of Allianz Senegal since 2018.
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“With these management changes, we aim to strengthen Allianz’s businesses on the continent and to accelerate the transformation of our entities to better deliver for our customers”, says Vrolijk.