Our People

E . K. OKUNOREN, FCII, FIIN - PRINCIPAL PARTNER & CHAIRMAN
An alumnus of the London Guildhall University, UK and has over 25 years of Insurance Experience.
He is a Chartered Insurance Practitioner, a Fellow of Chartered Insurance Institute. He is also a Fellow of Insurance Institute of Nigeria and a Member of the Society of Fellows.


He joined Hogg Roinson in 1976 and rose to the position of Deputy General Manager after a 4 year intensive Training Programme in General Insurance with Cornhill Insurance Company in the United Kingdom where he worked with the team responsible for the design and marketing of various Industrial Package Schemes.

Amongst other Management functions, he is responsible for providing services for a cross section of large Industrial/Manufacturing Companies of international affiliation.  He has written/presented papers on Insurance Innovation, Marketing and Management as well as other specialized areas of insurance locally and abroad.  Apart from General Insurance, his specialist areas are Marine, Petrochemical and Reinsurance business.
                                          
In furtherance to his status, he was appointed as a Managing Director of Koguna Babura Insurance Brokers Limited, the position he held  for over a decade and achieved enviable heights within the same period.  This makes a positive impact on his desire that metamorphosed into Manny Insurance Brokers limited, and Managing Partner of the Outfit.  His accumulated insurance expertise will come to play as a core professional insurance Broker/Consultant of repute.

C. A. SOYINKA, FCII, DMS, AMBIM.
He joins Manny Brokers as a Partner in charge of Underwriting Operations.
Born over 50years ago, he had gone through the in and out of insurance broking and underwriting companies, with deep understanding of the practice of insurance.

He started his insurance career with Nigerian Standard Insurance Company Limited from 1972 as a Clerk and rose to Junior Executive in 1974. On his arrival from Overseas for insurance studies, he was appointed Asst. Manager in Glanvill Enthoven and company an International Insurance Brokers.

He later joined Financial Assurance Company Ltd as the Agency Manager. The position he held before joining WAPIC as Underwriting Manager in 1982. In 1987, he joined British America Insurance as Assistant General Manager and later appointed Pioneer Managing Director of Oasis Insurance Company Limited in 1993.  His last appointment was as Managing Director, Presidential Insurance Company Limited between 1995 and 2001.  His broad insurance experience will be of great benefit to our numerous clients.

LAWRENCE AKHAMIOKOR, FCII.
He joins Manny Insurance Brokers as a Partner in charge of Marketing.
Born over 51years ago, he attained his wide insurance experience from working with UNIC and went through various Insurance Departments before proceeding Overseas for further studies in insurance as a career. He obtained his fellowship Diploma of  The Chartered Insurance Institute of London.

He arrived back in Nigeria and started working with Phoenix Insurance Company of Nigeria. He rose from Manager status to a position of Managing Director and Chief Executive officer of the company for many years.  He will bring his extensive Insurance expertise to bear on our services for the benefit of our numerous clients. 
                                                  
N. I . KADIRI, FBIM. ACII. AIIN.
Mr.  Kadiri is our Controller Underwriting, responsible for Clients Servicing Operations.
Born over fifty years ago, he started his insurance career as a Brokerage Clerk with Relum Insurance Services Limited, London.  Between then and now which is over 27 years, he had moved from the trenches to the top of the ladder.

In 1980, he was appointed as a Group Manager of Glanvill Enthoven and company. Moving further up in 1986, he was appointed as the General Manager/Chief Executive Officer of Olympia Insurance Nigeria Limited. His last appointment was a Director of Ark Insurance Brokers Limited.  His insurance experience was spread among broking and underwriting companies which will be brought to bear in the insurance broking administration to the satisfaction of our numerous clients.                                       
   
NIYI JAMES, MBA, ACIM, HND.
Mr.  Niyi James is the Controller Marketing. He is a Chartered Marketer and Insurance Practitioner with two decades of distinguished professional practice in Insurance Broking, Underwriting, and Marketing.  Mr. James was a Manager with Hogg Robinson Insurance Brokers Limited; he was the Controller and Head of Marketing at PrimeTrust Insurance Company Limited, and Zonal Manager with Industrial and General Insurance Company Limited. 

He is an Associate of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria and member of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria. He also holds an MBA from the University of Ado –Ekiti. He is an alumnus of Lagos State Polytechnic and University of Ado-Ekiti.

TUNDE ABAI, PGD, HND.
Mr. Tunde Abai is the Technical Assistant To Chief Executive Officer.  He started his Insurance career with Nigerian-French Insurance Company Limited as an underwriter. He also had a stint with Great Nigeria Insurance Company Ltd also as an underwriter.


He is a member of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria and holds Post-Graduate Diploma in Economics from Lagos State University, Ojo. He is an alumnus of Lagos State Polytechnic.  He had worked with Ministry of Defence, Abuja before joining Manny Insurance Brokers Limited.