By Olusegun Obisanya
The Managing Director/CEO, Sanlam General Insurance Limited, Mr Bode Opadokun has won the prestigious CEO Today Africa awards.
This, according to a statement signed by the Marketing and Corporate Communications Manager, Sanlam General Insurance Nigeria Limited, Mr Ajibola Liyide, is in recognition of the CEO’s revolutionalising contributions to the industry.
It read, “The CEO Today Africa Awards celebrates exceptional leaders who are revolutionizing the business landscape in Africa. This prestigious award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, achieved remarkable success and made significant contributions to their industries. Bode Opadokun has been honoured with the prestigious 2023 CEO Today Africa Award.”
The statement further stated, “The selection process for the CEO Today Africa Awards is rigorous and comprehensive. A panel of industry experts carefully evaluates the nominees based on a range of criteria, including leadership skills, financial performance, innovation, strategic vision, and industry impact. The winners are chosen based on their exceptional achievements and their ability to inspire and lead their teams to success.”
Opadokun, who has been described as an “insightful and versatile insurance professional with over three decades’ work of experience” is a pundit in the areas of general business and special risks, as well as agricultural insurance.
His insightful knowledge of the industry was showcased when under his leadership Sanlam launched two technology-driven products, “Code of Confidence and Family Love Plan” in Lagos, recently.
The former is meant to fast track insurance claims pay while the latter is a show of love to family members and burden lifter policy in time of need for the policy holder.
Reacting to the award, Opadokun said: “I am deeply honoured and humbled to receive the 2023 CEO Today Africa Awards.”
He thanked everyone and dedicated the award to the staff members of Sanlam General Insurance who have been making the organization to thrive. Other notable winners of the award from Nigeria are the CEO, First Pension Custodian, Oloruntimilehin George, and the CEO, BUA Cement, Yusuf Haliru Binju.
Sanlam Nigeria is a member of the Sanlam Pan Africa (SPA), a truly pan-African brand with a rich history and heritage founded in 1918 as a life insurance company.
