In pursuit of corporate excellence, Intercontinental Wapic Insurance Plc has appointed new professionals into critical positions in the company.

A statement on Monday said that this was part of the company’s effort toward attaining its strategic objective and corporate development.

Mr. Ephraims Akamihe, is now the new company Secretary and Legal Adviser, Mr. Samuel Adeniyi is the Head of Investment and Mr. Adesina Sodeinde, has been appointed as the Head of Information Technology.

Sodeinde graduated with Bachelor of Science degree (combined honour) in Computer Science/Economics from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife in 1995 and obtained the MBA in 1999.

He had experience at Intercontinental Bank Plc where he was, at various times, system administrator; head of Process Quality and Metrics; Head, IT Security; regional head of IT; and e-government Officer in the Bank’s E-Banking Group.

He has a considerable hands-on experience in project management such as Autopay (the e-payment platform from Interswitch) Implementation; coordination of flexcube banking application, call centre and HR human manager software. He has microsoft certifications such as MCSD, COMPTIA A+ and COMPTIA Security+.

Akamihe, is a legal practitioner and notary public, he graduated in Law from The University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1990 and was called to the Bar in 1991.

He had legal practice in Obafemi Adewale & Co Solicitors between 1999 and 2004, where he rose to become the deputy head of chambers/managing counsel. He worked in IGI Plc where he was deputy manager (Legal) before joining Intercontinental Wapic. Akamihe obtained the MBA degree from University of Calabar in 2006.

He is also an associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Nigeria and the UK), and had attended several courses, both local and offshore. He was the former assistant secretary of the Lagos State Law Enforcement Committee.

Adeniyi, is a chartered accountant and an associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers of Nigeria, Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria, and an authorised dealer at the Nigerian Stock Exchange. He has the Treasury Dealership Certificate-Financial Market Dealers’ Association of Nigeria (FMDA).

He has experience in investment management, treasury, banking operations and financial reporting. Prior to his current appointment, he was at various times with GTB Asset Management Limited as head of Portfolio Management; Intercontinental Bank Plc as the security dealer from 2005 to 2008; and at CSL Stockbrokers Limited as equity dealer. Adeniyi is an astute financial expert. He obtained the MBA from the Business School, Netherland.