SIC Insurance board reconstituted
The Board of Directors of SIC Insurance Ltd has been re-constituted with the Ministry of Finance replacing the government’s representation on the board.
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The members representing the government through the Ministry of Finance are Dr Jimmy Heymann, Mrs Pamela Djamson-Tettey and Mr Stephen Oduro.
Mr Michael Addo also replaced the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) representative who has retired from the company, while Mr James Appietu-Ankrah joins the board as an independent member.
Dr Jimmy Heymann now chairs the board which was inaugurated by Justice Benjamin Okai Tetteh, a retired High Court Judge.
Subsequently, the board appointed Mr Oduro as the Managing Director of the company.
Experience
Mr Oduro has over 30 years of experience in leading financial application systems development projects, designing, installing, and implementing for banking, insurance, brokerage and healthcare industries.
He has skills in analysis, research, communication, designing of quality assurance strategies, and negotiation.
According to the board, he is detailed and result-oriented with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
Until his appointment, he was an Associate/Senior Change Management Specialist at Brown Brothers Harriman Inc, Jersey City- USA , responsible for implementing Change Management tools for the Quality Management department.
From 1997 to 2000 he was a Partner/Senior Consultant at Afrisys/Constech Consulting Services, Accra, Ghana where he carried out a number of consulting services for the government of Ghana to manage Y2K conversion and designed Network topology for the Executive Office of the government.
He also has several years’ experience working on various projects and in various capacities at Prudential Insurance Company, Roseland, New Jersey.
Training
He is a product of Rutgers University Graduate School of Management, Newark, New Jersey, with an MBA in Computer and Information Systems with Financial Application bias and the Bernard M. Baruch College, City University of New York, with a B.B.A., Computer Systems.
The Board Chairman, Dr Jimmy Heymann, pledged to uphold and develop corporate policies and strategies for building and sustaining an endurable institution that guarantees professionalism and profitability, while enhancing shareholders’ value.