Goldlink Insurance appoints new acting MD, as Kenneth Egbaran retires

Goldlink Insurance Plc has appointed Roland Awoyinfa as Acting Managing Director of the company. The appointment came after the resignation of Kenneth Egbaran and was announced in a notification sent to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and shareholders.

The notification said the appointment took effect from October 4, 2019.

Awoyinfa joined Goldlink Insurance Plc in 1995 as Regional Coordinator (West) after which he rose to the rank of Group Head, Technical due to his array of skills and competence in underwriting, strategic marketing, operational process management, risk assessment, credit control, policy formulation and claims administration.

Prior to this, he had worked as a Regional Underwriter and Branch Manager for the International Standard Insurers Limited, Ibadan in 1992, as well as the Nigerian General Insurance Company Limited, Ibadan in 1982. He was also a lecturer at the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (Ibadan Chapter).

Awoyinfa kicked off his academic career with the Chartered Insurance Institute of London and qualified as an Associate of the institute in 1992.

He is an Associate Member of the Chartered Insurance Institute of London, an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and also an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in Nigeria.