Odu’a investment coy appoints new MD, Head human resources

The Board of Odu’a Investment Company Limited has approved the appointment of  Dr. Morakinyo Kunle Oloyede as  Head, Group Human Resources and Olasupo Solomon Falana, Managing Director for Glanvills Enthoven & Co. Nigeria, a subsidiary of Odu’a.
The two appointments are in line with the group’s five-year strategic plan to grow its revenue base by more than 300 per cent by 2019.
Oloyede emerged through a competitive and transparent selective process carried out by KPMG Advisory Services.
Oloyede is to oversee the human resources departments within the group, focusing on effective job analysis, evaluation and grading, organisational structure, talent management and succession planning, learning and development, industrial relations, performance management, reward, compensation and benefits.
Oloyede who joined the company from First Bank of Nigeria Plc is a seasoned HR practitioner with extensive experience from the hospitality and banking sectors.
He holds a first degree in Guidance & Counselling, a master’s degree in Personnel Psychology and a Ph.D in Applied Psychology from the Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye.
Falana’s appointment is to reposition the insurance broking firm into its enviable place in the top echelon of the insurance broking business in the country.
Falana will be bringing his 25 years of professional experience in top-class rated insurance institutions including Goldlink Insurance Plc and Law Union & Rock Insurance where he was the chief technical and business officer to lead the management team of Glanvills Enthoven.
He obtained his Higher Diploma (HND) in Insurance with distinction from the Lagos State Polytechnic and Masters in Business Administration from the University of Ado-Ekiti.
He was the best overall National Diploma Student in Insurance from the Polytechnic Ibadan and the Best All-round HND Graduate at the Lagos State Polytechnic, winning the coveted Academic Board Prize for the Best Insurance graduating student. He is Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institution of Nigeria (FCIIN).
Both of them have since resumed duties.