Our leadership team is dedicated to providing innovative and customer-centric solutions
in the insurance industry. With years of experience, our leaders bring a wealth of
knowledge and expertise to guide our company toward excellence.

General Insurance

Life Assurance

Asset Management

Joseph Wangai

Chairman

Mr. Wangai is a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya with extensive experience in provision of auditing, accounting and business advisory services acquired during his 34 years with two of the big 4 professional services firms, Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

He holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and a Masters in Business Administration Degree, both from University of Nairobi. Mr. Wangai retired from Deloitte East Africa in 2018 after serving the firm for 21 years as a partner. His key leadership roles at Deloitte included 15 years as the leader of the Audit and Assurance Business unit. He also served on various boards and board committees within the Deloitte Africa Governance structures including serving as the Deputy Chairman and the Chairman o...

James Ndegwa

Director

Andrew Otengo Owiny

Director

Paul Omara

Director

Catherine Karimi

Director

Emmanuel Mwaka Lubwa

Chief Executive Officer

Emmanuel Mwaka Lubwa

Chief Executive Officer

Emmanuel holds an Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business from the ACCA and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Development Economics from Makerere University. He is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA U.K.), the Institute of Certified Public Accountants Uganda (ICPAU), and the Insurance Institute of Uganda (IIU).

Emmanuel has over ten years of experience in the finance, audit, and insurance sectors, having steadily risen through the ranks at the organisations he worked for in the past. He joined ICEA Life Assurance Company Limited in 2013. His previous employers included AH Consulting, where he cut his teeth in devel...

Anne Njeri Njugi

Chief Operating Officer

Florence Nabakiibi

Deputy General Manager

Julie Zaake

Assistant HR Manager

Philip Ahabwe

Chief Finance Officer

Arnold Asasira

Head of IT

Philip Lopokoiyit

Group Chief Executive Ofiicer

Mr. Philip Lopokoiyit is the CEO of ICEA LION Group, based in Nairobi, Kenya. He was previously the CEO of ICEA LION General Insurance company having joined the Group in September 2021. He has a wealth of experience in Finance, Risk Management and Corporate Governance, having worked for over 20 years in various senior management capacities in multinational companies.

Philip holds a BCom from the University of Nairobi and is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya. He also holds other accounting qualifications being a member of the Chartered Management Accountants and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales. He holds an MBA degree from Warwick Business School, UK. Philip is currently the Chair of the Nairobi Declaration o...