Our Leadership
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.
Patrick Mugambi
Chairman
Patrick is the Planning & Projects Director of First Chartered Securities Ltd, a private investment holding company with interests in financial services, logistics, real estate, manufacturing and agriculture. Patrick holds a BSC in Business Administration from USIU and is a Certified Public Accountant and alumni of IESE Business School. He is also a Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) and a Member of the Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS) Japan. He previously worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers and Shell Exploration and Production Kenya BV between 1988 and 1992. Prior to his present position, he was the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of Mitchell Cotts Kenya Group until January 2006. Patrick is also a Non–Executive Director of Mitchell Cotts Group Limited and a director of several other companies
Naomi Munyi
Director
Peter Wachira
Head of Business
Peter holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Actuarial Sciences from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and is an Associate of the Professional Risk Managers International Association – USA. Peter has over 13 year’s experience in the insurance industry having started his career as an underwriting intern for National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) in 2005 followed by two short stints at the then AoN Minet Insurance Brokers’ medical division in late 2006 and Corporate Insurance Company in 2007. He later joined ICEA LION Life Assurance as a Management Trainee in the Business Development section. He then moved onto Continental Reinsurance as the Risk and Compliance Manager, before returning to ICEA LION Trust Services (formerly ITSL Trust Company) as the Head of Business. Peter is a well-rounded professional with wide experience in insurance, employee benefits, corporate governance, risk management and compliance as well as trusts management and business development.
Philip Lopokoiyit
CEO
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 on Sustainable Insurance (NDSI). He is also a Non-Executive Director of NCBA Bank.
Naomi Munyi
Group Head of Finance
Mokaya Mokaya
Group Head, People & Culture
Anthony Muturi
FSA | MAAA - Group Actuary
Cynthia Kantai
Group Head, Marketing and Communications
Paul Kioi
Group Head of Technology and Transformation
Jacqueline Ochieng
Head of Research and Development
Enock Keya
Group Head, Data and Analytics
Darius Kedera
Head, Contact Centre
Benson Wakaba
Group Head, Risk and Compliance
