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Custodian and Allied Group names Wole Oshin GMD

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Wole Oshin has been appointed Group Managing Director (GMD) of Custodian and Allied PLC, at a recent Board meeting of the company.

An indigenous Investment holding company quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) comprising Custodian and Allied Insurance Limited (CAIL), Custodian Life Assurance Limited (CLA); Crusader Sterling Pensions Limited, Custodian Trustees Limited and Crusader Properties Limited. Until his appointment, he was the Managing Director of CAIL, the General Insurance business subsidiary and a non-Executive Director of Custodian and Allied PLC.

The Custodian Group which celebrated its 20th anniversary in June, 2015 has achieved great success over the years due to its commitment to ideals such as outstanding service and dedication to customers, innovation and comprehensive systems, processes and operations integration. Consequently, it has become a force to be reckoned with, in the Financial Services Sector of the Nigerian economy.

As Chief Executive of CAIL, Wole Oshin who founded the group, was instrumental to the growth and development of the company, having led it through successful mergers and acquisition in the last couple of years. With his appointment as Group Managing Director, it is expected that it will leverage on his vast and rich goodwill and experience to further propel the Custodian group to achieve greater heights.

Wole is a graduate of Actuarial Science from the University of Lagos and a Chartered Insurer by profession. He is a Fellow of both the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria and the Association of Investment Advisers and Portfolio Managers. He is current President of the Lagos Business School Alumni Association (LBSAA) and an alumnus of the Harvard Business School.

Whilst he assumes the position of GMD of the Custodian Group, Toye Odunsi, the erstwhile Deputy Managing Director of Custodian and Allied Insurance Limited will assume the position of Managing Director of CAIL.