leadership

Kunle Omilani holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Wales, Cardiff and an MSc in Shipping, Trade & Finance from City University, London.

He began his professional career in 1995 with Apollo Derivatives on the Bund futures trading desk. In 1997, Kunle joined Jardine Insurance Brokers where he worked in the energy and marine division.

Kunle returned to Nigeria in 1998 to join Internautical Limited, a marine transportation services provider. He led the acquisition of the company’s first vessel, which was used to deliver marine fuels to the exploration and production facilities of companies such as Shell, ExxonMobil, and Chevron.

Kunle returned to energy insurance broking in 2004 when he co-founded YOA Insurance Brokers. In his capacity as Managing Director, he successfully steered the company to become one of the top 10 brokers in Nigeria in less than a decade. Until his departure in 2015, Kunle worked on the placement of both insurance and reinsurance policies for major and independent field operators as well as oil service contractors on numerous onshore and offshore energy projects in Nigeria.

He currently serves on the boards of Internautical, Alva Energy and Crusader Sterling Pensions. He has attended several executive management training programs at Harvard Business School and Wharton School.

Yinka holds a LLB in Law from the London Metropolitan University. He began his professional career in 2010 with Select Residential selling and letting residential property in central London. He left in 2012 to join YOA Insurance Brokers where he worked in business development and client services, managing key foreign relationships and local clients. He left in 2017 to join YOA Consulting where he continues to develop products, notably in Political Violence & Terrorism whilst forging new relationships in old and new markets.

Martins Uwuilekhue has over 24 years’ experience in insurance across reinsurance, underwriting, risk management, oil & gas, bonds, claims management, engineering, corporate marketing, business development and loss prevention.

Martins began his career as an underwriter at Franco-Nigeria Insurance Brokers. He is currently the GM, overseeing the Technical and Risk Management Division of the Cornerstone Group.

Martins holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Physiology from the University of Ibadan. He is an associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria and an alumnus of Lagos Business School, as well as the University of Texas.

Martins has attended specialized management training courses internationally, including at the University of Texas and the International Chartered Insurance Institute.

Olumide Ajayi joined YOA Consulting Limited as a Senior Energy Insurance Consultant in February 2019. He joined YOA from AXA Africa Specialty Risks where he was a Business Developer overseeing the firm’s business in Nigeria, Ghana, and Sierra-Leone. He brings over a decade of experience to YOA Consulting Limited.

Olumide began his career at Leadway Assurance Company Limited in 2006 as a graduate trainee in the Special Risks department where he handled underwriting specialty lines of business including Energy, Marine, Power and Aviation.

He managed several energy insurances accounts for international oil companies including Egina FPSO, the world’s largest FPSO owned by Total. He became Head of Facultative & Global Network Partners Reinsurance and later Acting Head of Reinsurance at Leadway.

Olumide holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Federal University of Technology, Akure. He is also an associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria.
He has attended Energy and Aviation insurance courses, including at Swiss Re Academy in Zurich, Switzerland and JLT Academy, London.