SIC Insurance Company Ltd has announced its new executive management team. The Insurance company believes the team will ensure its market leadership in the insurance industry.The team includes the newly appointed Managing Director (MD), Mrs. Doris Awo Nkani, Mr. Kwei Mensah Ashidam, Deputy Managing Director (Technical) and Mr. Musah Abdulai, Deputy Managing Director (Finance and Administration).Mrs. Doris Awo Nkani, the new MD, is a Chartered Insurer and a fellow of the Insurance Institute of Ghana (IIG). She is a lawyer and has held several top positions in the insurance industry.Prior to her appointment as Deputy Managing Director (Technical) at SIC Insurance, she was the Managing Director of Phoenix Insurance Company Limited, where she helped to re-position the Company.She had headed various departments at SIC Insurance, including Underwriting, Claims, Legal and Marketing. Mrs. Nkani was also the Tema Area Manager of the company with oversight responsibility over operations at Tema, Koforidua, Aflao and the Ho branch offices.Currently, she is the President of the Bureau of Guarantors of the Inter State Road Transport (ISRT) Association of ECOWAS, a sub-regional association which focuses on deepening traffic flow along the interstate corridors of the ECOWAS region.She holds an LLB (Hons) from the University of Ghana, Legon and a BL from the Ghana Law School. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Insurance, UK and the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana. Kwei Mensah Ashidam, before his appointment, was Acting General Manager (Technical) and the Head of Re-insurance.Mr Ashidam brings on board over 29 years of experience in the insurance Industry.Previous positions he has held include Head of Fire Department, Area Manager for Tema, Executive Assistant to the Managing Director, and Head of Risk Management.His areas of expertise include Fire Insurance Underwriting, Adjustments of Property Insurances, Reinsurance and Oil & Gas Insurance. Mr. Ashidam serves on the Boards of Ghana Tourist Development Company and Bedrock Venture Capital Limited.He also holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, a Post-graduate Diploma in Marketing from CIM, UK, and a Diploma in Insurance from the West African Insurance Institute, Gambia.He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Insurance, UK, and the Insurance Institute of Ghana (IIG), as well as a foundation member and lecturer for various courses previously organized by the Insurance Institute of Ghana, now the Ghana Insurance College.Mr. Musah Abdulai was appointed the Deputy Managing Director in-charge of Finance and Administration in December 2011. He is a Chartered Accountant by profession and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana.Before his appointment, he had worked diligently in several capacities in the Finance department, rising through the ranks from Head of Accounts to Financial Controller and finally, the General Manager Finance in 2010.Mr. Abdulai attended the University of Ghana, Legon and holds a BSc. (Accounting Option). He also holds an MBA (Finance) from the university’s Business School and has expertise in Project Analysis, Financial Restructuring, Management, Project Design, Implementation and Management, and Policy and Institutional Reform.He served on the Management Boards of NTHC and Ghana News Agency. Currently, Mr. Abdula iserves on the Boards of SIC Financial Services Limited and SIC Life Trust Limited.