Mr Ibrahim Ibisomi was an Executive Director at African Reinsurance Corporation Ltd and occupies the role of General Manager: Finance & Admin. Since joining the corporation in 2000, he has been engaged in managing the financial reporting, budgetary control, investment and administrative functions of the Nairobi Regional Office, and later of Africa Re South Africa where his responsibility extends to overseeing the Risk Management, ICT, Credit Control and Human Resources Management functions. He serves as the Company Secretary and coordinates the company’s preparations for the new regulatory framework in South Africa.
He is a multi-disciplinary professional with academic and professional qualifications spanning the fields of Economics, Banking and Finance, Law, Accountancy, Taxation, Risk Management and General Management. He is has been engaged in Leadership Studies and has many publications and presentations to his credit.
Ibisomi started his career in a global professional accounting firm with training and job exposure in many business areas - including accounting and audit, taxation, and management consulting - across several countries. He then moved on to a start-up commercial bank where for three years he headed the planning, finance control and credit administration functions. For another three years he operated a co-owned financial consulting, training and professional services firm before proceeding to head up the inventory accounting, costing and management reporting functions of a multinational oil-marketing firm.
Ibisomi has proven leadership, people management and negotiation skills gained from a diverse set of responsibilities spanning 30 years in five African countries (Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Kenya and South Africa), five companies (including three multinational/international organisations) and four industries (professional services, banking, petroleum marketing and reinsurance). He sits on a number of boards and board committees.