Mrs. Osime is a versatile and result oriented professional with over 30 years’ experience in the insurance industry and commercial legal practice at management and board levels. She has deep knowledge and experience in the management of administrative, legal, and company secretarial functions in financial and other related institutions.
She had championed and established a special needs programme which is actively involved in the management and care of children and young people with special needs. She is currently engaged in legal practice with Macpherson Legal Practitioners, a Lagos-based law firm. Mrs. Osime is a Non-Executive Director in Ebudo Trust Limited.
Mrs. Osime was the former Chairperson of PHB Healthcare Limited as well as a former Director of Bank PHB Plc (now Keystone Bank Limited), Insurance PHB Limited (now KBL Insurance) and Coronation Life Assurance Limited. She was the Company Secretary/Legal Adviser of African Development Insurance Company Limited (now NSIA Insurance) between 1989 and 1997. She currently sits on the Board of Ebudo Trust Limited.
She holds a Master’s degree in Law from University of London (1989) with specialisation in Corporate and Commercial Law and Bachelor’s of Law degree from the University of Benin (1986).
She joined the Board in November 2019 and currently chairs the Board Human Resources and Sustainability Committee. She is also the Vice-Chairman of the Board Digital and Information Technology Committee.
| Professional Experience | Academic and Professional Qualifications | Appointment Date | Board Committee Membership |
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November 2019-Date
Independent Non-Executive Director, Access Bank Plc | 1988-1989 LL.M Commercial & Corporate Law, London School of Economics, University of London, London, United Kingdom | November 2019 | Vice Chairman-Board Digital and Information Technology Committee
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2013-Date
Partner-Macpherson Legal Practitioners | 1986-1987 B.L Nigerian Law School | Member-Board Credit Committee | |
2004-Date Partner, Smartbase Services | LL.B (Hons), University of Benin | Member-Board Audit Committee | |
1998-2004 Partner, Okonjo, Odiawa & Ebie | Member-Board Governance, Nomination and Remuneration Committee | ||
1989-1997
Company Secretary/ Legal & Admin- African Development Insurance Company Limited (ADIC Ltd, now NSIA Insurance) | Chairman-Board Human Resources and Sustainability Committee | ||
1987-1988 Legal Officer, Nigeria Re-Insurance Corporation (NYSC)
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