By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate
Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Guinea Insurance Plc Monday announced the appointment of a new Managing Director (MD) in person of Polycarp Osee Didam.
This is contained in a notice to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and made available to InvestAdvocate in Lagos Nigeria.
Didam was born on 21st December 1964 in Kaduna, he obtained a Diploma in Insurance in 1986 from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and a Higher Diploma in Business Management in 1998 from ATBU, Bauchi.
He further obtained Post Graduate Diploma in Management in 1999 from ATBU, Bauchi and Masters of Business Administration (General Management) from the same university. He is a 2010 graduate of Lagos Business School – Advance Management Programme (AMP 22).
Didam started his work career from as Kano/Kaduna Branch Manager, Commercial Insurance Brokers where he was between 1988 – 1991. From 1991 – 1993 he was Manager (North East Area Office), Afribank Insurance Brokers Company. From 1993 – 2004 Mr. Didam was the Deputy Manager (Branch Manager, Kaduna) of Industrial & General Insurance Co. Ltd.
He joined Mansard Insurance Plc (formerly Guaranty Trust Assurance Plc) in 2005 as Senior Manager/Regional Manager and rose to the position of Assistant General Manager – Public Sector in 2009, a position he held until this appointment.
He is a member of Nigeria Institute of Management, National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria and Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria. He is married.