Delphine Traoré Maïdou is Insurance CEO of the Year

The CEO of the Year Award is given to managing directors of insurance companies for demonstrating sound management and leadership through the promotion of professionalism and best practices in their own companies and across the continent. The event also recognized her efforts in developing and growing the insurance sector as President of the Insurance Institute of South Africa (IISA) and member of the African Risk Capacity’s Outbreak & Epidemic (O&E) Advisory Panel.

This is the second award Delphine receives this year. The first was for CEO of the Year from Africa Economy Builders Awards in April. Under her leadership, AGCS Africa expanded its number of employees and range of insurance solutions for corporate clients significantly across the region.

She has transformed the IISA resulting in the appointment of its first black female CEO Designate and enabled it to collaborate with similar institutions across the continent on education and skills development. As a member of the O&E Advisory Panel of the African Risk Capacity from 2016, Delphine contributes to the development of insurance solutions for the African Union against outbreaks and epidemics.

At the beginning of this year, Delphine was appointed to the board of management of Allianz Africa where she is responsible for the development of the Allianz Group’s business in the continent. She remains a non-executive member of the board of management of AGCS Africa.