GLICO Life grabs CFO of the year award

Mr. Victor Owusu Boakye, the Chief Finance Officer for GLICO Life Insurance Company Ltd (GLICO Life), has been adjudged “The CFO of the Year, Insurance category” by Instinct Waves Company Ltd, a 360 marketing company specialised in organising reputable events.

In a letter addressed to GLICO Life, announcing the judges’ selection, Mr. Boakye was cited for his in-depth knowledge and strength in business analysis, proficiency in implementing new business models and his supervision of the financial growth and wealth of GLICO Life, which has earned the company a good reputation for claim payment.

Mr Boakye joined GLICO Life from May 1995 to September 1998 as the Information Technology (IT) Manager where he managed the company’s IT Systems and as well as in-house software development.

In 1998, he left for the United Kingdom to pursue further qualifications in ACCA and a Master’s in Business Administration.

He returned to Ghana in 2003 to work with Deloitte as a Senior Auditor where he marshaled experience in statutory audits and IT audit for medium and large sized organizations. In 2005, Victor joined The Trust Bank as an Audit Officer and within the span of two years; he rose to become the Chief Auditor of the bank.

In 2009, Victor re-joined GLICO Life as a General Manager in charge of Finance and Administration and was instrumental in the set up of the IT software for technical operations for GLICO Life. He is currently the Chief Finance Officer of GLICO Life.

Congratulating Mr Boakye on his achievement, the Managing Director of GLICO Life, Mr Forkuo Kyei, had this to say, “Mr. Boakye has been a valuable asset to the growth of GLICO Life.

“His prudent financial management and strategic investment decisions have boasted a strong financial pillar for GLICO Life. This award is, indeed, well-deserved and board members, management and staff of GLICO are all very proud of him”.

GLICO Life is an indigenous Ghanaian company that has been offering Ghanaians value-added insurance policies for close to 30 years.