Edith Jiya heading Old Mutual Malawi Limited

The board of Old Mutual (Malawi) Limited, subsidiary of dual-listed Old Mutual plc (OML), recently appointed Edith Jiya as its acting group chief executive officer (CEO). [caption id="attachment_97983" align="alignright" width="600"] Jiya[/caption] [caption id="attachment_97982" align="alignright" width="550"] Jiya: Acting CEO Old Mutual Malawi[/caption] Old Mutual (Malawi) Limited chairperson Tavazina Madzinga said in a media statement that her appointment follows the secondment of CEO Chris Kapanga to Old Mutual Ghana Jiya has since 2011 been managing director (MD) of one of the subsidiary companies of Old Mutual (Malawi) Limited—Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (Malawi) Limited. “She is a member of the Old Mutual Malawi executive management committee. As managing director of Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (Malawi) Limited, she has spearheaded business growth and improved customer proposition and experience,” a statement by Madzinga reads. He said the board is confident that Jiya will continue to excel in her new role and the company will continue to count on her for “continued support as we strive to continue doing great things together”. Among other qualifications, Jiya qualified as a chartered insurer in 2013.