MORIN DESALU, PROFILE OF A CORPORATE AMAZON

In the last few months, there has been an explosion of amazons, whose professional profiles have been on the rise in the corporate world. One of such women is Morin Desalu. She is the CEO of Riskwatch Insurance and a member of the Board of Trustees of Women in Business, WIMBIZ. Morin is the daughter of the late Emeritus Professor Adeboye Babalola. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Sciences from Sheffield City Polytechnic (now known as Sheffield Hallam University). She then proceeded to the University of Sheffield, England, from where she obtained a Masters Degree in Business Administration. After her Masters Degree, Morin spent five years at Lloyd's as an Aviation Placing Broker with Jardine Insurance Brokers International Limited in London. She is a Chartered Insurance Practitioner, an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute, London and a practicing Insurance Professional. She manages Risk Watch Insurance Brokers Limited in Lagos and is the Chairperson of Risk Finance Options Limited, a risk management consultancy practice. Morin is an alumnus of the prestigious Lagos Business School having attended the Chief Executive Programme. She is a volunteer for the Mentorship Program of the Fate Foundation; a Trustee of The Samaritan's Wallet and a member of the Board of EFINA (Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access). A keen golfer, Morin is married to Adewunmi and together they have 5 sons and 2 daughters