David A.T. Kpakima

Kpakima is a consummate business executive with over 12 years experience in driving brands using high- tech/digital business development methodologies supported by big data and advanced analytics in Telecom, Software industry and Financial Services.

He has had the opportunity to create, lead and implement disruptive business models that have accelerated million-dollar revenue growth, clients’ acquisition, and brand positioning using lean and cost-effective approaches, and have interfaced with some of the brilliant minds in the industries.

He worked at Standard Chartered Bank in Sierra Leone where he held several positions including Head of Retail Products, Client Segments & Acquisition, Country Head, Brand & Marketing and Head, Client Experience Process & Governance. He led the transformation of Onlime Sierra Leone as Commercial Director and also Consulted to plan the business rollout of Smart Mobile as Commercial Consultant. He served as a business consultant for Gerson Lehrman Group, New York.

He is exposed to resolute leadership pieces of training (Standard Chartered Leadership Academy – Top 100 Emerging Business Leaders, President Obama’s Leadership Academy, and personal Executive Coaches) that have enhanced his ability to lead in the most challenging markets of developed and underdeveloped economies.

Kpakima is a Mandela Washington Fellow and alumnus of Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA – Farley Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and University of Sierra Leone – Institute of Public Administration and Management.