Walter Akinboye

Experience & Activities

Walter is Canadian-Nigerian Entrepreneur and Financial Services Professional with robust experience in the Financial Services Sector and functioned in the role of Chief Executive Officer. He has built a very strong and reliable network in the Private and Public Sectors across Africa and globally. Walter has been involved in different start-ups and technology companies amongst which are; Cellstop; a telemetry and tracking solutions provider, KBN Hydrogen Solutions involved in power optimization. He is also an Africa Advisor to Airo Life Be Free Phone, the first company in the world providing free phone and data to customers.

Walter is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA) and Nigeria Institute of Management (FNIM) and a Member of, the Institute of Directors (M.IoD). He is a graduate of the Owner President Management Program (OPM) and an Alumnus of Harvard Business School, Boston, USA as well as The Chief Executive Program of Lagos Business School.

He was appointed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as a member of, the Technical Sub-Committee on the Nigerian International Financial Centre under FSS Vision 2020. He served as a member of the Governing Council of the Nigeria Insurers Association for five (5) years from 2004 and 2009 and was the Honorable Treasurer of the Association. Walter is a recipient of many honorary awards including the Junior Chambers International Award for Excellence in Management Achievement and he is a Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary Club International.

In 2015, Walter in honor of his late mother set up The Janet Akinboye Trust Fund to provide financial support to widows and indigent students in the community through the Baptist Women Union of Beulah Baptist Church, Ejigbo, Nigeria. Walter, who is a strategist in product packaging, marketing, and management, is also a teacher, public speaker, and expert in capacity building and human resources development.