For those planning training sessions or candidates intending to take an online exam during this period, we will be offering online exam sessions on December 27 and 29, as well as January 5, 2024. You can check the link to online exam events here.

Trainer-Profil

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Oluwasolape Akinde

Kontakt-Details

Aktueller Arbeitgeber: N/A
Stadt: Lagos
Provinz / Bundesland / Region: Lagos
Land: Nigeria

Unterrichtserfahrung (Jahre)

8+

Berufserfahrung (Jahre)

10+

Profil-Zusammenfassung

Solape is a Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Professional with experience spanning more than a decade across various industries in Africa. His expertise cuts across Business Continuity, Information/Cyber Security, Risk Management, IT Governance, and Data Protection.   He started his career with Total E&P, before moving to MTN and subsequently Digital Jewels Limited where he cut his teeth as a GRC leader, Certified Implementer and Auditor having delivered several Management System Standard projects for over 65 organisations in Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda, Kenya, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, and the Gambia.   As a certified trainer facilitating numerous notable standards, Solape has successfully trained over 500 professionals across Africa in several Management System standards.   At Digital Jewels Ltd, he was the Head, Process Consulting (IT Standards) responsible for East, West, and Central Africa and it was during his tenure the organisation won PECB's Best Training Partner in Africa for 2 consecutive years- 2019 and 2020.    After a long stint at Digital Jewels, he joined IHS Towers as the Manager, Third-Party Risk Management. Presently he is the Head of IT Governance, Risk and Compliance at Seven-Up Bottling Company Limited.   As a consultant, he is the managing partner at SLP Consulting Limited where he provides advisory services for organisations in Sub-Saharan Africa in Cybersecurity, Business Continuity, Privacy, and Risk management services.   Solape holds certifications across several standards some of which include: ISO 22301 Lead Implementer and Auditor, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer and Auditor, ISO 21500 Lead Project Manager, (PRINCE 2), IT service management (ITIL V3), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM). ISO 9001 (Quality Management System) Lead Implementer and Internal Auditor, ISO 27032 Lead Cyber Security Manager, ISO 3100 Lead Risk Manager and Certified Data Protection Officer (CDPO).   Solape is a tenacious, resourceful, focused, and result-driven professional who aims at using his technical and leadership skills to enhance and ensure the maturity and improvement of processes in organisations.   He is passionate about seeing and driving African businesses to become formidable institutions built to last through the implementation and maintenance of International Best Practice Standards.   He enjoys football, traveling and is an ardent propagator of good governance.

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