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Baptist Minister, Rev. Dr. Samuel Ola. Akande and mother, Comfort Olalonpe, set high standards for him and his four sisters and encouraged them to aim high. He attended Comprehensive High School, Aiyetoro in Ogun State, Nigeria, graduating in 1978. He moved to the
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Akande has been a consultant to several multinational companies focusing on areas of corporate strategy and responsibility, leadership development and market positioning. He is also a well known commentator on economic and policy issues. He has appeared in
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President Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer (CCRO). Dr. Akande served as the ninth President of
414:• Akande, B., Developing Leadership Competencies, “Herausforderungen einer zukunftsorientierten Unternehmenspolitik: Okonomie, Umvelt, Technik and Gessellschaft als Determinanten,” July 2007, 3rd Quarter.
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Economics and Public Administration and a Ph.D. in Economics. He also completed post-doctoral courses at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at
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George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology. Before that, at
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