(EPRA UK 2024. Distinguished Visionary Banking Director of the Year / Philanthropist Award)

Amb. Dr. Ekundayo Walton Gilpin (COOR) is the Managing Director and CEO of Rokel Commercial Bank (SL) Ltd, a leading Commercial Bank in Sierra Leone. He is a seasoned and internationally-recognised financial expert with over 30 years of experience managing complex policies and processes in banking and banking-related institutions in Africa, Europe, South Pacific, Caribbean, and the United States. Previously, he was an advisor to the Commonwealth Secretariat in the United Kingdom; where he managed significant financial and debt restructuring initiatives that formed the basis of effective and sustainable reform strategies in more than 25 countries.