Faculty and advisory
Advisory Board member and faculty at Rome Business School Nigeria. He has also taught and facilitated with FITC, Institute of Directors Nigeria, CIBN, ICAN and other professional institutions.
A career spent connecting direction with delivery.
Kayode Abe brings more than three decades across global consulting, multinational business, financial institutions and professional bodies to Kingspride's senior-led practice.
As founder and chief executive, he stays close to the questions institutions face and the decisions that move them forward.
Explore his experience
Experience is most valuable when it helps others see a way forward.
Kayode's work has moved between advisory, executive responsibility and professional education. That range informs how Kingspride approaches institutional questions: with strategic perspective and a practical understanding of how organizations operate.
An alumnus of Obafemi Awolowo University, he graduated top of his class with First Class Honours in Sociology and Anthropology in 1985, then completed an MBA in 1988. He began his career as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and University Scholar in the Department of Management and Accounting.
Different institutions. A connected body of work.
Across each chapter, the focus has been how organizations set direction, build capability and make change work.
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1986 to 1988
Academic foundations
Graduate Teaching Assistant and University Scholar at Obafemi Awolowo University, in the Department of Management and Accounting.
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1988 to 1996
Consulting and organization development
At Coopers & Lybrand, later part of PwC, he progressed to Senior Consultant and Team Lead, contributing to organization development engagements across a range of sectors.
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1996 to 2000
People leadership at Michelin
He led HR for the Commerce and Service groups, working across Nigeria and France.
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2000 to 2010
Financial services and executive leadership
He held senior HR positions at New National Bank, UBA and Ecobank, later serving as Deputy General Manager and Group Head of Cross Border Business at Ecobank.
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2010 to 2019
Institutional transformation at ICAN
As Director of Human Resources and Administration, he led the modernization of HR and administrative systems and contributed to the institute's seven-year strategic plan.
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2020 onward
Building Kingspride
Kayode founded Kingspride to bring his consulting, executive and organization development experience to institutions seeking thoughtful, senior counsel.
The work continues beyond each engagement.
Teaching, advisory work and professional contribution keep Kayode connected to the questions facing leaders and practitioners.
Rome Business School faculty profileRecognized for teaching
Best Faculty of the Year at Rome Business School Nigeria for the 2021/2022 and 2023/2024 academic sessions.
Professional contribution
Member of CIBN and CIPM Nigeria. He chaired CIPM's Research and Publications Committee from 2016 to 2018.
Published work
Co-author of “Understanding Management Principles” in Essentials of Banking, published by FITC and republished in 2022.