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The Managing Director & CEO of Rokel Commercial Bank, Dr. Walton Ekundayo Gilpin has bagged the prestigious ALM-SME FRIENDLY BANK COMMENDATION AWARD in recognition of the 11th African Leadership Persons of the year 2023 in Port Louis, Mauritius.
This award has added to his many other prestigious awards for his excellence service. As an astute Managing Director, he has been able to revolutionise RCBank as he sees Possibilities amid challenges and progress where others see retrogression in the Banking industry
The African Leadership Persons of the Year Awards is Africa’s premier vote-based endorsement, reserved annually for the leading Africans who are contributing towards promoting the continent’s progress, and positively altering Africa’s perceived negative image. The annual event has also become a platform for honouring people-centred leadership and Africans that are pursuing a pan-African agenda in their chosen fields of endeavour. This year’s event provides a platform to celebrate the continent’s merchants of hope, ready to lead an army of change agents and reformers, to build an Africa that works for everyone.
He is a name to reckon with in the financial industry in Sierra Leone. Amb. Gilpin is regarded as a seasoned and internationally recognized financial expert with over 30 years of experience in managing complex policies and processes in banking and banking-related institutions in Africa, Europe South Pacific, the Caribbean and the USA.
In a very competitive environment, Amb. Gilpin introduced “The Rokel Sim Korpor App” under his current reign which is bringing greater financial inclusion and convenience to participants in Sierra Leone’s economy. The App is a game changer that revolutionise Banking in Sierra Leone.
Rokel Simkorpor is an electronic mobile banking application which connects customers to their respective bank account through their mobile phones. It is an application that can be use anytime and anywhere within the confines of Sierra Leone; thereby creating 24 hours’ access to your account.
In 2021, he was bestowed the country’s finest award, Commander of the order of Rokel(COOR) for his commitment towards the financial growth of the people and country at large.
