Deborah David

Deborah David is a Chartered Accountant, a certified Social and Emotional Intelligence Coach, a Trainer, an Author and a public Speaker. She is a resourceful and versatile professional of over two decades, an experienced C-Suite executive with career expertise in Finance, Strategy and Corporate Governance and Executive Coaching. She is the current Chief Financial Officer of African Circle Pollution Management Limited (ACPML), a company licensed to operate Port Reception Facilities in all the six Nigerian seaports on behalf of the Nigerian Port Authority, in order to help vessels comply with international IMO convention. Before ACPML, she has worked in MTN Nigeria, KPMG, Centrica Energy, and GSK . She is a graduate of Economics from Olabisi Onabanjo University. She is an Aresty scholar and an alumni of Wharton Business school of the University of Pennsylvania, INSEAD, Lagos Business School and the Institute of Directors, UK. She is a distinguished Fellow of the Association of Corporate Governance Professionals, a Fellow of the Certified Chartered Accredited Financial Analyst from the American Academy of Financial Managers (AAFM ®), a chartered member of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA, UK), Nigeria Institute Management (Chartered), and The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA, UK). Over the years, she has surpassed expectations in helping companies scale and produce sustainable results deploying her multi-sectorial skills and expertise in treasury management, financial analysis, forecasting, internal controls, corporate finance, financial accounting, and risk management to support Boardroom decision making processes. As an alumnus of KPMG, she has proven her agility, resilience, and ability to work warmly with people of multi-cultural orientation. Her stint in KPMG and other global companies trading in various sectors like professional service, Maritime, Oil and Gas, Manufacturing, Consulting, Construction, Pharmaceuticals, Telecommunications, FMCG, and oil& gas, (to mention a few) presents her as a multi-skilled, articulate yet inclusive professional. Deborah possesses business acumen and is creative in internal, external, private, and public sector stakeholder’s management. She is good at simplifying complex financial issues and providing digestible insights on critical business matters. Her role has taken her to six African countries, 3 countries in Europe and 3 states in America, building strategic networks, sharing insights and making presentations at conferences. She is versatile and has mastered the art and science of negotiation, emotional intelligence, and effective communication based on her multi-sectorial industry experiences. She is a member of the John Maxwell team, and the Toastmasters club. She is a good facilitator, and a thought-leader who generously provide simplicity to career and workplace issues. She has featured in newspaper, on local and international TV and local radio platforms. She is the founder of Workplace Channel where she has been acting as a career mentor to young professionals and female executives since 2012. She is an associate and a volunteer mentor at WIMBIZ (Women in Management, Business and Public Service). She serves regularly as a resource person for initiatives focused on molding Africa’s emerging leaders, advocacy for women empowerment and youth employability. She is the author of the best-selling book titled: “ABC Tools For The Workplace” which has gathered numerous positive feedback including featuring on radio and TV book review programmes. You can connect with her via askcoachdd@gmail.com or +234 9085372846, or visit her website www.thedeborahdavid.com. Follow Deborah on all social media handles @thedeborahdavid LinkedIn - https://rb.gy/bxr0qh Youtube - https://rb.gy/zu6m92