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KingMakers Appoints Isiakpona New COO for BetKing Nigeria
Ugo Aliogo
Leading sports and digital entertainment company, KingMakers, has announced today the appointment of new Chief Operations Officer for BetKing Nigeria, Adim Isiakpona.
The Company in a statement said the new BetKing Nigeria COO, Isiakpona has spent over 16 years holding senior leadership positions across sales, marketing, and digital disciplines at established and well-known brands such as Google, Intel Corporation, and Hewlett Packard across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region.
The statement said Isiakpona who most recently served as the head of sales at Google looking after West Africa, will look to strengthen the Nigerian operations of the business as well as to further expand its presence in Africa.
The statement revealed that in his most recent role at Google, his efforts were largely focused on accelerating digital transformation maturity for customers in Africa which has led to incremental growth in Google’s Ad revenue and the growth of digital adoption across communities in Africa over the course of four years.
The statement also noted that prior to his role at Google, Isiakpona was Intel’s Head of Marketing, Communication and Programs for Africa, Middle East and Turkey, leading Intel’s PC acceleration project in Africa which delivered strong growth records in the adoption per household across Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya, and ensured sustainability to an increasingly demanding marketplace.
Commenting on the appointment, the Chief Executive Officer, BetKing Nigeria, Neil Bothma, said, “We are thrilled to welcome Adim to the team, and we look forward to working with him to deliver on our mission – to the place “Where Africa Plays” by providing the right technology, radical innovation and uncompromised service to all our customers. Adim brings experience and deep insights of the sub-region, which will be useful in driving the growth of the Nigeria business.”
In his remarks, Isiakpona expressed appreciation to the stakeholders at KingMakers.
He said: “I wish to thank all our stakeholders and everyone at KingMakers for making me feel so welcome. BetKing Nigeria has done incredible work in such a short period of time, and I am looking forward to working with the team to build on the success we’ve recorded, and together, drive KingMakers’ strategy of becoming Africa’s preferred sports and digital entertainment platform company.
