Professor Kamil Omoteso was appointed chair of the board of trustees in 2017. He is a professor of Accounting and Governance, and the Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the College of Business, Law, and Social Sciences at the University of Derby. He was also the founding Chair of the Educational Support Initiative for Africa (ESIfA), which has donated over 75,000 books and academic journals to universities across Africa.
Professor Omoteso is an experienced educator and has held roles at De Montfort and Coventry universities. In 2015 he was the recipient of the Outstanding Author Contribution at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence.
Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, Professor Omoteso has spent his career educating, and counselling others to better understand accountancy, and he joined Human Appeal’s Board of Trustees to give back to vulnerable communities.