The Pan-Atlantic University Governing Council has
approved the appointment of Dr Peter Bamkole, the current Chief Operating Officer,
as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) of the University. His appointment took
effect on June 19, 2024.
Prior to his role as COO, Dr Peter Bamkole, was the pioneer Director of the
Enterprise Development Centre (EDC), Pan-Atlantic University serving from January
2003 to December 2022. He is a Mechanical Engineer and has an MBA from IESE
Business School, Barcelona Spain and a PhD in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
from the International School of Management (ISM), Paris. He is also an alumnus of
Lagos Business School (Chief Executive Programme). His 39 years of cognate
experience spans both public and private sectors (Oil & Gas, Water supply and
Education). Â Dr Bamkole consults widely in Sub-Saharan Africa on entrepreneurship
development and practice and is the author of the book – Built by Enterprise.
He serves on several boards including Zenith Bank, Nigeria Plc as an Independent
Non-Executive Director, Nigeria Climate Innovation Centre as Chairman,
International Breweries Foundation and Global Entrepreneurship Network, Nigeria,
Novare Real Estate Investment Nigeria and Lagos State Research and Innovation
Council among others. He is also a fellow of the Society for Corporate Governance,
Nigeria.
