Pan-Atlantic University (PAU) is pleased to announce that the PAU Governing Council of the University has appointed Professor Olayinka David-West as the Dean of Lagos Business School (LBS) effective January 1, 2025.
Professor David-West succeeds Professor Chris Ogbechie, who has had a distinguished career at the school spanning twenty-three years. Under his leadership, LBS has experienced tremendous growth and success, including accreditation by the Association of African Business Schools (AABS), and ISO 9001:2015 certification. He has also maintained other global accreditations including reaccreditation by AACSB International, achieved record enrolment numbers, and launched several new programmes.
Professor David West is the school’s current Associate Dean and a Professor of Information Systems with more than three decades of experience in the IT and financial services industries. She is a passionate advocate for digital transformation and inclusive finance. Her research and practice engagements involve policy and strategic management interventions for digitally transformed businesses and societies.
Olayinka is a member of the African Women in Finance and Payments. She is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT), and an academic advocate for the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA). She is also a qualified practitioner of the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). In addition to these, Olayinka serves as an independent non-executive director at Stanbic IBTC Asset Management and Sterling Bank Ltd. She is a member of the Mastercard Policy Centre Advisory Board.
With a strong commitment to building the next generation of business leaders, Professor David West mentors young women in STEM and was featured on the Tech Women of Lagos exhibition, listed among the Leading Women in Nigeria’s Financial Technology Industry, and profiled in Fintech Times as a leading financial inclusion expert in Africa.
Professor David-West holds a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) from Manchester Business School and an MSc in Business Systems Analysis and Design from City University, London.