Kelvin Balogun

Partner, Ventures at Verraki Africa

Kelvin Balogun is currently a partner at Verraki Africa. Prior to this, they spent 19 years at The Coca-Cola Company, where they were the President of the Southern and East Africa Business Unit. In this role, they were responsible for a team of 14 director-level reports in Finance, Marketing, Technical, Legal, Public Affairs, HR and Operations. Kelvin led the acquisition and integration of four bottlers to form Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, and successfully remodeled the business to address the Sugar Tax threat in South Africa. Kelvin has received multiple marketing and operational awards across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Prior to their time at The Coca-Cola Company, Kelvin spent 10 years at Accenture, where they started as a Business Analyst and eventually became a Senior Manager.

Kelvin Balogun has a Master of Business Administration from Emory University and a Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University.

Some of their coworkers include Abayomi Olarinmoye - Partner, Real Sector, Toluwaleke Adenmosun - Partner, Services, and Niyi Tayo - Partner, Technology. Kelvin Balogun reports to Niyi Yusuf, Managing Partner.

Timeline

  • Partner, Ventures

    Current role

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