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Rakeem Ledgister

Account Management Lead at Zinc

Rakeem Ledgister has a diverse work experience spanning multiple roles and industries. Currently, they are at Zinc, where they hold the position of Account Management Lead since March 2023. Previously at Zinc, they worked as an Account Manager from May 2022 to March 2023. Before Zinc, Rakeem worked at Placed App as an Account Manager from October 2021 to May 2022. Rakeem also worked at PitchMe.co as a Customer Success Manager from July 2021 to October 2021. Prior to that, Rakeem held various roles at Placed App, including Head of Customer Success Operations from October 2020 to July 2021, Account Management - Team Leader from July 2019 to October 2020, and Business Development Manager from October 2018 to June 2019.

Rakeem's earlier experience includes working as an Associate Director of Enrollment at Hult International Business School from December 2017 to October 2018. Rakeem also worked as a Commercial Executive at Leyton UK, specializing in research and development consultancy services, from September 2017 to December 2017.

Before entering the education and consultancy industry, Rakeem gained experience in the commercial sector. Rakeem worked as a New Business Consultant at Addison James, a rating surveyor firm, from July 2016 to July 2017. Prior to that, they worked as a Consultant at Smooth and Groomed Ltd, where they conducted market analysis and proposed marketing strategies from September 2015 to January 2016.

Rakeem's earlier roles include working as a Sales Advisor at Virgin Media from June 2015 to September 2015, and as an Interim Front of House Manager at Travelodge from June 2014 to September 2014. Overall, Rakeem has a strong background in account management, customer success, business development, and commercial consulting.

Rakeem Ledgister attended St Benedicts Catholic High School from 2006 to 2011 and then went on to Alcester Grammar School from 2011 to 2013. Finally, they studied Business and Enterprise Management at Sheffield Hallam University from 2013 to 2016, earning a 1:1-BA Honours degree.

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Timeline

  • Account Management Lead

    March, 2023 - present

  • Account Manager

    May, 2022