by josiahmwd | Mar 15, 2018 | News, World Food Bank Team
Meet George Meka Abessolo, our Director of Africa Business Development George Meka Abessolo knew from a young age that he was called to work with the land. Growing up as the grandson of a large cocoa and coffee farmer in South Cameroon, George spent holidays traipsing...
by josiahmwd | Feb 22, 2018 | World Food Bank Team
A career businessman, Edgar Kakuru’s career has taken him across continents – from the U.S. to the U.K. – and through diverse leadership roles in the fields of publishing, sales, marketing, and accounting. But throughout his life, Edgar maintained a desire to return...
by josiahmwd | Feb 13, 2018 | World Food Bank Team
By Richard Lackey, CEO of The World Food Bank There is an old African proverb that says “Alone you can go fast. Together you can go far”. Like many proverbs, there is a great deal of sense in it, yet it is often lost in the grand planning we do as nations,...
by josiahmwd | Jan 10, 2018 | News, Uncategorized, World Food Bank Team
Richard Lackey, the CEO of the World Food Bank, is delighted to announce the appointment of Scott Brown to the role of President of the World Food Bank. Scott brings more than 30 years of executive leadership experience in engineering, banking and microfinance to the...
by josiahmwd | Dec 4, 2017 | World Food Bank Team
Meet the Team: Richard Lackey, CEO & Chairman of The World Food Bank Richard Lackey is the Chairman & CEO of the World Food Bank, which he founded in 2015 as a sustainable solution to hunger and food security issues across the globe. Richard is a career...