Abel Aboh Named Finalist in the 2021 British Data Awards
Abel Aboh, a Nigerian-British Data Management Leader and influencer in the UK Data and Technology space has been named a finalist in the British Data Awards – Data Leader of the Year category. With 149 quality entries received, Abel Aboh’s feat as a finalist has reminded the world of the sheer talent and ingenuity that makes Nigerians global achievers.
The British Data Award is an annual campaign set out to uncover data success stories across organizations in the UK, such as FTSE 100 giants, tech unicorns, innovative startups, public sector bodies and nonprofits. Organized by Predatech, the British Data Awards discovers and celebrates data-driven organizations, regardless of their size. The winner in each category will be announced on the 4th of May, 2021.
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Currently the Data Quality Lead at the Bank of England, Abel is responsible for the design, development and delivery of the Data Quality Management Service (DQMS) across the bank to enable the bank’s mission of sustaining financial and monetary stability for the good of the people. Alongside his team, he works to develop, embed and deliver Data and Analytics (D&A) strategy as well as Data Management capabilities, to support the bank in a rapidly changing world.
Before Bank of England, Abel has worked as Data Management Lead, at easyJet, Data Quality Manager – Global HR CDO at HSBC, UK and Senior Data Quality & Governance at BAE Systems between 2014-2020.
As a high-performing Data Management expert with a proven track record of successfully embedding Data Management propositions across industries and sectors, Abel focuses on People, Process, Technology, and Data (PPTD) integration as a business system and capability, fully optimized to drive competitive advantage and value add for organizations.
Abel is a professional with broad experience in business and operational approaches, application and system, business intelligence, policy research, and data management.
He holds both a bachelor and master’s degree in Human Resource Management from the University of Lincoln and Strathclyde Business School respectively. He also completed Management and Leadership training at the University of Glasgow in 2018.
Abel Aboh is working hard to positively fly the Nigerian flag in a global landscape.
Congratulations Abel on being named a finalist in the British Data Awards. We are rooting for you.