Espen Kvelland

Espen Kvelland is a seasoned technology executive and entrepreneur currently serving as the CEO of Wakandi Group AS and holding director positions in Wakandi's subsidiaries in Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda.1

Professional Background

Kvelland has an extensive background in technology and business leadership:

Current Roles::

• CEO of Wakandi Group AS (since September 2019)
• Director at Wakandi Tanzania LTD (since September 2021)
• Director at Wakandi Kenya LTD (since July 2021)
• Board Member at Akeo AS (since May 2009)

Previous Positions::

• CTO and Co-Founder at BullTech AS
• IT Manager at Elektro 4
• Consultant at Kvelland Konsult
• Solution Designer and Senior Consultant at Sykehuspartner
• CTO at Forvaltningsgruppen AS
• CEO at ITdirekte AS

Expertise and Focus

Kvelland is passionate about DevOps and leveraging modern technology to drive digital transformation in developing regions.1 At Wakandi, he leads a team focused on delivering infrastructure solutions for banks and mobile network operators, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa.1

Education

Kvelland holds a Bachelor's degree in IT and Computer Science from Høgskolen i Telemark (HiT). He also studied Information Technology at Swinburne University of Technology and Norsk Informasjonsteknologiske Høyskole.1

Skills and Specialties

His expertise spans various areas, including:

• IT security
• Network technologies
• Microsoft technologies
• Software development (ASP.NET, C#)
• Business application development
• Solution design

Kvelland's diverse background as a developer, system administrator, and security professional has contributed to his skills as a manager in the technology sector.1