Roland Acheampong

Former All-Canadian athlete, executive director, sales leader and entrepreneur Roland Acheampong has held an impressive and expansive career over the last 18 years that includes executive roles at IBM, Rogers Media, CTV, TSN and Business Wire.

Roland started his career at IBM after graduating from the University of Western Ontario, where he attained numberous awards and athletic accolades at both collegiate and international levels.

Roland has since built a strong reputation of high-tech and media sales, has excelled in numberous directorial sales roles and has led several start-up companies (including dot-commer Grey Matter and communications coporation Conexys) to global expansion. Acheampong made the shift to media sales in 2002 where he continued introducing and directing lucrative sales initiatives at Rogers Media, OMNI Television, CTV, The Sports Network (TSN) before heading over to Warren Buffett's Business Wire where he led the company as Country Manager.

Most recently, Roland has been working as Director of Business Development at T-Zone Health, where he has introduced strategic partnerships across the US to expand the Canadian company's distribution channels. Roland also serves as the face of the company, regularly representing the brand through media appearances on TV, radio and web.

Acheampong continually pushes for the biggest and the best in everything he undertakes, while inspiring those around him as a trusted team leader. On top of his professional accomplishments, Acheampong is a successful entrepreneur, having co-founded an international real estate and trade corporation as well as a children's after-school organization that encourages, inspires and mentors children across the Greater Toronto Area.