Kingsley Afemikhe is Chief Financial Officer at Shield AI, where he leads critical financial functions including financial controls, strategy, financial planning and risk management. After a successful 15-year investment banking career – transacting globally with a focus on Europe, the Middle East, and Africa – he was Group Head of Strategy and M&A at MET Group, an Integrated Energy Company with operations in infrastructure assets and energy sales. Most recently, he served as the CFO of Xos, Inc., an electric mobility company dedicated to making fleets more efficient. Kingsley holds a Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering with Business Management from the University of Birmingham (UK), and a Master of Science in Management from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.