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Kevin Godlington
grew up in Lancashire, in various children's homes
and in state care. After a spell on the streets
committing juvenile crime as a teenager, as result
of abandonment and child abuse, he joined the army
with no qualifications. Kevin left regular and
reserve service in 2003 having served on operations
all over the world.
Since leaving the army Kevin has founded a series of
business's and charities. Founder and CEO of an
African development company specializing in former
conflict nations, he leads investment teams in
setting up large scale agricultural, resource and
extractive business's, managing assets of over $100M
in four different countries across Africa.
An active ambassador and patron for service and
veterans charities, he's raised over £2.1 million
pounds in the last 5 years. Kevin has also pioneered
new development courses for disaffected youth and
young people (NEETS) who have underprivileged
backgrounds through his company Treejumpers and the
Treejumpers Academy. In 2010 Kevin set up the
Godlington Foundation, a charity that operates
orphanages in Sierra Leone and funds veterans
iniatives in the UK.
In his spare time Kevin develops media projects,
writes and travels. He lives in Kent with his wife
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For further information please contact
Sara Cameron on 020 7209 3777 |
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