Kenneth Nathan-Amissah has spent the last 7 years working directly in the Airports and Airlines industry in senior international sales and business development roles and prior to this over 12 years in the IT and Telecoms sector.
He has recently taken up the dual role as managing director for Regula Forensics UK Ltd., and global director for delivering growth of the company’s security and verification products of hardware and software solutions across airports, airline customers and strategic partners. The opportunity to make a difference using my industry experience and the opportunity to work for and be part of a progressive international business that recognises and values talent irrespective, is both a motivator and driving force to succeed. I am hoping that this feature can inspire others. Regula is a leading manufacturer of expert devices for authenticating security documents such as passports, ID cards, driver's licences, banknotes and securities.
1 Which place, or city or country do you most feel at home in?
I guess you could say Birmingham as I spent my formative years there from the age of 6 or 7 when we came over from Ghana. I've visited many cities and countries that I could easily see myself living in, perhaps that's why I enjoy the job that I currently do.
2 What are your proudest achievements?
Meeting and marrying my wife almost exactly 12 months to the day we met. She deserves a medal and we have a son of 18 and blessed with a beautiful baby daughter. I can say that finding a soul-mate and keeping faith has been the foundation for my career to blossom.
3 What inspires you?
To be a role model and to inspire others. It sounds a cliché but Never Give Up! The more Nos you get the closer you are to a Yes.
4 What has been biggest obstacle in your career?
Interesting question! For me this would be being pre-judged by others at interviews or in the workplace and thereby doors and opportunities not necessarily being opened for you. So I had to kick my way through.
5 Who has been the biggest influence on your career to date?
My parents divorced in my late teens and coming from an African family and being the eldest of five brothers, I felt duty bound to succeed in whatever way to assist my mother and to inspire my younger brothers. Also, with four brothers it was always a competitive household.
6 What is the best aspect about your current role?
I have a couple of uncles who were diplomats for the Ghanaian government and was inspired by their international travel and conducting business overseas. My current role affords me this and I get to meet some really interesting people and understanding different cultures and ways of doing business.
7 And the worst?
If you love what you do, there is no worst or downside. I work with a great bunch of ambitious, hardworking and equally committed individuals who share the same values as the company's founding directors.
8 What are your long term goals?
To make my own significant contribution to the success of Regula Forensics and for the company to challenge the dominant players in our market sector within the next 3 – 5 years.
9 If you were Prime Minister, what one aspect would you change?
I would reverse Brexit.
10 If you were marooned on a desert island, which historical figure would you like to spend your time with and why.
For me it would be the genius Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci. With his wide knowledge on all aspects of modern science and art coupled with his creative ingenuity and inventions, I could never get bored and we could even escape our desert island isolation.
