CHAMS - Key Persons

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• Tiddo Securities Limited in 2001 As Managing Director

Mr. Modibbo joined Tiddo Securities Limited in 2001 as Managing Director. He was a Director of the Central Securities Clearing System Limited (a subsidiary of the Nigerian Stock Exchange) from 2001 to 2007 and was a Council Member of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) for three years (2005 - 2007). He is a member of the Council of Abuja Securities & Commodity Exchange Plc.

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• Non - Executive Director

Dr. Evans Woherem is a renowned industry player with clout and he brings this requisite experience and expertise to the Chams Board as a director. Dr. Woherem worked for Lloyd's Register, London, as a Knowledge Engineer and rising to the position of a Senior Consultant (Software Engineering) and Manager, Continuous Process Improvement, ABSA Bank, South Africa, as a Senior Consultant and Group Head, Business Architecture, FSB International Bank Plc, as a General Manager, First Bank of Nigeria Plc, as an Executive Director, First Interstate Bank, as Deputy Managing Director and Unity Bank Plc, as Group Executive Director. He was the pioneer Chairman, Interswitch Nig. Ltd., Director, NIBSS (Nigerian Interbank Settlement Systems), Director, Northlink Insurance Brokers and Chairman, Pelican Printers, a subsidiary of Unity Bank Plc. He holds the AMP of Harvard Business School, a PhD in Expert Systems from the University of Manchester, an MA (Econ.) from the University of Manchester, an M.Sc in Cognition, Computing and Psychology from the University of Warwick, England, and a B.Sc in Behavioural Science from the University of La Verne, California. Dr Woherem is the author of two key books on Information Technology and has published numerous academic papers in International Journals and Conference Proceedings. He is regarded internationally as a leading authority on Information Technology in Africa. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Credit Administration of Nigeria, an Honourary Senior Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIBN).

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• FINANCE MANAGER

Ifeoma Obasanya has corporate experiences spanning across Finance and Human Resources Management, she joined CHAMS Plc in year 2007 as an account executive and has risen across the ranks. Prior to joining CHAMS Plc, she worked with SCOA Plc as Treasury Manager in the Treasury & Forex Department, as Branch accountant in Diya, Fatimilehin & Co (Estate Surveyors & Valuers) among others. Over the last 14 years, she has made immense contributions to Chams PLC as Head, Human Capital Development and as Finance Manager. She participated greatly in achieving Balance Sheet Restructuring for the company, fund raising initiative with Bank of Industry (BOI) and other banks, AGMs, Finance & Audit Committee Meetings, budgeting, financial modelling, Receivables management, investor relations, performance management, talent hunt, succession planning and other strategic roles. She obtained a bachelor's degree in Education/Accountancy from the University of Nigeria with a second-class upper degree, Commonwealth Executive Masters in Business Administration (CEMBA). She is a member of Association of Corporate Treasurers of Nigeria (ACTN) and The Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered) and currently pursuing further certifications.

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• Pastor

Pastor Ituah Ighodalo is a Pastor, an Accountant, a Thinker, a Social Reformer and a Writer. He obtained a B.Sc combined honours degree in Economics and Accounting in 1982 from the University Of Hull, England, qualified as a Chartered Accountant in July 1986 and attended a Business Management Course at the Harvard Business School, Boston in 2011. Pastor Ituah is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation Nigeria, member of the Nigerian Institute of Management, member American Society of Industrial Security and member, American Institute of Management. He sits on the board of several corporate, charitable organizations and NGOS as Chairman and Director, they include, FAMAD Nig. Plc., FINATRUST MFB, The Clinix Diagnostic Center, NSIA Insurance, Standard Bearers School, the Courage Education Foundation, Edensfield Health Initiative, ELPIS Mental Health Initiative, Heritage Homes, and others. He is the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of the TIMELESS Media Group, Chairman Trinity Media and Films, Celebr8 Music Festival and producer Courage Center TV series. He has written and published several articles, papers and books.

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• HEAD, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

John Atomode a Physics graduate of University of Ilorin has over 12 years' experience in Technology operations and business, spanning across telecommunications, banking sector, IGR collection and settlement, as well as intelligent business solutions, having worked with MTNNigeria for 5years until 2014 when he joined Chams Plc. John is one of the indigenous certified system administrators who installed, configured and deployed the BVN servers nationwide in 2014 and has participated in several other major national technology projects. He holds several certifications in Google, AWS, Microsoft Azure cloud certified administration, OCA(Oracle Certified Administrator), Solaris System Administration (Oracle Sun microsystems), Hitachi Storage administration, EMC Storage configuration administration, QMS(Quality Management System). He was deputy Chief Technology Officer between 2017 -2020, working on several innovative technologies while managing the technical team both within and outside the company, He is the current head of Information Technology department at Chams plc.

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• Group Managing Director

Gavin is a seasoned Fintech professional with a proven track record in managing companies, subsidiaries of listed companies and geographical areas (Africa) with a specific focus on all areas of Electronic Banking and Fintech; Issuing, acquiring, switching etc. Primary areas of specialization include; payments switching and processing, developing and managing payment card schemes, terminal and other electronic infrastructure management, transaction processing, transaction acquiring systems, and mobile payments. His career has entailed; 20 years at First National Bank of South Africa where he implemented most electronic banking and card systems and infrastructure; 7 years at Visa as Country Manager, sub-Saharan Africa (South Africa, UK and Nigeria) where, after developing the Visa CEMEA strategy for Nigeria, volunteered to reside in Nigeria in order to work with all payment entities to implement Visa cards and payments across all banks in Nigeria. He also grew the number of Visa issuing banks in sub-Saharan Africa, from 22 to over 120 in 4 years. In 2007 he joined UBA as Senior General Manager Cards and issued over 5 million Visa payment cards in under 12 months. Since 2009, he has worked (on a full-time and part-time basis) with the Chams PLC Group of companies as MD of ChamsSwitch and Deputy MD of Chams Mobile, amongst other roles. He is entrepreneurial and skilled at building organizations, partnerships and alliances, formulating business strategy and negotiating business agreements. Gavin was is the current Group Managing Director of Chams Plc. Chams PLC has a strong brand and extensive history, having delivered integrated identity management and intelligent business solutions for over 30 years. Today, Chams continues to deliver innovative solutions which enriches and improves lives.

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• Non - Executive Director

Segun Oloketuyi, B.Sc, MBA. FCA, serves as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at Wema Bank Plc. Mr. Oloketuyi served as General Manager for Business Optimization Division of Skye Bank Plc and served as Executive Director of its Business Development. He served as Deputy General Manager in charge of Corporate and Commercial Markets of Polaris Bank Plc (formerly Prudent Bank Plc) since joining in January 2000 and served as its Executive Director of Finance and Enterprise Risk Management for Polaris Bank Plc since January 2006.

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• Non - Executive Director

Mr. Aladekomo has served as a member of the board of ChamSwitch Plc from January 2015 before his recent appointment as a……

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• Non - Executive Director

Mrs. Olamojiba Bakare, is a seasoned Lawyer with almost 20 years of experience in the Corporate world, 15 years of this was as a practicing Solicitor in the United Kingdom. She relocated back to Nigeria after a stint spanning over 20 years in the UK where she qualified as a Solicitor of England and Wales with a First Class in the oldest and most prestigious Law School in the UK, Inns of Court School of Law. She completed her Masters in The Theory and Practice of Dispute Prevention and Resolution at the University of Westminster. She has worked with two major oil companies *(In the UK)* namely, ExxonMobil as a Contract Coordinator and also heading a department at Total Gas and Power Plc. She practiced as a Solicitor in London for several years in top firms such as Buss Murton LLP and Landes Hutton LLP before relocating back to Nigeria in 2010. During this period, she worked for 2 blue chip companies as a Senior Manager and part of their EXCO.

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• Non - Executive Director
• Business Executive

Mayowa Olaniyan is an insightful business executive with sturdy managerial expertise. Until her appointment as an Executive Director, she was the Chief Strategist and Financial Officer for the Chams Group. A resilient administrator with thorough and energetic expertise in business development and management, business leadership having to work with the C-Level Executives, Board of directors, Regulatory Authorities and other key stakeholders in ensuring the achievement of company's business and financial objectives. Mayowa's resilience and expertise span across years of ardent commitment to excellence. She started her career as an Audit Trainee with Bolaji Finnih from January 1994 to December 1994, she moved to SCOA Nigeria PLC where she served meritoriously for 13 years in various managerial capacity; from Accountant to Divisional Accountant/Admin. Mayowa later progressed to Tranter International Ltd as the Group Finance and Admin Manager serving for 3 years. She joined Supercard Limited (a then subsidiary of Chams PLC) as AGM Corporate Services where she oversaw the corporate activities of the company. She became the Group Head, Internal Audit and Risk Management of Chams Group between 2011 and 2012, GM Finance and Accounts, Chams PLC between 2012 and 2013, GM Special Duties in 2014 and Chief Financial Officer in 2015, a position she held until her appointment as an Executive Director, Chams PLC. Over the years, Mayowa has established a record of successes by significantly growing business value and maximizing profits through internal control and efficiency. Mayowa led the implementation of one of Chams PLC's most successful public-private partnership project, deriving costs optimization for the partnering state government and in turn achieving increased earnings for the company. A chartered accountant of repute, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA) and Fellow of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), the global body for Professional Accountants. Mayowa holds an MBA from Heriot-Watt University and Edinburgh Business School, UK, a degree and postgraduate diploma from Oxford Brooks University, UK. She is an alumna of NANYANG Technology University, Singapore and the prestigious Pan Atlantic University (Lagos Business School), Nigeria. Mayowa Olaniyan serves on the board of several organizations within the Chams group and other organizations.

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• GROUP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
• New Group Chief Financial Officer

Mrs. Patricia Duru resumed as new Group Chief Financial Officer of Chams Plc on March 8, 2021 She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, an Associate of the Chartered Global Management Accountants & Chartered Management Accountants (UK) amongst others.

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• HEAD, HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

Toyin is a versatile Human Resources generalist with over 9 years' experience with expertise in areas such as Workforce Planning…..

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• HEAD, PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
• Head, Product Management Department in

Opeyemi Eboka is the Head, Product Management Department in Chams Plc. A seasoned professional with over 12 years' experience in managing products and optimizing product features to satisfy customers changing needs, developing financial plans and policies, improving clientele experience, implementing business strategies and driving sales. Ensures operational effectiveness and improves team members' performance through training, coaching, and mentoring.

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• Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria

Pastor Ituah Ighodalo is a Pastor, an Accountant, a Thinker, a Social Reformer and a Writer. He obtained a B.Sc combined honours degree in Economics and Accounting in 1982 from the University Of Hull, England, qualified as a Chartered Accountant in July 1986 and attended a Business Management Course at the Harvard Business School, Boston in 2011. Pastor Ituah is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation Nigeria, member of the Nigerian Institute of Management, member American Society of Industrial Security and member, American Institute of Management. He sits on the board of several corporate, charitable organizations and NGOS as Chairman and Director, they include, FAMAD Nig. Plc., FINATRUST MFB, The Clinix Diagnostic Center, NSIA Insurance, Standard Bearers School, the Courage Education Foundation, Edensfield Health Initiative, ELPIS Mental Health Initiative, Heritage Homes, and others. He is the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of the TIMELESS Media Group, Chairman Trinity Media and Films, Celebr8 Music Festival and producer Courage Center TV series. He has written and published several articles, papers and books. Pastor Ituah has sat on various government panels' (State and Federal), and has been an adviser/consultant to government at different levels. He is on the Council of the Nigerian British Chamber of Commerce and the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association. He is the Pastor-in-Charge, Trinity House.

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• CHAIRMAN
• Founder

Demola Aladekomo is the Founder CHAMS Group and the current Chairman of the board, Chams Plc. He started CHAMS in 1985 as the first indigenous computer maintenance company in Nigeria.

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• Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria
• HEAD, INTERNAL AUDIT & RISK MANAGEMENT

Stanley Arodiwe is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria with over 15 years cognate experience in Accounting and Auditing. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Accountancy and a Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting from Lagos State University Ojo.

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• COMPANY SECRETARY
• Company Secretary / Head Legal Services

Yetunde Busola Emmanuel, the Company Secretary/Head Legal Services of Chams Plc, has a wealth of experience garnered over 10 years spanning in Corporate & Commercial law, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation & Advocacy and Company Secretarial Practice. She has a Bachelor's degree in Law from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State and LLM from the University of Lagos. She is a member of Nigerian Bar Association, International Trademarks Association (INTA), Women in Successful Career (WISCAR) as well as an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN). Over the years, she has worked with Udochi Iheanacho Partnership, Mathmer & Associates, The Venerable Practice and Vericore Technologies Limited among others.