Chams honours Directors, pledges service delivery
By Philemon Adedeji
The Chairman of the Chams Holding Company PLC, Sir Demola Aladekomo, had pledged that the Company shall ensure value delivery to its shareholders and the financial services industry during a send-off party to celebrate some retiring directors.
The retired directors include Dr. Dere Awosika, Dr. Evans Woherem; Pastor Ituah Ighodalo; Mr. Femi Williams; Mr. Gavin Young, Mrs. Funke Alomooluwa; Mr. Emmanuel Ojo and Mr. Kehinde Lapite.
Aladekomo said the firm had been on a journey for the last 38 years. He noted that the journey was filled with “highs and lows.” Aladekomo was filled with appreciation for the staff but, most importantly, the retired directors who were the key drivers behind the firm’s greatness today.
He said, “This is to celebrate the 38th-year journey that has been most interesting. A journey that speaks of perseverance and service to humanity. A journey that produced a lot of great men and women.
“Tonight, we celebrate some of those that directed the affairs of this company, which means quite a lot to Nigeria. They worked on a project that solved a lot of problems in the Nigerian financial industry. Today you can transact business in the bank due to their reforms of the e-payment solution,” he added.
Aladekomo also commended the team at the Nigerian Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS) that worked with the Chams’ team in delivering the Bank Verification Number (BVN) project and appreciated them.
The Group Managing Director, Mrs. Mayowa Olaniyan, said the retired directors needed to be appreciated in view of the great work they did in the company.
“Even though they were Non-Executive Directors, they worked just like executives, and they have been highly supportive after their retirement. The least we can do to appreciate them is to honor them with this send-forth programme,” she said.
Olaniyan, who x-rayed the work of her predecessor, Gavin Young, said the former Group Managing Director at Chams Nigeria did great work. She credited him for creating value in the system and reviewing the solutions. She explained that she was leveraging his work.
In her message to the shareholders, she said Chams would continue to play a major role in Fintech and has one of the highest licenses in the industry.
“Our Cardcentre recently partnered with a few companies within Nigeria and in Asia, and it has strengthened capacity and improved operations. Chamsswitch has recently partnered with some banks. This is the time for our shareholders to smile,” Olaniyan said.
One of the retired Director, Mrs. Funke Alomooluwa, who responded on behalf of others, expressed the joy of the retired directors for the recognition of their contributions to the growth and development of the Company.
Alomooluwa explained that she worked under the tutelage of Aladekomo when she was a member of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC). According to her, she was later privileged to serve on the team that delivered the BVN, which revolutionised Nigeria’s banking system.
