CHAMS PLC appoints new board members

CHAMS PLC has appointed four new board members to strengthen its global objective. The newly appointed board members are: Pastor Ituah Ighodalo – Non-Executive Director; Mr. Wim Tappij Gielen – Non-Executive Director; Mrs. Mayowa Olaniyan- Executive Director and Mrs. Funke AlomoOluwa – Executive Director. Pastor Ituah Ighodalo Non-Executive Director – obtained a B.Sc combined honours […]

CHAMS PLC has appointed four new board members to strengthen its global objective.

The newly appointed board members are: Pastor Ituah Ighodalo – Non-Executive Director; Mr. Wim Tappij Gielen – Non-Executive Director; Mrs. Mayowa Olaniyan- Executive Director and Mrs. Funke AlomoOluwa – Executive Director.

Pastor Ituah Ighodalo Non-Executive Director – 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.

Mr. Wim Tappij Gielen – Non-Executive Director  Joined  DeLarue in 1981, and  later became MD with the responsibilities of managing their card production facilities in The Netherlands and Germany, the personalisation bureaus in The Netherlands and Belgium and the development of security features for the ID division. 

Wim later joined Datacard in 1989 as Regional Vice President Europe Middle-East, India and Africa. In 2005 he became the Senior Vice President Global Sales and service, and in 2009 he took on the Global responsibility for Government Business Development as Senior Vice President, a position he held until his retirement from Entrust Datacard in 2015.

Currently, Wim acts as an independent consultant and board member of international organisations in the secure ID industry.

Mrs. Mayowa Olaniyan- Executive Director- Until her appointment, Mayowa holds the office of the Chief Strategist and Financial Officer for the Chams Group.  Mayowa is a chartered accountant. She holds an MBA from Edinburgh Business School, UK, and a post graduate degree from Oxford Brooks University, UK. Mayowa Olaniyan serves on the board of several organizations within the Chams group and other organizations.

Mrs. Funke AlomoOluwa – Executive Director.  Prior to her appointment, Funke AlomoOluwa is the current Managing Director of ChamsAccess Limited, a subsidiary of Chams PLC.

A seasoned business executive spanning over 19 years in both the Financial and ICT sectors.  Funke was the Deputy Project Manager and Chief Installation Officer of the bank verification number (BVN) project initiated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). 

Funke holds a degree in Computer Science and Economics (combined honors) from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.