Prof. Akinde A. D. - Chairman

The Chairman of the Board who holds a B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Electronics, M.Sc. Communication and PhD Computer Science degrees, is a Fellow of the Nigerian Computer Society (FNCS), an Electronics/Communication engineer by training and a practicing computer engineer. He has over thirty-three years professional experience in Research, Teaching and Consultancy in the areas of Digital Systems, Computer and Industrial Automation with respect to design, installation and maintenance of large-scale computing systems. He consults widely for Government, the Private Sector, as well as International agencies.

Engr. Akin Sawyerr - Director

Engr. Akin Sawyerr has over 30 years working experience in Information Technology, Electronic Engineering and Resource Management. He is currently a Director with the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission.
He was at various times a consultant to the Nigerian University System on Management Information System (MIS); Deputy Director, Data Management at the National University Commission; Member, Governing Council of the National Mathematical Center. He is a Fellow of the Computer Society of Nigeria; Member, Nigerian Society of Engineers; COREN registered Engineer; registered member of Computer Professional (Registration Council) of Nigeria – CPN and a member of the Internet Society.

Engr. Demola Aladekomo - Director

Demola is the founder and Managing Director of CHAMS Plc., a leading IT company with special focus on card technologies. He started CHAMS some twenty years ago, as the first indigenous computer maintenance outfit. Over the years, the company has pioneered many new technologies and provided intelligent solutions to a wide range of public and private sector initiatives.

Some of his achievements in the field of IT practice include:

     first wide–area-network on PCs in Nigeria
     first company to venture into card technologies in Nigeria

Demola is the brain behind the success of the Valucard project.
He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Computer Society (FNCS), a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) and a Fellow of Computer Professional Registration Council (CPN) He was part of the first Chief Executives Programme at Lagos Business School. He is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Volunteer Corps as well as the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Smartcard Society of Nigeria.

Professor Oye Ibidapo Obe - Director

Professor 0. Ibidapo-Obe was awarded a Bachelor of Science [B.Sc. (Hons)] degree in Mathematics in the lst Class Division by the University of Lagos, Nigeria in 1971. He served the University of Lagos from October 1, 1972 as a Graduate Assistant through 1976 as Lecturer Grade II till 1983 as Professor. He was subsequently the Deputy Vice-Chancellor in April 2000 and acted as Vice-Chancellor between September 2000 and April 2002.  He was appointed substantive Vice-Chancellor on 1^st May, 2002 and successfully served until 30^th April 2007.He was the Chairman of the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities. He was 2-times awarded the Best Vice Chancellor’s Prize (2004,2005) for the Nigerian University System(NUS).
Professor Ibidapo-Obe currently serves on the Council of  Osun State University, Chairman of the Monitoring Committee of National Open University of Nigeria.
He was conferred with the national honour as Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR) by the Federal Republic of Nigeria .

Mr. Femi Williams - Managing Director/CEO

Femi holds a B.Sc. Electronics and Electrical Engineering degree and an MBA in Information Technology. He joined Chams Plc. in 1990 as a Computer Engineer, and by dint of hard work, resourcefulness and dedication, he rose to the position of General Manager in January 2001.
He held this position until he joined Supercard Limited as Managing Director in March 2004. An engineer to the core, Femi has designed and implemented numerous systems connectivity projects; LANS, WANS, mini - mainframe linkages, structured cabling systems, etc. He was the Chief Operating Officer of Chams for many years leading the sales, marketing and technical teams. He was actively involved in strategic policy formulation and implementation as well as mentoring for the entire company. He is a member of the Nigerian Computer Society (NCS), Nigerian Society of Engineers and Computer Professional (Registration Council) of Nigeria (CPN) and enjoys playing the game of Squash.