Former Wema Bank MD/CEO Joins Chams

By Ahmed Rahma

Following the death of its non-executive director, Professor Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe, Chams Plc said its board has approved the appointment Mr Olusegun Oloketuyi and Mrs Olamojiba Bakare as non-executive directors effective February 18, 2021, subject to the ratification at the Annual General Meeting (AGM).

In a notification to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), the company said until his death, Mr Ibidapo-Obe joined the company as a director on September 29, 2015, and made major contributions to the organisation during his time on the board.

One of the new appointees, Mr Segun Oloketuyi, is a seasoned banker and accountant. He was the immediate Managing Director of Wema Bank Plc.

He had also served as General Manager, Business Optimization Division and Executive Director of Business Development at Skye Bank Plc and Deputy General Manager, Corporate and Commercial Markets at Polaris Bank Plc (formerly Prudent Bank Plc) and as its Executive Director of Finance and Enterprise Risk Management.

On her part, Mrs Olamojiba Bakare is a reputable international lawyer, having qualified as a Solicitor of England and Wales from Inns of Court School of Law.

She also has a Masters degree in The Theory and Practice of Dispute Prevention and Resolution from the University of Westminster.

Mrs Olamojiba Bakare is armed with almost 20 years’ experience in the corporate world, out of which she used 15 years as a practicing Solicitor in the United Kingdom.

Since her relocation to Nigeria in 2010, she has both taught corporate law and practiced as a solicitor.

She comes with a wealth of knowledge, experience, professionalism and passion.

Chams PLC is Nigeria’s leading provider of integrated identity management and identity and payments transactional systems and solutions provider.

Over the last3 decades, Chams has evolved from computer and hardware maintenance to providing enterprise technology solutions in the identity management and transaction payments space to public and private sector institutions.