Chams Appoints Awosika as Director, Names New CFO

Chams Plc, leading technology firm, has announced the appointment of Dr. Josephine Awosika, to its board of directors. The company also named Mrs Christianah Olaniyan as its new chief financial officer (CFO).

‎Awosika, who also serves on the board of Access Bank Plc and Capital Insurance Nigeria Limited as non-executive director, is a technocrat with extensive and meritorious public and private sector experience.

She is expected to bring her wealth of experience at executive and boardroom levels in technology, power and banking sectors to bear on the business of Chams Plc.

Awosika was the pioneer national coordinator/chief executive of the National Programme on Immunization; director(Parastatals) in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation; Director (Department of Community Relations & Youth Development) in the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior.

Awosika was also permanent secretary, Career Management Office, in the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation; and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Science & Technology. She retired from the Federal Civil service as the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Power in January 2013.

A Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) and Institute of Directors (IoD), Awosika is also a Member of the Great Britain Clinical Pharmacists Forum.

She is a recipient of several honours and awards, including Member of the Federal Republic (MFR), and the Distinguished Vocational Service Award of Rotaract District 9130 Nigeria of Rotary International.

On her part, Olaniyan was the general manager, Special Projects for Chams Plc until her appointment to the new role of chief Ffnancial officer.

In her new role, she has far reaching financial risks management mandate for the Chams Group comprising of Chams Plc and subsidiaries that include ChamsAccess and Cardcentre Limited.

Olaniyan holds a degreein Applied Accounting from Oxford Brooks University, UK and is an associate member of the institute of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA, UK).

Prior to joining Chams Plc, Olaniyan worked with Supercard Limited, a subsidiary of Chams Plc, for three years as Assistant General Manager, Corporate Services, where she was responsible for formulating and managing policies on the company’s Finance, Accounts, Human Capital Development and Administrative functions.

She joined Chams Plc as Group Head, Internal Audit and Risk Management and served as General Manager, Finance and Accounts before her promotion to the role of General Manager, Special Projects.

Olaniyan, who has over 18 years working experience at managerial level in financial strategy, audit and accountancy, started her working career with Bolaji Finnih & Co, a firm of Chartered Accountants, where she trained as an Auditor.

She later joined SCOA Nigeria Plc, where she worked for 12 years before moving to Tranter International Limited, a Microsoft Gold Partner from which she joined Supercard Limited.