By Lateef Adegbite
Barely one week after the Lunching of Heirs Technologies, a digital transformation company by Heirs Holdings, the parent company, it ha swung into action with the appointment of Obong Idiong as its Chief Executive Officer, CEO.
The Digital transformation company primed for delivery of leading enterprise solutions and Information Technologies, IT, Consulting Services for business appears to have set the balling with Idiong , the CEO, bring his valuable experience in in the country’s technology sector and a ivisionary approach to his new office to run the affairs of the outfit.
Informed sources told The Value News that until he was appointed the CEO, of Heirs Technologies, which is a digital company floated Heirs Holdings, he had earlier served as the Managing Director an CEO, AT African Prudential plc, where he was said to have spearheaded the digital transformation of the company’s registrar services and re -positioned it as a fragile and technology-driven organization that could compete with Multi-national Companies.
He was said to have also held senior Management positions in the company including United Bank for Africa, UBA, plc and Heirs Holdings limited at various times. Going by the vision of setting up the technologies company by Authorities of Heirs Holdings and scalability to enterprise customers m b, they were said to have had a the back of their mind that ‘’it will deliver efficiency by offering specialized and localized services and Business sourcing.
The company which is committed to developing local talent through tailored skills development programmes at present offers locally relevant enterprise solutions to enable companies scale and transform their services.
An elated Idiong, Heirs Technologies, CEO, had said that they are proud to bring the digital transformation company core values and business approach to the technological sector, leading with excellence, execution and enterprise. .
He had said that that they are committed to bridging an enormous gap in the country’s technology ecosystem b delivering local relevance to a global market and offering cutting –edge solutions to enable the Customers to become more competitive.
Fumbi Chima, who is the appointed Chairman of Heirs Technologies, was said to have served as CIO in various global companies including Adidas, Fox Network Group, Burberry Corporation, Walmart Stores Inc, Asia business operations and American Expresses’ Global Corporate Technologies.
In her statement on assumption of duties, she had said that that she had said ‘’I am pleased to be part of this movement to unlock Africa’s technological potentials’’. She asserted that having worked in technology roles across several global organizations, in the past , she is optimistic that Heirs Technologies will create an appreciable impact that ‘’will improve lives and transform the Continent’’.
Giving an insider information, he noted that Heirs Technologies, was established to be Africa’s leading digital transformation partner, driving innovation across the Continent. He opined that the Company will build on the track records of Heirs Holding on digital transformation in financial services, specialize in delivering world-class technology solutions to Corporate Customers, including managed services, system integration and bespoke IT Consulting.
More encouraging about its operations was the fact that it would empower businesses ‘’to thrive, through the delivery of innovative solutions , world-class expertise ,and access to global technology providers , while enhancing local capacity and value.
Note that Heirs Technologies is a subsidiary of Heirs Holdings , described as the Leading African Investment Company with strategic investments in key sectors of the Nigerian and other African countries economies , including resources, power, financial services, real estate, hospitality and healthcare services with portfolio operations across 24 countries world-wide.
Those who have taken a closer look at Heirs Technologies operations had confirmed that it is driven by Tony Elumelu ‘s philosophy of Afri-capitalism that champions the African private sector’s commitment to the economic transformation of the African Continent through investments that generate both economic prosperity and social health.
