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Heirs Technologies, a digital transformation
company, has appointed Obong Idiong as its Chief Executive Officer.
Idiong brings considerable experience in the
technology sector and a visionary approach to this role. Prior to joining Heirs Technologies, he
served as the Managing Director/CEO at Africa Prudential Plc, where he
spearheaded the digital transformation of its registrar services and
repositioned the company as an agile and technology-driven organisation.
Heirs Technologies also appointed Dr. Fumbi
Chima as its Chair. She has served as CIO in global companies including Adidas,
Fox Network Group, Burberry Corporation, Walmart Stores Inc. Asia business
operations, and American Express’ Global Corporate Technologies.
Idiong has held a series of senior management
roles, including at the United Bank for Africa Plc and Heirs Holdings Limited.
Heirs Technologies, a subsidiary of Heirs
Holdings, delivers efficiency and scalability to enterprise customers, offering
specialised and localised services that include IT Consulting, Managed Services
and Business Process Outsourcing. In
addition, the company offers locally relevant enterprise solutions to enable
companies scale and transform their services.
The company is committed to developing local talent through tailored
skills development programmes.
Idiong stated: “We are proud to bring Heirs
Holdings’ core values and business approach to the tech sector, leading with
excellence, execution, and enterprise.
We are committed to bridging an enormous gap in the technology ecosystem
by delivering local relevance to a global market and offering cutting-edge
solutions to enable our customers to become more competitive”.
In her statement Chima said, “I am pleased to be
a part of this movement to unlock Africa’s potential. Having worked in technology leadership roles
across global organisations, I am confident that Heirs Technologies will create
impact that will improve lives and transform the continent”.
Heirs Technologies is Africa's digital
transformation partner, driving innovation across the continent. Building on Heirs Holdings’ track record of
digital transformation in financial services, Heirs Technologies specialises in
delivering world-class technology solutions to corporate customers, including
Managed Services, System Integration, and bespoke IT Consulting.
Heirs Technologies empowers businesses to
thrive, through the delivery of innovative solutions, world-class expertise,
and access to global providers, while enhancing local capacity and value.
Heirs Technologies is a subsidiary of Heirs
Holdings, the leading pan-African investment company with strategic investments
in key sectors in the African economy, including resources, power, financial
services, real estate and hospitality and healthcare, with portfolio operations
across twenty-four countries worldwide.
Heirs Holdings’ investment approach is driven by founder Tony Elumelu’s
philosophy of Africapitalism that champions the African private sector’s
commitment to the economic transformation of Africa, through investments that
generate both economic prosperity and social wealth.
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