The British American Tobacco (BAT) added another feather to its cap on November 26, 2021 when the company’s Head of Digital Business Solutions for West and Central Africa, Olakunle Ogedengbe, clinched the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of The Year Award (Consumer Goods Category) at the second edition of the CIO Awards organized by Edniesal Consulting Limited, an enterprise governance firm. | Pulse Nigeria
Edniesal Consulting Limited, enterprise governance and corporate services firm, has announced plans to host the second edition of its Chief Information Officer (CIO) Awards on November 26th, 2021.
Building on the successes of the maiden edition held in Lagos last year, this year’s awards will also recognise outstanding professionals and organisations, who have during the year under review, delivered business value to their organisation and the industry at large, through the innovative use of technology.
Announcing it at a press conference in Lagos, the CEO of Edniesal Consulting and chief organiser of the event, Abiola Laseinde, sad: “CIOs have overtime been responsible for delivering top-of-the-line innovation and business value within their organisations while also being at the forefront of decision-making and strategic change. This class of business leaders is hardly visible nor celebrated in most organisations, but now their role has increased in importance over time as the
Mrs. Abiola Laseinde is an entrepreneur with a silent portfolio as the CEO, Edniesal Consulting Limited. She is currently making waves with Nigeria’s first Chief Information Officer award, honouring the unique but rarely recognised IT personnel in Nigeria. She tells REBECCA EJIFOMA how CIO awards became a reality within few months, and the urgency to develop full grown African IT
When Abiola Laseinde was growing up as a young girl, she had many dreams. One of her dreams was that if she remained focused, tenacious, and resilient she would break and create new records globally. So, after completing Law School, her career got off the ground as the Company Deputy Secretary for West Africa at Cadbury Plc; then in PZ, as the Company Secretary, Corporate Services Director, before her voluntary retirement in December 2019.