Obong Idiong has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Heirs Technology. Idiong brings considerable experience in the technology sector and visionary approach to this role. Idiong has held series of Management roles, including at the United Bank of Africa PLC and Heirs Holdings Limited.
Idiong served as the MD/CEO of Africa Prudential Plc before joining Heirs Technology, where he also spread the digital transformation of its registrar service and repositioned the company as an agile and technology-driven organisation.
Heirs Technology is a subsidiary of Heirs Holdings. It delivers efficiency and scalability to enterprise customers, offering specialised and localised service that include IT consulting, managed services and business process outsourcing.
Heirs Technology also offers locally relevant enterprise solutions to enable companies to scale and transform their service. The Company is committed to developing local talent through tailored skills development programmes.
Obong 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 addition, Dr. Fumbi Chima has been appointed as the Chair of Heirs Technologies. 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.
In her statement, she 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.”.