Chams Holding appoints Mayowa Olaniyan as Group CEO

CHARMS Holding Company Plc has announced the appointment of Mayowa Olaniyan as the new Group Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer with effect from December 1, 2022.

In a notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and the investing public, the company explained that the appointment follows the retirement of Gavin Young as the Group Managing Director/chief Executive Officer after 3 years of service.

The company also appointed Oloruntoba Ayodele as its new Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with effect from November 1, 2022.

Olaniyan is a Chartered Accountant, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA) and a Fellow of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), the global body for professional Accountants.

According to the statement signed by Yetunde Emmanuel, Olaniyan also holds an MBA from Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-watt University, UK. She is an insightful business executive with sturdy managerial expertise. Mayowa’s expertise spans years of ardent commitment to excellence.

She started her career as an Audit Trainee with Bolaji Finnih from January 1994 to December 1994. She then moved to SCOA Nigeria PLC where she served meritoriously for 13 years in various managerial capacities; from Accountant to Divisional Accountant/ Admin.

Olaniyan later progressed to Tranter International Ltd as the Group Finance and Admin Manager serving for 3 years. She joined Supercard Limited (a then subsidiary of Chams PLC) as an Assitant General Manager (Corporate Services) where she oversaw the corporate activities of the company.

She became the Group Head of Internal Audit and Risk Management of Chams Group between 2011 and 2012, General Manager of Finance and Accounts at Chams PLC between 2012 and 2013, General Manager of Special Duties and Chief Financial Officer between 2014 and 2015, and then Executive Director at Chams PLC. In 2020, she became the Managing Director of Chamsmobile Limited.