Board of Directors
Sir Demola Aladekomo
Chairman, Board of Directors
Founder, Chams and SmartCity · Alumnus, Obafemi Awolowo University
Builder of national digital infrastructure, corporate governance and ethics advocate, and digital identity strategist
- National digital infrastructure
- Corporate governance and ethics
- Digital identity strategy
Sir Demola Aladekomo is a technology entrepreneur and institution builder with four decades of experience creating and governing national-scale digital, identity and financial infrastructure in Africa's largest economy.
He founded Chams in 1985 and SmartCity in 2003. He built Chams into a company listed on the Nigerian Exchange in 2008 and led it from sole employee to Group Chairman, through to a full and planned leadership succession.
His life's work has been the building of enduring national systems and institutions, grounded in a lifelong commitment to character, ethics and the mentoring of the next generation.
Leadership and stewardship
- Chairman of the Board, Chams HoldCo PLC (NGX: CHAMS), 2020–2026
- Non-Executive Director, Chams PLC, 2015–2020
- Group Managing Director, Chams PLC (listed 2008), 1985–2015
- Executive Chairman, SmartCity PLC and associated companies, 2003 to date
National infrastructure delivered
- National Identity Number (NIN): national identity enrolment infrastructure for the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) programme.
- Bank Verification Number (BVN): the Central Bank of Nigeria and NIBSS bank verification system, strengthening financial security and inclusion.
- SIM registration: the Nigerian Communications Commission programme for the nationwide registration of mobile users.
- Twice recognised by Guinness World Records for the scale of technology deployment.
Education and scholarship
- BSc Electronic and Electrical Engineering (Computer Engineering), Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 1982.
- MBA, University of Lagos, 1985.
- Doctor of Science (honoris causa) in Technology and Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 2025.
- Doctor of Business Administration candidate, Lagos Business School, researching ethical succession, character and institutional longevity.
- Executive education at Harvard, Oxford and MIT, and the Chief Executive Programme (CEP), Lagos Business School.
Professional standing and honours
- Fellow and past President, Nigerian Computer Society.
- Past President, Lagos Business School Alumni Association.
- Fellow, CPRCN.
- Council Member, Osun State University.
- Knight of John Wesley (KJW), Methodist Church Nigeria.