IBM appoints Dipo Faulkner as Country General Manager for Nigeria

06 Sep 2016
Financial Nigeria

Summary

The American technology company said Faulkner will succeed Taiwo Otiti, who has served as Country General Manager since 2010.

Oladipo Ernest Faulkner, Country General Manager, IBM Nigeria.

International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation announced today the appointment of Oladipo Ernest Faulkner as Country General Manager for IBM Nigeria.

The American technology company said Faulkner will succeed Taiwo Otiti, who has served as Country General Manager since 2010. In his new post, Faulkner will be responsible for IBM's overall business in Nigeria with a focus on deploying the company’s advanced technology capabilities in cognitive, cloud computing, big data and analytics, mobile and security to solve current and future needs of institutions in key economic sectors across the country.

Faulkner will also provide leadership for IBM’s relationships and corporate social initiatives in the civil Society, ICT, and academic communities.

Faulkner is currently IBM’s Global Business Services Lead for Central and West Africa. Prior to joining IBM in 2013, Faulkner spent 13 years working with Accenture Nigeria, a consulting firm, rising to become a Director. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Lagos and an Advanced Management Program certificate from Institute de Empressa (IE) in Madrid, Spain.

IBM operates in over 170 countries. Some of the myriad of IBM's inventions include the automated teller machine (ATM), the floppy disk, and the hard disk drive.


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