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| Austin Okere, CEO, CWG |
Technology Africa, organizers of Titans of Tech awards
has named the Group Chief Executive Officer of Computer Warehouse Group (CWG)
Mr. Austin Kwesi Okere as the award ‘Technology Africa Personality of the Year
2012.”
The annual award recognizes those who are making true
difference by their contributions either directly or indirectly in increasing
African contents in Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) products
and services in the emerging market.
According to the organizers, Okere has contributed
immensely to the growth of ICT in the country, especially Hardware, Software,
Internet, IT Education, IT Security and Telecommunications, and was recognized
in that capacity by Technology Africa.
They noted that in 2008, the Columbia Business School
carried out an assessment on CWG where Okere was honored and invited to teach
at the Columbia Business School in 2010.
ITRealms
Online recalls that recently there
was an invitation from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Legatum
Center for Development and Entrepreneurship), where he encouraged the
investors, industrialists, academics and students with the amassing success
story of the group.
Thus, his achievements have been replicated in various
Entrepreneurship Development Centres and Business Schools in Nigeria, United
States, Tanzania, Kenya, among other countries.
Presenting the award to Austin Okere, Senator Gbenga
Obadara, Chairman, Senate committee on Privatization commended the outstanding
job done by him, saying “We’re proud of
you and you have indeed portrayed Nigeria’s image positively globally.”
Austin Okere is the Managing Director/CEO of Computer
Warehouse Group Limited, one of the fastest growing ICT companies in Africa. He
graduated from the University of Lagos in 1986 with B.Sc. (second upper
division) in Computer Sciences, and also an Executive MBA from the
International Graduate School of Management (IESE), Spain, after a preparatory
period at the Lagos Business School, 1998.
Okere founded Computer Warehouse Group Limited in September, 1992 and has had 23 years industry experience, covering roles in Systems Analysis, Sales & Marketing, and Corporate Management, with 20 years as Founder and CEO of the Computer Warehouse Group Limited.
Remmy Nweke
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