Managing Director of a leading Nigerian Information Technology (IT)
solutions company, the Signal Alliance (SA), Mr. Collins Onuegbu made it as 2013
finalist in the recently concluded Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
award under its Master Category for the West African sub-region.
DigitalSENSE
Business News reports that the Minister of Trade, Dr. Olusegun Aganga in his
remarks at the ceremony, detailed benefits of events such as the Ernst and
Young World Entrepreneur of the Year Award, stressed the need to celebrate
entrepreneurs as they boost the economy by their businesses which provide
employment for the citizenry.
Regional
Managing Partner for West Africa, Ernst & Young, Mr. Henry Egbiki, told
DigitalSENSE
Business News that the award is “the most prestigious award that recognizes
entrepreneurs across the world,” saying that finalists and winners of the award
emerged after an extensive and intensive process.
Also, DigitalSENSE
Business News gathered that Mr. Onuegbu, one of the few entrepreneurs
in the indigenous ICT sector to be so nominated, narrowly lost to the winner Engr. Femi Akintunde of Alpha
Mead Facilities & Management Services Ltd.
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
nominees, DigitalSENSE
Business News further learnt were reviewed by an independent
judging panel composed of several distinguished business leaders and previous
award recipients using various criteria in entrepreneurial spirit, financial performance, corporate strategic direction,
local and global impact, innovation, personal
integrity and influence.
In his reaction on the nomination, Mr.
Onuegbu who is a graduate of University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) and founding CEO
of the company told DigitalSENSE
Business News that it was a most
humbling manifestation of the giant strides made by the company over the years.
DigitalSENSE
Business News recalls that Signal Alliance in the
past 17 years has continued to set records in performance and growth in the
area of information technology business process solutions and consultancy in
all sectors of the nation’s economy; using its strategic partnerships with
global OEMs in the IT market like SAP, Microsoft, Cisco, CA amongst others,
Signal Alliance has been able to leverage on its expertise to redefine the
aspect of enterprise IT solutions in the sub-region.
Pix 1: From left Ernst & Young Regional Managing Partner for West Africa, Henry Egbiki, Director-General, Securities and Exechange Commission (SEC) Arunma Oteh OON, Collins Onuegbu, CEO Signal Alliance adn Minister of Industry, Trade & Investment, Olusegun Aganga during the award ceremony.
Pix 2: From left Adanma Onuegbu, Executive Director, Collins Onuegbu CEO, Michael Chinwuba, marketing and communications manager, Chinyere Azike all of Signal Alliance Limited at the award ceremony.
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