Amazon of Nigeria’s IT industry and chief executive officer of Omatek Computers, Engineer Florence Seriki has been elected the 6th President of the Information Technology (Industry) Association of Nigeria (ITAN). The election which took place at the just concluded Annual General Meeting of the body held at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, also witnessed the approval of a new constitution for the association.
Seriki took over from Dr. Jimson Olufuye who served the body for four years.
A Chemical Engineer by profession, and graduate of the University of Ife now Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Seriki is the founder of Omatek Computers unarguably, one of the prominent promoters of indigenous computer brands. The Omatek brand is one of the leading brands in Nigeria and the West Africa sub-region today.
She began as a computer instructor to CEOs of financial institutions during her National Youth Service days at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Victoria Island (VI), Lagos. Her stint at the NNPC office in Victoria Island, Lagos opened her eyes to the inadequacy of most CEOs of banks when they sit directly in front of their PCs. She saw a business potential she could explore and that would begin her successful forage into the IT sector.
From there, she went into computer sales and with her Omatek Ventures Limited, became a vendor for some of the world’s top class brands.
Omatek was successful in unloading IBM into the market as was with Compaq, Toshiba and Macintosh. But she soon developed passion for local assembly of PCs and in 1993, the Omatek Computers were launched at the CTO, a flagship IT seminar and exhibition event organized yearly by the US Consular Office.
At its Ojota factory, Omatek Computers has become synonymous with the local manufacture of casing, mouse, key board and speakers. Seriki has been able to penetrate the public and private sectors with her Omatek brand. It is a strong testimony to her unrelenting spirit of enterprise in IT.
From there, she went into computer sales and with her Omatek Ventures Limited, became a vendor for some of the world’s top class brands.
Omatek was successful in unloading IBM into the market as was with Compaq, Toshiba and Macintosh. But she soon developed passion for local assembly of PCs and in 1993, the Omatek Computers were launched at the CTO, a flagship IT seminar and exhibition event organized yearly by the US Consular Office.
At its Ojota factory, Omatek Computers has become synonymous with the local manufacture of casing, mouse, key board and speakers. Seriki has been able to penetrate the public and private sectors with her Omatek brand. It is a strong testimony to her unrelenting spirit of enterprise in IT.
Omatek has won many awards including recognition at the Telecom Africa organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Cairo, Egypt.
Seriki is a pioneer student of the Lagos Business School (1993). She was in 2003 voted IT Woman of the Year at the NITTA award.
Seriki is a pioneer student of the Lagos Business School (1993). She was in 2003 voted IT Woman of the Year at the NITTA award.
Mrs. Seriki who also served as the 1st Vice President during Dr. Olufuye’s tenure will now be at the forefront of ITAN’s push towards a truly digital society in the coming years.
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