Temitope Ogunsemo
| Temitope Ogunsemo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Temitope Ogunsemo 3 January 1984 Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Nigeria |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | Nigerian |
| 🏫 Education | University of Ibadan, University of Salford |
| 💼 Occupation |
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| 📆 Years active | 1984–present |
| Known for | Founder and CEO, Krystal Digital |
| 🌐 Website | https://krystaldigitalng.com/ |
Temitope Ogunsemo[1][2], a Nigerian national, born on the 3rd of January 1984 in Port Harcourt. He is the founder of Krystal Digital, a company that specializes in education-related technologies. Krystal Digital is also in the business of creating, developing and deploying customized software designed for educational institutions in Nigeria.[3]
Early Life
Temitope was voted West African Personality of the Year 2018 by the ECOWAS Youth Council. He was included in the Forbes ranking of the thirty most promising young entrepreneurs on the black continent.[4]
Life and Education
Ogunsemo is from a family of six children, and attended King's College, Lagos, Nigeria. He was a graduate of Industrial Chemistry from the University of Ibadan. He earned his master’s degree in Information Systems Management from the University of Salford, United Kingdom.[5]
Career
Before Krystal Digital, Temitope had worked on a plethora of projects. It was only afterwards that he realized that his country's education was lacking and needed to innovate.[6]
Krystal Digital
Krystal Digital is a company that offers a multitude of services in the field of education that has become a fixture in Nigeria. It was founded in 2011 in Lagos. MySkool Portal, which is a web-based application designed to properly store and document school and university data, is the flagship product of Krystal Digital.[7] In Nigeria, Krystal Digital is used by over fifty secondary schools and over 65,000 students. In 2017, Krystal Digital won the Technology Company of the Year trophy at the Nigeria Technology Award[8]. In November 2018, Krystal Digital received the award for the most entrepreneurial Information and Communication Technology ICT organization at the Nigeria Entrepreneur Awards ceremony[9]. Krystal Digital is worth $3 million and has over 150 employees and collaborators.
Awards and recognition
Temitope Ogunsemo has received several awards:
- Royal African Award, 2020 - Royal African Young Leaders Forum;
- Alumni Excellence Award, 2019 - University of Salford;
- West African Personality of the Year 2018 - ECOWAS Youth Council;
- African Child Award for Integrity in Business Leadership, 2019 - African Child Foundation;
- the 30 most influential young entrepreneurs in Africa 2019 - African Youth Congress;
- the 100 most influential youth, 2018 - West African Youth Confederation;
- Tech Startup Founder / CEO of the Year 2018 - Nigeria Technology Awards;
- Young CEO of the Year 2018 - Young CEO Business Forum;
- honorary award for outstanding performance in ICT, 2018 - MAYA Award;
- special recognition award, 2016 - Nigerian Technology Awards.
References
- ↑ "Meet Temitope Ogunsemo, Forbes Future Digital Transformation IT Expert". The Will Nigeria. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ↑ Ogunsemo, Temitope (4 September 2019). "The journey so far: Temitope Ogunsemo, CEO, Krystal Digital Network Solutions" (Interview). Howwemadeitinafrica. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ↑ "Temitope Ogunsemo Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth". Celeb Sage Wiki. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ↑ "Forbes Africa picks Temitope Ogunsemo as future of Nigeria's digital transformation". Vanguard Newspaper. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ↑ "Temitope Ogunsemo, Olugbenga Agboola and others make the Forbes' Africa Undiscovered Series List". The Guardian. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ↑ "Meet Temitope Ogunsemo, 33-Year-Old Nigerian Who Built A $3Million EdTech Company". How Nigeria. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ↑ Shade Wesley-Metibogun (17 April 2022). "Meet Temitope Ogunsemo, Forbes Future Digital Transformation IT Expert". The Will Nigeria. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ↑ Alex Monye (24 November 2018). "Osinbanjo, Okonkwo, Aiteo Group, others receive entrepreneurs award". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ↑ Kehinde Olatunji (20 November 2017). "ECOWAS, Ogunsemo task youths on active participation in nation building". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
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