Management Team
Sanmi Olade
CEO / President, Chief Technologist
In his role as Solution Colony's CEO / President, Sanmi leads the company's strategic direction and vision. With more than 12 years of innovative software technology industry experience, Sanmi draws on his extensive software development expertise to identify opportunities to advance various industrial solutions. An avid entrepreneur, Sanmi was founder of many of Nigeria's first technological solution products including SMSColony, Voucher Colony, CyberKlock (a well renowned CyberCafe Management system), Doctors Notes and RetailSys (a well accepted Retail and Point of Sales software for pharmacies, restaurants and hotels).

Prior to founding SC, Sanmi was well known in the technological community as a passionate innovator of technology in solving everyday issues within the business community. With early career experience in the United States, Sanmi achieved success with several early-stage technological products including VoucherColony, Virtual Kard and CyberKlock. As the company's Chief Technologist, Sanmi recently spearheaded Solutions Colony's strategic efforts with multiple manufacturers in Beijing and Hong Kong to design and manufacture custom biometric hardware products that seamlessly integrate with the company's extensive biometric software solutions.
Lincoln Olade
Exec. Vice President, Business Development / Operations
As Exec. Vice President of Business Development, Lincoln develops and manages Solution Colony's (SC) strategic partnerships and establishes initiatives for defining SC's products and services. In addition, Lincoln is responsible for tracking emerging technological trends and providing guidance on future market conditions. Having co-founded Solutions Colony with his brother, Sanmi, Lincoln brings more than 10 years of high technology consulting, business development, marketing and executive management experience to SC. Lincoln has held technological consulting positions with major Fortune 500 companies in various industries including Goldman Sachs, Schlumberger, MOTOROLA, Wells Fargo, Cap Gemini Ernst Young (CGEY) and Arthur Andersen amongst others.
Ryan Francis
Sr. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
As CFO for Solutions Colony (SC), Ryan manages SC’s financial operations with responsibility for accounting, financial analysis, tax, investor relations, and audit. Prior to joining SC, Ryan spent seven years as a management consultant at Andersen Consulting, now known as Accenture, in Europe and the United States. He holds a B,Sc degree in Corporate Finance from Imperial College, London University and a M.B.A from New York University (NYU).
Vinay Bharti Lodha
Sr. Vice President, Chief Information Officer (CIO)
As Chief Information Officer at Solutions Colony (SC), Vinay is responsible for the SC Research Labs and shared technologies, emerging technologies, architecture and standards, localization and secure coding, and developing the technology strategy for the company. Vinay works closely with the CEO to guide SC’s investments in advanced biometrics research and is responsible for the company’s strategic partnerships in China.