MFON AMANA - Scientist par excellence

Mfon Amana, managing director/chief executive officer of Management Information Systems Company Limited, was born on May 11, 1947 in the present day Akwa-Ibom State of Nigeria .

Management Information Systems Company Limited MIS was incorporated in October, 1981, but commenced operations in January, 1982 and became sole Hewlett Packard authorised, distributor in 1985, following its tremendous growth and penetration of  particularly the energy sector.

Top System integrators, software vendors and end users have all recognised the superior performance, reliability and flexibility that come with Hewlett-Packard name and that is part of what has made Hewlett Packard an over $40 billion company and number one commercial and technical UNIX and NT vendor in the world today.

MIS Limited is also the Sole Authorised Distributor of Accugraph Mountain top Suite of Engineering applications.  The software is designed to meet the needs of architects, mechanical, structural, civil and electronics/electrical engineers, as well as facilities design/management, IPX management, petroleum maintenance, pipelines planning/management maintenance, heating ventilation and air-conditioning planning/management maintenance and municipal mapping.

MIS Limited was recently appointed IBM Business Partner for the IBM range of PC’s RS/6000, Printers and Network Solutions.  Currently, MIS has offices in Lagos , Warri, Port Harcourt , Kaduna , Uyo, and Abuja .

Amana is a very active person in his business empire and local community.  He is an active member of the following professional bodies, organisations and clubs:-

·        Member , US - Nigeria Joint Economic Partnership Committee.

·        Member, Governing Council, Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC).

·        Member, Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Nigeria Airways.

·        Member, States and Local Government Creation and Boundary Adjustment Committee, 1995.

·        Elected Delegate, National Constitutional Conference, 1994.

·        National President, Oron Development Union

·        Convener, Akwa-Ibom Forum on National Issues (AKFON)

·        President, Oron Development Union , Lagos Branch

·        Vice President, Akwa-Ibom Community in Lagos .

·        Fellow, Computer Association of Nigeria (FCOAN).

·        Fellow of the Royal Society for the Advancement of Arts, Science and Commerce of the United Kingdom .

·        Member, The New York Academy of Science.

·        Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

·        Member, American Management Association.

·        Member, American Accounting Association.

Amana has also won the following awards either as a student or in the course of carrying out his professional career:-

·        General Electric Company Award for patent Disclosure (1977)

·        Scholar Massachusetts Institute of Technology  (1972 - 1974)

·        Endowed Fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1972)

·        Royal Society of Arts Silver Medal for Top Student in School of Engineering (1971).

·        Brownwell Medal for Top Student in Mechanical Engineering (1971)

·        Imperial College Scholar (1968 - 1971)

·        Shell Scholar (1968 - 1971)

·        Prizes for Best Result in WASC on various subjects.

·        Eastern Regional Scholar (1960 - 1966).

Newswatch Special Feature, Friday, 15 November 2002