Dr. Eyouléki T. G. Palanga serves as Director General (CEO) of WACREN and as Rapporteur to the Board of Directors. With more than twenty-five years of experience in information technologies, higher education, and the governance of research and education networks, he played a decisive role in the creation and development of the Togolese Research and Education Network (TogoRER). A Senior Lecturer at the University of Lomé, Dr. Palanga places his strategic and institutional expertise at the service of the Board and the implementation of WACREN’s strategic orientations.