Dr Eyouléki Tcheyi Gnadi Palanga is the Interim CEO of WACREN and doubles as the Board Chair. Between 2000 and early 2010, he was at the heart of the University of Lomé’s digital transformation. For several years, he was the Technical Advisor in charge of digital technology for the Minister of Higher Education and Research of Togo after serving as the Deputy Director of the University of Lomé’s Computer and Computing Centre. Since 2006, he has worked for the Togo Education and Research Network (TogoRER) and was confirmed as Executive Director in 2020. He is one of the actors in developing the digital ecosystem at the university and the national level in Togo. He is a Regional Centre of Excellence for Energy Management staff member based at the University of Lomé. Dr Palanga is a teacher-researcher and lecturer at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Ingénieurs of the University of Lomé. He was a member of the Board of Directors of WACREN before being elected Chairman of the Board in 2021.