BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Our management team comprises seasoned professionals with a long history of enthralling expertise in Strategy and Management consulting, Venturing, Finance and e-Payments experience. Our team members have led many transformational projects and advisory services for regulators and industry players alike within the financial and non-financial services sectors as well as state governments.
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN
Adedotun Sulaiman (MFR) has about 40 years’ industry experience and over the course of his career has been involved in transformational engagements in Strategic Plan Development, Organization Design/Review, Financial and Performance Management, Human Performance Management and Leadership Development, Technology Planning, Process Re-engineering and Business Ethics.
Mr. Sulaiman is the Chairman of Mouka Limited, Accenture Nigeria, IHS Towers Nigeria Ltd., Secure ID Nigeria Ltd., Cadbury Nigeria Plc., and Nextzon Business Services Ltd. Others include Greensprings Schools, and Cornerstone Insurance. He was the Chairman of InterSwitch Limited between 2006 and 2018. Adedotun is a seasoned Management & Strategy Consultant.
Non-Executive Director / Chairman
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN
Adedotun Sulaiman (MFR) has about 40 years’ industry experience and over the course of his career has been involved in transformational engagements in Strategic Plan Development, Organization Design/Review, Financial and Performance Management, Human Performance Management and Leadership Development, Technology Planning, Process Re-engineering and Business Ethics.
Mr. Sulaiman is the Chairman of Mouka Limited, Accenture Nigeria, IHS Towers Nigeria Ltd., Secure ID Nigeria Ltd., Cadbury Nigeria Plc., and Nextzon Business Services Ltd. Others include Greensprings Schools, and Cornerstone Insurance. He was the Chairman of InterSwitch Limited between 2006 and 2018. Adedotun is a seasoned Management & Strategy Consultant.
MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO
Macauley Atasie (Mac) started his professional career at Accenture Nigeria where he rose to head the ePayments, Ventures and Strategy Development units of the global Management Consulting firm. Thereafter he became MD/CEO of HEIRS Alliance (a forerunner to the successful HEIRS Holdings Limited).
Mac has championed a number of transformational initiatives in the e-Payments industry with far-reaching impact on the nation. He was amongst the few who led the process for setting the tone for the Nation’s e-Payment sector from the early 2000s, postulating the industry vision at various ePayment summits held in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa. At Accenture, Mac led the conceptualisation and setup of Interswitch and eTranzact and also championed the reform agenda for the then ValuCard (now Unified Payments Limited). He influenced the use of modern technology to provide shared operating platform for micro-finance banks and linking them to mainstream branch, ATM, POS and Mobile Banking networks. He also played a key role in the introduction of the first POS network and Agency Banking in Nigeria.
At the national level, he steered the group that defined Nigeria’s eGovernment’s strategy in 2005/6; a process that ushered in the establishment of National e-Government Strategies Limited (NeGSt). The NeGSt is a body chaired by NITDA, a sister MDA to National Communications Commission (NCC). The emergent strategy formed the basis for a lot of eGovernment transformation initiatives the country has seen over the past decade. Furthermore, Mac participated actively in defining the current identity management system in Nigeria, procuring the approval of the Federal Government (under the Olusegun Obasanjo administration), for a concession to cover half of the country under the Chams Consortium organisation. This led to a directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to all banks to use the National Identity Number (NIN) as sole KYC platform in Nigeria. The NIN was later replaced by Bank Verification Number (BVN) in the wisdom of the then leadership of the CBN to have a bank-only platform versus a national one that would have forever transformed our nation’s identity management system. Mac has featured in notable technology-related events including the 2018 Digital Africa Conference and Exhibition where he was a panel member in discussing ‘Fintech Disruption: Which Way Africa’ and the Mobile West Africa Conference in 2017 on the development of the Fintech sector. He was a major speaker at the 5th E-Government summit 2016 deliberating on increasing IGR Efficiency and Accountability through Smart Innovations. He also delivered keynote speeches on the vision for E-Payment in Nigeria at summits holding in Lagos, Accra, Nairobi and Johannesburg between 2006 and 2014.
Under Mac’s leadership, Nextzon has supported over 400 clients across leading sectors of the economy including State Governments in Nigeria covering well over ten states, Commercial Banks, Insurance Companies, SMEs, entrepreneurs and regulatory bodies.
Macauley has a BSc. (Second Class Upper Division) degree in Microbiology and an MSc. in Pharmacy, both from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He has attended several courses and executive programmes at some top-rated global business schools such as Stanford University in the United States, Cranfield University in the United Kingdom and Witts University in South Africa. Recent Conferences and summits attended include the 13th World Congress on Healthcare & Technologies, Dublin Ireland.
Mac is currently the President of the e-Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (ePPAN), an umbrella body of all e-Payments providers in the country.
Managing Director / CEO
MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO
Macauley Atasie (Mac) started his professional career at Accenture Nigeria where he rose to head the ePayments, Ventures and Strategy Development units of the global Management Consulting firm. Thereafter he became MD/CEO of HEIRS Alliance (a forerunner to the successful HEIRS Holdings Limited).
Mac has championed a number of transformational initiatives in the e-Payments industry with far-reaching impact on the nation. He was amongst the few who led the process for setting the tone for the Nation’s e-Payment sector from the early 2000s, postulating the industry vision at various ePayment summits held in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa. At Accenture, Mac led the conceptualisation and setup of Interswitch and eTranzact and also championed the reform agenda for the then ValuCard (now Unified Payments Limited). He influenced the use of modern technology to provide shared operating platform for micro-finance banks and linking them to mainstream branch, ATM, POS and Mobile Banking networks. He also played a key role in the introduction of the first POS network and Agency Banking in Nigeria.
At the national level, he steered the group that defined Nigeria’s eGovernment’s strategy in 2005/6; a process that ushered in the establishment of National e-Government Strategies Limited (NeGSt). The NeGSt is a body chaired by NITDA, a sister MDA to National Communications Commission (NCC). The emergent strategy formed the basis for a lot of eGovernment transformation initiatives the country has seen over the past decade. Furthermore, Mac participated actively in defining the current identity management system in Nigeria, procuring the approval of the Federal Government (under the Olusegun Obasanjo administration), for a concession to cover half of the country under the Chams Consortium organisation. This led to a directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to all banks to use the National Identity Number (NIN) as sole KYC platform in Nigeria. The NIN was later replaced by Bank Verification Number (BVN) in the wisdom of the then leadership of the CBN to have a bank-only platform versus a national one that would have forever transformed our nation’s identity management system. Mac has featured in notable technology-related events including the 2018 Digital Africa Conference and Exhibition where he was a panel member in discussing ‘Fintech Disruption: Which Way Africa’ and the Mobile West Africa Conference in 2017 on the development of the Fintech sector. He was a major speaker at the 5th E-Government summit 2016 deliberating on increasing IGR Efficiency and Accountability through Smart Innovations. He also delivered keynote speeches on the vision for E-Payment in Nigeria at summits holding in Lagos, Accra, Nairobi and Johannesburg between 2006 and 2014.
Under Mac’s leadership, Nextzon has supported over 400 clients across leading sectors of the economy including State Governments in Nigeria covering well over ten states, Commercial Banks, Insurance Companies, SMEs, entrepreneurs and regulatory bodies.
Macauley has a BSc. (Second Class Upper Division) degree in Microbiology and an MSc. in Pharmacy, both from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He has attended several courses and executive programmes at some top-rated global business schools such as Stanford University in the United States, Cranfield University in the United Kingdom and Witts University in South Africa. Recent Conferences and summits attended include the 13th World Congress on Healthcare & Technologies, Dublin Ireland.
Mac is currently the President of the e-Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (ePPAN), an umbrella body of all e-Payments providers in the country.
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Larry Osai has over 37 years experience in the oil and gas industry working with Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria. His career in the Nigerian Petroleum industry has seen him move from the technical field into Public Relations and Management. In this capacity, he has acted as the Government and Public Relations Manager for SPDC, managing the interface between Shell, the Federal Government and the public.
In 2005, he assumed the role of Government and Ventures Relations Manager for the new deep offshore operating company, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) in Lagos, a position he held until his retirement in June 2008. Larry is a member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and the International Public Relations Society of London (IPRSL0).
Besides Nextzon, Mr. Osai is also on the boards of Finconnekt and Petrocean Nigeria Limited where he is Chairman and Principal Consultant.
Non-Executive Director
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Larry Osai has over 37 years experience in the oil and gas industry working with Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria. His career in the Nigerian Petroleum industry has seen him move from the technical field into Public Relations and Management. In this capacity, he has acted as the Government and Public Relations Manager for SPDC, managing the interface between Shell, the Federal Government and the public.
In 2005, he assumed the role of Government and Ventures Relations Manager for the new deep offshore operating company, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) in Lagos, a position he held until his retirement in June 2008. Larry is a member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and the International Public Relations Society of London (IPRSL0).
Besides Nextzon, Mr. Osai is also on the boards of Finconnekt and Petrocean Nigeria Limited where he is Chairman and Principal Consultant.
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Charles Odita started his career as an Industrial Water Technical Sales Engineer with Pinnacle Holdings Limited in Lagos. Between 1988 and 2007, he worked with Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, with four and a half years posting to Netherland’s Aardoile Maatschappij (NAM) in Assen, Netherlands (the local Dutch Oil Producing Company) and Shell Research in Rijswijk, Netherlands. He worked in various capacities as Wellsite Petroleum Engineer, Operations Engineer, Research Engineer, Project Engineer, Senior Well Engineer and Head of Corporate Wells Planning.
Charles is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, Institute of Mining, Materials and Metallurgy and a Chartered Engineer of British Engineering Council. Besides being a non-executive director on the board of Nextzon, Mr. Odita is the Chairman of Sattrak Services Limited and Midwestern Oil and Gas Plc.
He has authored several technical papers in the area of Well Engineering and attended different technical and management programmes in Nigeria, Netherlands, UK, USA and Indonesia.
Non-executive Director
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Charles Odita started his career as an Industrial Water Technical Sales Engineer with Pinnacle Holdings Limited in Lagos. Between 1988 and 2007, he worked with Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, with four and a half years posting to Netherland’s Aardoile Maatschappij (NAM) in Assen, Netherlands (the local Dutch Oil Producing Company) and Shell Research in Rijswijk, Netherlands. He worked in various capacities as Wellsite Petroleum Engineer, Operations Engineer, Research Engineer, Project Engineer, Senior Well Engineer and Head of Corporate Wells Planning.
Charles is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, Institute of Mining, Materials and Metallurgy and a Chartered Engineer of British Engineering Council. Besides being a non-executive director on the board of Nextzon, Mr. Odita is the Chairman of Sattrak Services Limited and Midwestern Oil and Gas Plc.
He has authored several technical papers in the area of Well Engineering and attended different technical and management programmes in Nigeria, Netherlands, UK, USA and Indonesia.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
As Head of the Financial Services and Payments division of the firm, Segun Olukoya is responsible for leading teams that assist local, international and regulatory institutions in the financial services sector articulate business strategies and implement transformational initiatives. He is also a key member of Nextzon’s African regional expansion team and has been active in assisting Nigerian banks and insurance companies to prospect, acquire and set-up business interests in several African countries including Ghana, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Central African Republic, DRC, Guinea and Angola.
Prior to this role, he was the pioneer Head of Strategy and Portfolio Management at the HEIRS Alliance Group (a forerunner to the successful HEIRS Holdings Limited), which was a holding company with interests in several key sectors of the Nigerian economy. At HEIRS, Segun led several project teams involved in designing and implementing strategic initiatives (including setting up new business ventures, mergers and acquisitions) that resulted in the remarkable growth and transformation of all member companies in the group.
He started out his professional career in Guaranty Trust Bank Plc as a member of the Corporate Finance Team after which he proceeded to work with Accenture in the Financial Services Market Unit. During his stay at Accenture, he worked on several business strategies, software implementation and process re-engineering projects for local and international clients. He was also one of the few professionals in the Lagos Office selected to work internationally on projects in Germany and The Netherlands.
Segun is a 2016 Eisenhower Fellow and part of a unique global network of leaders from government, business and civil society who work together to create a more peaceful, prosperous and just world. He is also an associate Fellow of the Nigeria Leadership Initiative and a member of the global Crans Montana Forum of New Leaders for Tomorrow.
He currently serves as an independent member of the investment committee of the Vantage Guaranteed Income Fund (~$10m AUM) and is also Program Director of the Lagos Angel Network (a local network of Angel Investors).
Segun has a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Lagos and has attended executive education programs at the London Business School and Pardee RAND Graduate School among other notable educational institutions.
Executive Director
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
As Head of the Financial Services and Payments division of the firm, Segun Olukoya is responsible for leading teams that assist local, international and regulatory institutions in the financial services sector articulate business strategies and implement transformational initiatives. He is also a key member of Nextzon’s African regional expansion team and has been active in assisting Nigerian banks and insurance companies to prospect, acquire and set-up business interests in several African countries including Ghana, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Central African Republic, DRC, Guinea and Angola.
Prior to this role, he was the pioneer Head of Strategy and Portfolio Management at the HEIRS Alliance Group (a forerunner to the successful HEIRS Holdings Limited), which was a holding company with interests in several key sectors of the Nigerian economy. At HEIRS, Segun led several project teams involved in designing and implementing strategic initiatives (including setting up new business ventures, mergers and acquisitions) that resulted in the remarkable growth and transformation of all member companies in the group.
He started out his professional career in Guaranty Trust Bank Plc as a member of the Corporate Finance Team after which he proceeded to work with Accenture in the Financial Services Market Unit. During his stay at Accenture, he worked on several business strategies, software implementation and process re-engineering projects for local and international clients. He was also one of the few professionals in the Lagos Office selected to work internationally on projects in Germany and The Netherlands.
Segun is a 2016 Eisenhower Fellow and part of a unique global network of leaders from government, business and civil society who work together to create a more peaceful, prosperous and just world. He is also an associate Fellow of the Nigeria Leadership Initiative and a member of the global Crans Montana Forum of New Leaders for Tomorrow.
He currently serves as an independent member of the investment committee of the Vantage Guaranteed Income Fund (~$10m AUM) and is also Program Director of the Lagos Angel Network (a local network of Angel Investors).
Segun has a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Lagos and has attended executive education programs at the London Business School and Pardee RAND Graduate School among other notable educational institutions.
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