ABOUT US

We are Nathan Claire

We started operations in August 2011 and though a young company, our principals have an average of over 20 years of experience and have played key roles in banks as well as some of the leading technology providers in the world.

Over time, our people have gained valuable experience working with client institutions to solve problems, improve efficiency and increase profits. Leveraging on the depth and breadth of our experience, Nathan Claire is able to help decision makers ensure that their choices on technology investments meet the demands of the day, and are consistent with long term strategy and market direction.

We are Socially Conscious

Nathan Claire Africa is involved in philanthropic activities, working with disadvantaged communities in countries where we have a footprint.

We are also a proud sponsor of several sports events including the Nairobi Club Squash Open Tournament. Amongst other achievements, Nathan Claire was nominated for the 2015 Socrates Award by the European Business Assembly

Meet the Team

With our top class people of global stardards it comes as no suprise that Nathan Claire is a force to reckoned with in all the countries we operate in

Chibuzo Ene

Chief Executive Officer

Chibuzo has 27 years of experience and a 100% success record managing the delivery of IT solutions to more than 90 large

Chibuzo Ene

Chief Executive Officer

Chibuzo has 27 years of experience and a 100% success track record managing the delivery of IT solutions to more than 90 large institutions in 13 countries. Working with industry leaders in Africa, Europe and North America, he has been involved in entire software development and implementation projects. He holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of Benin, and has attended executive courses at reputable business schools such as Cambridge University & MIT programs run by Judge Business School. Prior to co-founding Nathan Claire, he led Neptune Software plc UK to achieve a 5th place Gartner ranking for core banking system providers. Chibuzo is a philanthropist, an avid squash player and an opinion leader in Africa for Payments, Mobile-Centric Lending and Financial Services.

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Mark Sibthorpe

Independent Director

Mark is the founder of FSIM.ca as well as Banknews.tv, a Canadian news aggregation and analytics company for banks

Mark Sibthorpe

Independent Director

Mark is the founder of FSIM.ca as well as Banknews.tv, a Canadian news aggregation and analytics company for banks, insurance and fintech/insuretech companies. He is a Credit and Loyalty expert with mobile payments and banking experience dating back to 2001. More recently, Mark worked with leading industry experts to build a coalition credit and loyalty program for 10 large retailers with an estimated $4 bn in transactions per year. In 2009 and 2010, Mark was part of a partnership that revolutionized payments in the bankruptcy trustee industry by migrating 900 bankruptcy trustees from cheques to electronic payments, generating an estimated US$2 bn in deposits. Mark has led several high profile digital projects involving Netscape, Siemens, Bank Tokyo Mitsubishi and others. Mark’s specialty is the optimizing of payments, loyalty and credit cards strategies. Amongst several other achievements, he has published several articles and very recently, a book on Mobile Payments to help businesses build strategies related to mobile payments, credit and loyalty.

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Fola Kuforiji

Independent Director

Fola holds a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering, an MBA from Lagos Business School, and an Executive MBA

Fola Kuforiji

Independent Director

Fola holds a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering, an MBA from Lagos Business School, and an Executive MBA from the IESE Business School, University of Navarra in Barcelona. He has attended professional courses in Nigeria, Canada, China and the US, the most recent being Harvard Business School's executive course on Transforming Customer Experiences in April 2023. Fola has designed payment systems for large volume processors in transportation, banking as well as oil & gas sectors. He was Managing Director of Ambico Sendirian (Nigeria) Limited, Operations Director of IPCO Nigeria, a member of the IPCO International Group of Singapore, and he sits on the board of several private companies as non-executive director. Fola is a Registered Engineer with The Council for Regulation of Engineers in Nigeria (COREN) and a member of the Society for Corporate Governance Nigeria, Project Management Institute (PMI), and the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE).

Phone:(+234) 703 949 8282
Email:info@ncgafrica.com

Nneka Ene

Executive Director, West Africa

Nneka has over 17 years of relevant business management, business development, marketing, account management and project management experience.

Nneka Ene

Executive Director, West Africa

Nneka has over 17 years of relevant business management, business development, marketing, account management and project management experience. She earned a degree in Pharmacy from the University of Benin in 1994 and after practicing pharmacy for 5 years, her career took a sudden turn into business and technology. Nneka serves on the board of a number of reputable companies such as Valiant Oil and Hospitality and Logistics Africa, where she was the Managing Director. In addition to her professional endeavors, Nneka is actively involved in Christian ministry, community development activities, public and motivational speaking, and volunteers for many programs that support the welfare and development of the girl-child across Africa.

Phone:(+234) 703 949 8282
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Pius Kirera

Executive Director, East Africa

Pius holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology. He is a Prince2 Practitioner who has attended numerous professional courses.

Pius Kirera

Executive Director, East Africa

Pius holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology. He is a Prince2 Practitioner who has attended numerous professional courses. He has over 15 years of experience in Banking Systems Project Management and Implementation, Digital Product Innovation, Design, Development & Implementation of a multi-channel platform(s). He previously worked for Equity Bank Kenya and ABC Bank Kenya. His most recent role prior to joining the Nathan Claire team was as Senior Projects Manager at Family Bank, one of the largest commercial banks in Kenya.

Phone:(+234) 703 949 8282
Email:info@ncgafrica.com

Oluwole Akala

Director, Digital Transformation Services

Wole heads Nathan Claire's Digital Transformation consulting practice. He holds a B.SC Business Administration from the University of Lagos.

Oluwole Akala

Director, Digital Transformation Services

Wole heads Nathan Claire's Digital Transformation consulting practice. He holds a B.SC Business Administration from the University of Lagos as well as a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Howard University, USA. He is a highly experienced and resourceful PMP Certified Agile Project Manager and Certified Scrum Master (CSM) with over 15 years of specific experience with demonstrated successful track record of deliverables working on different projects including SDLC, ERP, and IT (software/hardware), Enterprise application solutions and IT infrastructures. He has experience in diverse multi-criteria decision analysis and performance management measures, utilizing data analytics, and business intelligence reporting. He is an experienced Agile Scrum Master with both strong Agile Scrum delivery skills and project facilitation experience. Over the past 13 years, Wole has been based in the US working for companies such as Digital Solutions Warehouse and Cybern Consulting Group.

Phone:(+234) 703 949 8282
Email:info@ncgafrica.com

Cletus Ochagwu

Chief Technology Officer & Head of Service Delivery for West Africa

Cletus is the Chief Technology Officer/Head of

Cletus Ochagwu

Chief Technology Officer & Head of Service Delivery for West Africa

Cletus is the Chief Technology Officer/Head of Service Delivery for West Africa. with about 10 years of experience in application performance and transaction monitoring, business intelligence and analytics, software development and implementation. He holds a Bachelors’ degree in Computer Science from Benue State University in Nigeria, supported by several professional courses taken over the years, including Dynatrace certifications. Cletus has been involved in relevant projects in countries such as Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda and Mozambique, leading various team compositions and subject matter experts to successfully meeting the requirements of some of the leading financial institutions in both East and West Africa. Cletus is an excellent talent spotter, and great at talent acquisition and development.

Phone:(+234) 703 949 8282
Email:info@ncgafrica.com

Steven Okerosi

Chief Technology Officer & Head of Service Delivery for East Africa

Steven holds a Bachelor in Business Information

Steven Okerosi

Chief Technology Officer & Head of Service Delivery for East Africa

Steven holds a Bachelor in Business Information Technology from Strathmore University, and has earned Dynatrace and other certifications. He has 5 years of experience in Software Design and Development, over 6 years of experience in technical support and over 2 years in consultative selling as well as program success management. Over time, Steve has acquired a wealth of experience in expertise in Application Performance Monitoring and is widely recognized in the industry as a subject matter expert.

Phone:(+234) 703 949 8282
Email:info@ncgafrica.com

Erick James Chwallah

Chief Engineering Officer

Erick is Nathan Claire’s Chief Engineering Officer with responsibility for innovation

Erick James Chwallah

Chief Engineering Officer

Erick is Nathan Claire’s Chief Engineering Officer with responsibility for innovation, research and development, internal training and technical capacity building. His role ensures that our program managers and other team members can go far beyond standard product features and benefits when designing projects and programs, and when meeting clients’ requirements through customizations, development, integrations and partnerships. Under his leadership, Nathan Claire teams can leverage the best of technology and thought to ensure that our clients realize business value from their investments in our products and services. Erick speaks German and holds a BSc degree in Computer Science from the University of Nairobi, a Masters of Science in Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, and relevant prior experience in banking and technology. He has also acquired certifications in diverse areas that broaden him as an individual.

Phone:(+234) 703 949 8282
Email:info@ncgafrica.com

Yusuf Bukola Rukayat

Chief Program Officer

Bukky is an IT Engineer and technology generalist with over 12 years of

Yusuf Bukola Rukayat

Chief Program Officer

Bukky is an IT Engineer and technology generalist with over 12 years of successful experience in diverse IT roles. A graduate of Physics from University of Ilorin in Nigeria, Bukky has worked in various ICT roles including networks, Data Center installations and management, tech support, application management, project/program management. Her wealth of knowledge and experience adds value to her role in Nathan Claire, working with each Program Manager to ensure that clients’ business and technical objectives are met through strategic roadmap design and execution.

Phone:(+234) 703 949 8282
Email:info@ncgafrica.com

Sammy Bundi

Senior Consultant

Sammy is currently a senior consultant with the Nathan Claire team.

Sammy Bundi

Senior Consultant

Sammy is currently a senior consultant with the Nathan Claire team. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology (software engineering). Sammy is also a certified Dynatrace Associate. He has worked in various capacities in the IT industry in different organisations for the last 12 years including but not limited to system administration, systems integration, software development, electronic surveillance, network installation and administration and IT support. He has a great passion for technology and all it entails.

Phone:(+234) 703 949 8282
Email:info@ncgafrica.com

Brian Otolo

Senior Consultant

Brian is a seasoned techie with about 10 years of technical and pre-sales experience

Brian Otolo

Senior Consultant

Brian is a seasoned techie with about 10 years of technical and pre-sales experience in the Government, IT Service and Telecommunication industries. His work experience includes impactful engagement and deployment of enterprise-scale solutions in IT Service Management, Application Performance Monitoring, Enterprise System Integrations, Networking (Software Defined Networking, MPLS and SD-WAN), IoT (NB-IoT and Smart Water Meters deployment using LoRaWan Gateway), Python/Django Framework Programming, Business Intelligence and analytics using Oracle BI. Prior to joining Nathan Claire, he was part of the team that developed Africa’s first self-service cloud platform Servernah Cloud. Brian holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Information Technology and Software Engineering major from University of Eastern Africa, Baraton and has earned certifications from RedHat, Cisco, Oracle and IBM.

Phone:(+234) 703 949 8282
Email:info@ncgafrica.com

Miracle Nnabuko

Senior Consultant

Miracle holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Miracle Nnabuko

Senior Consultant

Miracle holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, with over five years of combined pre-degree and post-degree experience in Application monitoring, Software development, Python and AVR C/C++, Embedded systems, Network troubleshooting, configuration, and maintenance. She has undertaken several professional courses and has acquired several certifications including Dynatrace certified Associate and Azure Administrator. She has successfully managed and implemented many projects in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Uganda and is a key facilitator for client training and capacity building initiatives. Her vast experience with modern technologies has enabled her to make remarkable contributions to Nathan Claire and its clients.

Phone:(+234) 703 949 8282
Email:info@ncgafrica.com

Paul Ngunjiri

Principal Consultant

Paul Ngunjiri is consummate IT professional with about 10 years

Paul Ngunjiri

Principal Consultant

Paul Ngunjiri is consummate IT professional with about 10 years of hands-on experience. He has a degree in Mathematics & Computer Science, and has attended several professional courses to stay ahead in the profession. His role in Nathan Claire includes primary responsibility for the company’s reconciliation solutions and growing responsibility in our solutions for observability, chaos engineering and orchestration.

Phone:(+234) 703 949 8282
Email:info@ncgafrica.com

Oluwaseun Oyebade

Principal Consultant

Oluwaseun Oyebade is a certified multi cloud Administrator

Oluwaseun Oyebade

Principal Consultant

Oluwaseun Oyebade is a certified multi cloud Administrator and DevOps Engineer and over the past few years, he has led and collaborated on a number of cloud instrumentation projects in East and West Africa with a focus on providing monitoring and observability capabilities. Prior to his current role at Nathan Claire, he was part of the design and development functions for full stack applications and managed IT infrastructure across different industries including Securities, Hospitality, Manufacturing and Telecommunications. Seun is also an enthusiast in live production, enterprise access and security systems.

Phone:(+234) 703 949 8282
Email:info@ncgafrica.com

Faith Moruri

Associate consultant

Faith is currently an associate data scientist consultant - AI & ML

Faith Moruri

Associate consultant

Faith is currently an associate data scientist consultant - AI & ML with the Nathan Claire Group. She holds a bachelors science degree from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ( Financial Engineering). Faith has undertaken several professional certifications and holds various certifications in Cloud computing, Data Science and Machine learning. Previously, Faith volunteered and interned with various IT consultancies as a data analyst. She has a great passion for data science and artificial intelligence

Phone:(+234) 703 949 8282
Email:info@ncgafrica.com

Udeh Dennis

Program Manager

Dennis holds a bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Computer Science

Udeh Dennis

Program Manager

Dennis holds a bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, and has attended several professional courses over the years, including certifications in Business Intelligence and Business Analytics, and Transaction Monitoring. Dennis has been involved in over 15 Dynatrace and BI projects in East and West Africa.

Phone:(+234) 703 949 8282
Email:info@ncgafrica.com

Nicholas Ngetich

Program Manager

Nicholas holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Information Technology

Nicholas Ngetich

Program Manager

Nicholas holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Information Technology from Dedan Kimathi University of Technology in Kenya. He is an experienced Full Stack developer and Scrum Master. Prior to joining Nathan Claire, Nick was a valued member of the National Hospital Insurance Fund’s technology team with responsibility for the Fund’s business and accounting applications.

Phone:(+234) 703 949 8282
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Edwin Machuma

Program Manager

Edwin holds a BSc in Computer Science from Kabarak University in Kenya.

Edwin Machuma

Program Manager

Edwin holds a BSc in Computer Science from Kabarak University in Kenya. Over the years, he has demonstrated skill, precision and effectiveness in service delivery to clients. He has cognate experience working with reputable institutions such as Kenya Electricity Generating Company (Kengen) and is involved in charitable activities working with Youth programs, HIV/AIDS intervention programs, people living with disability and orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC). He has also served as an ICT tutor serving at different tertiary colleges, teaching, mentoring and guiding young professionals.

Phone:(+234) 703 949 8282
Email:info@ncgafrica.com

Amay Shah

Program Manager

Amay is a graduate of Community College of Philadelphia

Amay Shah

Program Manager

Amay is a graduate of Community College of Philadelphia with an Associate’s degree in Computer Information Systems. He then went on to study Computer Information Systems at Temple University in Philadelphia for his undergraduate degree. During his time with Nathan Claire, Amay has helped several clients achieve their objectives in observability, site reliability engineering, business and revenue insights, and has successfully delivered projects of various sizes.

Phone:(+234) 703 949 8282
Email:info@ncgafrica.com

Charles Oodo

Associate Program Manager

Charles holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics and Computer Sciences

Charles Oodo

Associate Program Manager

Charles holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics and Computer Sciences from the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi. supported by various professional courses taken over the years. He is a web developer with years of experience in the IT industry, he has a wealth of experience in IT support and Automation from product design to development and implementation of multiple platforms. Charles is a Certified Microsoft Azure Fundamentals and has been involved in multiple projects both in East and West Africa. He is a volunteer with TeenCode Africa. Before joining Nathan Claire Africa, He was a team member as a web developer at Lionsgate software Asaba, one of the leading software firms in Delta state Nigeria

Phone:(+234) 703 949 8282
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Kachi Ene

Head of Corporate Communications

Kachi holds an upper second Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Edinburgh

Kachi Ene

Head of Corporate Communications

Kachi holds an upper second Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, as well as a post-graduate diploma in Law from University of Westminster, London. Prior to joining Nathan Claire, Kachi has acquired work experience from reputable organizations such as GSK Kenya and KPMG Nigeria. Kachi speaks fluent English and French, as well as basic Italian. In Nathan Claire, she has primary responsibility for the group’s governance, risk and compliance (GRC) functions, as well as global talent sourcing, and secondary responsibility for business development in Francophone Africa.

Phone:(+234) 703 949 8282
Email:info@ncgafrica.com

Nancy Kiilu

Business Development and Account Manager

Nancy holds a BA degree in International Relations

Nancy Kiilu

Business Development and Account Manager

Nancy holds a BA degree in International Relations from United States International University, and has 5 years of experience in Sales and Marketing, acquired from roles with technology companies such as Barnes International Limited UK, Oasys Technologies Limited UK and Cardel Limited UK. Nancy is also a philanthropist in word and deed, and volunteers for various charities including Kenya Society of the Blind, Little Sisters of the Poor and the Thomas Barbados Children’s Home.

Phone:(+234) 703 949 8282
Email:info@ncgafrica.com

Timinepere Ivagba

Business Development Executive

Timi holds a Bachelor of Science degree In Communications

Timinepere Ivagba

Business Development Executive

Timi holds a Bachelor of Science degree In Communications from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. Before joining Nathan Claire's Team, She was P/R Manager at Streamsowers and Kohn, head of Administrative and Sales at Edge Financial Systems Limited, an innovative Fintech with a focus on NFC payment solutions, and a Sales Executive at Tricon Oil and Gas. She has attended numerous professional courses and has over 12 years of experience in Sales Administrative and Business Management.

Phone:(+234) 703 949 8282
Email:info@ncgafrica.com

Cynthia Openda

Head of Administration

Cynthia heads Nathan Claire’s admin function with primary responsibility

Cynthia Openda

Head of Administration

Cynthia heads Nathan Claire’s admin function with primary responsibility for office management. Prior to joining Nathan Claire, she worked for organizations such as Barclays Bank Kenya, Morris Cerullo World Evangelism, JSK Consortium, Dress African Limited, Hospitality & Logistics Nairobi and Forever Living Products Nairobi. Cynthia is a graduate of the Kenya Institute of Management (KIM) and the College of Insurance.

Phone:(+234) 703 949 8282
Email:info@ncgafrica.com