Stamp Nigeria
At Stamp we track over 100,000 Nigerian startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Nigeria based Director operating in the Software space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Jason Mycroft
Business Development Director of VANSO
Mr. Jason Mycroft holds a degree in Japanese from London University. He initially embarked on a career as an analyst and has over 10 years Business development experience in the dotcom sphere, specialising in e-commerce start-ups; as well as helping to develop a range of web-based applications and business solutions for a variety of industry sectors.
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About VANSO: VANSO is a software and telecoms company that delivers solutions throughout the financial services industry.
Emeka Emetarom
Co-Founder and Executive Director of Appzone Group
Emeka Emetarom is a Chemical Engineer with a bachelor of engineering degree from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri. He has immense exposure in business management as well as the IT industry, at various levels. His entrepreneurial drive led to the setup of Ceerom Ventures, a table water production and manufacturing business enterprise which he co-founded in 2005. At the same time his passion for IT resulted in his foray into the electronic prepaid airtime distribution. In 2006, he championed the development of Nigeria’s premier mobile airtime distribution service. This gave birth to the RechargePlus® brand, a web and mobile based service for prepaid airtime purchase. Emeka is also a co-founder of Appzone Limited and his immense contribution and business insights has spurred Appzone to its present height in a short while.
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About Appzone Group: Founded in 2008, Appzone Africa’s no.1 Fintech Software Engineering firm has evolved into a payment infrastructure company.
Our Layer-1 Blockchain network digitizes Fiat payments and enables the transition to digital currencies while connecting previously excluded financial institutions into an all-inclusive payment ecosystem.
In December of 2021, Appzone launched ZONE, Africa’s first decentralized payment network. ZONE allows participating institutions to connect directly with each other and perform payment transactions without an intermediary while completely automating settlement, reconciliation, and dispute management.
We are working with the brightest minds on the continent to digitize and completely automate financial services. Our Vision is for digital payments and Decentralized Finance to replace cash and traditional Banking in Africa.
Wale Onawunmi
Co-Founder and Executive Director of Appzone Group
Wale Onawunmi is a graduate of Computer Science with Economics from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife where he finished amongst the tops in his class, Wale is known as a Software Prodigy by many as he is versatile in many languages and software application packages. Wale has amassed more than ten years of experience in the modeling, design, and implementation of enterprise software. He has also been involved in intensive research in areas of electronic commerce and payment, portal technology, enterprise software, mobile applications, embedded technologies and rapid application development frameworks. Previously, Wale served as Head, Research & Development of Parkway Projects Limited and was responsible for performing research, recommending solutions, leading a team of application developers. While in his then capacity as Head of Research & Development, he was instrumental in the facilitation of applications that enhanced the services of financial institutions. He also worked with the Nigerian arm of Enliven Solutions USA; a Software solutions company, where he served as lead software developer. In 2008, Wale Co-founded AppZone, initially registered as Price & Networks Limited, where he is the executive director in charge of Technology, a position he has held since the conception of the organization.
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About Appzone Group: Payments, Payment Infrastructure, Banking Software as a Service
Oluseun Onigbinde
Co-Founder & Director of BudgIT
Oluseun Onigbinde an Ashoka Fellow is the Co-founder/Lead Partner of BudgIT. He graduated from the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta studying Electrical/Electronics Engineering.
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About BudgIT: BudgIT is a civic organization that applies technology to intersect citizen engagement with institutional improvement
Chris Obasi
Managing Director of Zeta-Web Nigeria
Mr. Chris Obasi is the Managing Director of Zeta-Web Nigeria Limited, with over seventeen (17) years of IT experience. Prior to his appointment, he was the General Manager IT and Facilities at Multichoice Nigeria. His ability to bridge business and technology strategies to provide productive solutions has consistently resulted in high business benefits, improved ROI on IT infrastructure, reduced TCO and increased cost savings, makes him an industry leader. Chris has a BSc in Engineering from Federal University of Technology, Owerri, a Masters in Information System Management (MSc) from the University of Liverpool and an Advanced Management Programme (AMP) from Lagos Business School. He also has different Professional, OEM, Product Training and Certifications from Foster-Mellier South Africa, Torque-IT South Africa, HayGroup South Africa (Pty)Ltd, Blake Emergency Services/Airline Training Associations UK and Redwing Satellite Solutions Uk such as COBIT 5 (ISACA) Implementation and Foundation, PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner, Implementing Windows SharePoint 3.0 etc. Chris’s passion for learning as demanded by rapidly changing technology helps him to create a skill-set and ICT knowledge that serves both individuals and corporations in their ICT quests.
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About Zeta-Web Nigeria: Zeta-Web Nigeria is an ICT firm with vast experience in innovating, designing and deploying IT technology solutions.
Olusegun Lawal
Managing Director of Intelics Solutions
Olusegun Lawal is a motivational leader with strong analytical, organizational and problem solving skills, committed to the highest levels of ethical, professional and personal excellence. “Olusegun Lawal” was appointed Managing Director of Intelics Solutions Nigeria Limited in December 2016. Over and above taking the responsibility as Managing Director of Intelics Solutions Nigeria Limited. He also serves on the boards of IAL Nigeria Limited one of Nigeria’s oldest and largest Logistics and Relocation Company where he is responsible for overall growth of IAL across every industry vertical of Nigeria and later spreading and managing the business global partnership. Prior to his acceptance to join IAL in the executive directorship position, Mr. Segun Lawal practiced with a forefront law firm Ajumogobia&Okeke, Barristers and Solicitors, Lagos. Mr. Olusegun Lawal professional membership cuts across the Law Society of England and Wales and of the Nigerian Bar Association. He also had Advance Diploma from FédérationInternationale des Déménageurs International. (FIDI) Academy, Belgium. He is a Birmingham City University, United Kingdom graduate with a master degree of LL.M. (Maritime Law) from University of Southampton, United Kingdom. He completed is Legal education at the Nigeria Law School where he was called to the Nigerian bar. Called to the board of Intelics Solutions, Olusegun Lawal has 18 years of experience in Law, Shipping, Logistics and Storage Solutions.
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About Intelics Solutions: Intelics Solutions is africa’s information technology enabled services company.
Dolapo Ajayi
Co-Founder and West Africa Regional Director of SOLO
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About SOLO: SOLO is an experience-driven digital content and smartphone company.
Collins Onuegbu
Director of MediSmarts
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About MediSmarts: Medismarts Inc. develops and sells compelling, integrated healthcare software.
John Obaro
Managing Director/Founder of SystemSpecs
John Obaro is a distinguished alumnus of both Ahmadu Bello University, University of Lagos, and the Chief Executive Program (CEP3) of Lagos Business School. He has served at various times on the Boards of the Ministerial Advisory Council on Information and Communication Technology, Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria, Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN), Governing Council of the National ICT Incubation Program (iDea), and many more. He is a fellow of the Center for African Policy Development and Research, Glasgow, Scotland; a Fellow of Nigeria Computer Society (NCS); an ex-member of the Governing Council of Computers Professionals (Registration Council) of Nigeria (CPN) – the highest industry practice regulatory body; and immediate past 1st Vice President of the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON). John Obaro was recently recognised with the honour of Leadership in Technology at the 2016 African Achievement Awards in Scotland and also recognised as the ICT Software Personality of the Year 2016 at the Beacon of ICT (BoICT) Award, in addition to other numerous indigenous and international awards he has received over the years. John Obaro’s successful entrepreneurial adventure in software development architecture has attracted and continues to attract attention from both local and international quarters. The prestigious Lagos Business School (LBS) of the Pan-Atlantic University has written two case studies on SystemSpecs while many newspapers, magazines and journals have also featured him at one time or the other.
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About SystemSpecs: SystemSpecs is a software house with a focus on providing the most qualitative Human Capital Management and Financial software solutions.
Bolaji Oyetayo
Director of Fresible
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About : Tools and resource to power the future
Victor Japhet
Managing Director of XTRUCT
Victor Japhet as B. Eng Electronic Engineering from the University of Nigeria Nsukka. He started his career as a Trainee Engineer with GE Baker Hughes in 2001, where he rose to the position of a supervisor with job positing to Dubai, Angola and Nigeria. Victor had also worked with SmartBridges of Singapore and lnfinet Wireless of Malta/Russia before he joined Xtruct Systems Limited in 2006. Xtruct System maintains a short chain of command to facilitate efficient decision- making, which ensures we act decisively to secure advantages in the interest of our partners and clients. Our team has extensive experience in the Oil & Gas industry business, built on enduring customer relationships. Xtruct System reputation for delivering results reliably and over the long-term is a hard-earned asset, underpinning the confidence shown by those who rely on us.
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About XTRUCT: XTRUCT provides customers industrial automation, instrumentation and power system integration services and products.
Olisa Oyolu
Director Projects of XTRUCT
Olisa is a (B.Eng.) graduate of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nigeria Nsukka with 25 years Oil & Gas experience spanning areas of Engineering design, Procurement, Contracting, Project Controls, Project and Construction Management while executing various onshore and offshore projects for major International Oil Companies such as Shell Petroleum Development Company, Chevron Nigeria. Addax Petroleum and Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited. He started his career with the National Engineering & Technical Company (NETCO) in 1993 as a trainee in Plant Piping design working on the Chevron Escravos Gas Plant (EGP) and rose to the position of Piping Lead with a move to Paragon Engineering Nigeria Limited.
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About XTRUCT: XTRUCT provides customers industrial automation, instrumentation and power system integration services and products.
John Onyeador
Director Operations of XTRUCT
John Onyeador has extensive experience of more than 16 years in Oil & Gas industry. Engr. John Onyeador has B. Eng. in Electrical / 111 Engineering with an MBA from University of Port Harcourt, began his career at Shell Petroleum as a Trainee Engineer (Electrical & Instrumentation), where he worked from 1997 to 2001 then moved to Weltek Ltd until 2005. He became Head of Unit (Instrumentation & Control Systems) at Cakasa Nig. Company Ltd from 2005 to 2012. Prior to joining XTRUCT Systems Limited, he was Senior Project Engineer (Electrical & Instrumentation) for Kaztec / Addax integrated team on projects. Engr. John Onyeador has drawn on his extensive knowledge of the Oil & Gas industry
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About XTRUCT: XTRUCT provides customers industrial automation, instrumentation and power system integration services and products.
John Onyeador
Director Operations of XTRUCT
John Onyeador has extensive experience of more than 16 years in Oil & Gas industry. Engr. John Onyeador has B. Eng. in Electrical / 111 Engineering with an MBA from University of Port Harcourt, began his career at Shell Petroleum as a Trainee Engineer (Electrical & Instrumentation), where he worked from 1997 to 2001 then moved to Weltek Ltd until 2005. He became Head of Unit (Instrumentation & Control Systems) at Cakasa Nig. Company Ltd from 2005 to 2012. Prior to joining XTRUCT Systems Limited, he was Senior Project Engineer (Electrical & Instrumentation) for Kaztec / Addax integrated team on projects. Engr. John Onyeador has drawn on his extensive knowledge of the Oil & Gas industry
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About XTRUCT: XTRUCT provides customers industrial automation, instrumentation and power system integration services and products.
Srinivas Musunuri
Managing Director of STPL Global
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About : STPL Global is a technology firm that consults with large companies and SME’s.
Michael C. Omalu
Creative Director of Skwuare Technologies
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About Skwuare Technologies: Proprietary Software Development startup, currently based in Lagos, Nigeria. Building Software Experiences one app at a time
Michael C. Omalu
Creative Director of Skwuare Technologies
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About Skwuare Technologies: Proprietary Software Development startup, currently based in Lagos, Nigeria. Building Software Experiences one app at a time
