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Nathan Claire Group
Leadership

The peopleaccountable foryour outcome.

Our principals average more than twenty years of experience each. They have led technology programmes inside banks and some of the world's leading technology organisations, and they remain close to the work they commit to deliver.

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NCG operating since

Meet the leadership team

The people behind every outcome.

Select any leader to read their full background, education and career history.

Chibuzo Ene, Chief Executive Officer
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Chibuzo Ene

Chief Executive Officer

27Years experience
90+Institutions
13Countries

Core banking. Payments. Mobile-centric lending. The accountability that stays close.

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Mark Sibthorpe, Independent Director
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Mark Sibthorpe

Independent Director

20+Years experience
2Companies founded
$4bn+Transactions led

Payments strategy. Credit and loyalty. Mobile banking and fintech.

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Fola Kuforiji, Independent Director
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Fola Kuforiji

Independent Director

20+Years experience
3Advanced degrees
BoardLevel

Payment systems. Engineering leadership. West African market development.

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Nneka Ene, Executive Director, West Africa
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Nneka Ene

Executive Director, West Africa

17+Years experience
West AfricaFocus
BoardLevel

Business development. Account management. Community leadership across Africa.

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Pius Kirera, Chief Commercial Officer
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Pius Kirera

Chief Commercial Officer

15+Years experience
PRINCE2Practitioner
KenyaMarket expert

Banking systems. Digital product innovation. Multi-channel platform delivery.

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Wole Akala, Director, Digital Transformation Services
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Wole Akala

Director, Digital Transformation Services

15+Years experience
PMP + CSMCertified
US & AfricaExperience

Agile delivery. Enterprise applications. Digital transformation consulting.

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How we lead

Four commitments behind every engagement.

These are not values on a wall. They describe how our leadership team actually operates.

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Principals stay close.

The people who scope it, run it.

Leadership remains involved through delivery, not just during the sales process. When you engage NCG, the principal who assessed your environment will be visible throughout your engagement.

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Global Support.

Expertise across time zones.

Our distributed team enables us to support your environment across different time zones, providing greater coverage, responsiveness, and access to the right expertise when you need it. With teams operating from Nairobi, Lagos, and London, we can work across regions and time zones to support your digital operations.

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Evidence over opinion.

Data clarifies decisions.

Every recommendation we make is grounded in what we actually measured. We bring evidence to the disagreement and baseline data to the proposal.

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Long horizons.

Built to still be here.

We started in 2011 and have supported clients through multiple platform generations. We are not here for a single contract cycle. We are here for the long-term health of your technology environment.

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Today
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Governance model

How decisions get made.

Every engagement begins with clear ownership. You know exactly who is accountable at every level.

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Commercial accountability

Executive Sponsor

A named principal holds commercial accountability for your engagement from day one. Not a title. An individual.

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Operational accountability

Delivery Lead

A dedicated delivery lead owns day-to-day execution and is your direct point of contact throughout.

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Response accountability

Escalation Path

A defined escalation path ensures any concern reaches the right level within a committed timeframe.

Leadership in the work

Leadership doesn't disappear after kickoff.

Named principals remain involved at every stage of your engagement, not just at the start and finish.

4stages of named principal visibility, from discovery through to outcome review
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Discovery

Executive involvement in understanding objectives, constraints and what success actually looks like.

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Solution Design

Senior review of approach and architecture before any commitment is made.

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Delivery

Named leadership visibility throughout execution, not just at kickoff and project close.

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Review

Outcome assessment against agreed measures, led by the same principals who opened the engagement.