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Leading the Change: Top 5 Nigerian CTOs Driving Innovation and Growth

by Techeconomy
May 3, 2023
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Top 5 Nigerian CTOs driving innovation
Top 5 Nigerian CTOs driving innovation

Top 5 Nigerian CTOs driving innovation

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As the entire globe witnesses’ digital transformation, the post of Chief Technological Officer (CTO) assumes a critical role in promoting innovation and ensuring the effective implementation and operations of enterprise solutions. To consistently build scalale and reliable solutions for businesses and customers is a prerequisite for being a top CTO. 

You would also need to be skilled in enterprise programming languages and have experience leading diverse teams to success.

In Nigeria, there are many competent CTOs pushing innovation in a variety of industries. Only top CTOs who have had a significant impact on the information technology industry and who have surpassed that to change lives will be highlighted in this article.

1. Musty Mustapha:

top 5 CTOs in Nigeria _ Musty Mustapha

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Mustapha is a business leader in information technology who is dedicated to using his knowledge of the field to better both the society and businesses.

Musty Mustapha earned a First Class Honours degree in Computer Science from the University of Ilorin.

He currently holds the positions of Co-Founder and CTO of Kuda. A digitalized Microfinance institution that takes pride in being an African money app. Before joining Kuda, Musty was a seasoned software engineer who had previously worked at Stanbic IBTC.

2. Mohammed Rufai:

Mohammed Rufai CTO MTN Nigeria

Rufai joined MTN Nigeria in 2002 as an RF/BTS Support Engineer in Kano, and he has a meteoric promotion where he passed through the ranks and was promoted to the General Manager level in the year 2009.

By 2015, he was appointed as Chief Technical Officer for MTN Ghana, a position he earned due to the enviable achievements of the Network Operations team he managed.

He was later transferred back to Nigeria Office in May 2019 to lead the strategy for technology plan as Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of MTN Nigeria, a leading telecommunication group in Nigeria.

Rufai has over 20 years of expertise in telecom & IT industries and he currently work as CTO MTN Nigeria, the position he held since 2019.

He received a degree in technology from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Kano.

3. Oyewale Oyepeju:

top 5 CTOs in Nigeria

Oyewale is a CTO who enjoys pioneering new projects. He has held positions as an implementation consultant at Swifta Systems and a software developer for Sidmach Technologies.

He currently works as Co-Founder & CTO for Vendease, a food supply marketplace utilized by hotels and restaurants and supported by Y-Combinator (YC W21).

Likewise, he is also a graduate of Computer Science from Olabisi Onabanjo University.

4. Oluwasegun Saromi:

Oluwasegun Saromi -top 5 CTOs in Nigeria

Oluwasegun Saromi started out as a full-stack software developer in 2007. He then worked his way up to become a manager of software engineering, where he managed the development of one of Africa’s biggest and most successful student educational platforms.

Several innovative and cutting-edge software programs have been developed and scaled globally under his direction and supervision.

Data analytics and digital innovation are two things that Oluwasegun Saromi is extremely enthusiastic about, and he has leveraged these two things to drive innovation in the banking and fintech sectors.

Segun Saromi is presently a Senior Manager, Technical Delivery, Engineering, and Product at Andela. He formerly taught product management at Utiva Global Talent Accelerator.

ALSO READ: Olaseni Alabede joins MFS Africa’s Global Technology Partners as CTO 

Mr. Saromi graduated from Arden University with a master’s degree in information technology security management.

5. Opeyemi Ajiboye  

Opeyemi Ajiboye Tizeti

Opeyemi has more than sixteen years of experience and a combined skill set in technological communications, business operations, and infrastructure.

Opeyemi formerly served as Tizeti Networks Limited’s chief technology officer. He was the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ipNX Nigeria’s Infrastructure Division when he joined the company.

Mr. Ajiboye is currently a Managing Partner with Dunatos Technology as of the time of writing.Opeyemi earned a degree in Electrical Electronics from Unilorin.

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