Mathew Ellan Smith

Co-Founder Pineapple

The Pineapple founding team (Matthew Elan Smith, Ndabenhle Junior Ngulube and Marnus van Heerden) got together as part of an innovation competition run by Hannover-Re, during 2016, in an effort to find disruptive models to the reinsurance/insurance space. The competition ran for 6 months and it was out of our little innovation spot in Rosebank, Johannesburg where the Pineapple story begins.

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Tony Elumelu

Chairman of Heirs Holdings

Tony Onyemaechi Elumelu is a Nigerian economist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is the chairman of Heirs Holdings, the United Bank for Africa, Transcorp and founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation. Elumelu is included in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2020.

Tunde Hassan Odukale

Cheif Architecture

Tunde Hassan-Odukale is an Executive Director of Leadway Assurance Company Limited. His executive management experience spans over 21 years and includes Asset Management, Finance, IT and Life Insurance Operations.

Jim Ovia

Founder Zenith General Insurance

Jim Ovia is a Nigerian businessman, motivational speaker, and writer. He is the Chairman and pioneer Founder Zenith General Insurance, Nigeria’s largest and Africa’s 6th largest bank by Shareholders’ Funds.He is a versatile businessman who is not just making waves in one sector of the economy. We can feel his impact in the IT sector in Nigeria.

Olugbenga Agboola

Founder & CEO at Flutterwave

Olugbenga Agboola is the Co-Founder and CEO of San Francisco and Lagos-based financial services company, Flutterwave. He has contributed to the development of fintech solutions at fintech companies and financial institutions such as PayPal and Standard Bank.

Adora Nwodo

Software Engineer (Microsoft)

Nenne Adaora Nwodo who fondly likes to be called Adora is a Software Engineer working in Lagos, Nigeria. With a First Class Computer Science degree from the University of Lagos, Adora has a strong Software Engineering background. Adora enjoys building mobile experiences and intelligent systems. In 2018, she created a blog called AdoraHack where she publishes articles on Software development.

Sunday Thomas

CEO NAICOM

Olorundare Sunday Thomas appointment as the substantive Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Nigeria became effective April 30, 2020; having been appointed in acting capacity in Aug, 2019 following the expiration of the tenure of Mr. M U Kari, the former Commissioner for Insurance.

Kemi Okusanya

General Manager, Visa West Africa

Kemi is a tested business manager skilled in the area of business strategy, key account management, business leadership/team management and project supervision. She is a natural team player with unique leadership, communication and interpersonal qualities. She holds about 18 years work experience across various roles.

Mitchell Elegbe

MD/CEO of Interswitch

Mitchell Elegbe is the MD/CEO of Interswitch, an integrated payment and transaction company in Nigeria. He is an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award recipient and he won the Harvard Business School Association (Nigeria) Leadership Award in the General Management Category in 2015.

Ganiyu Musa

Cheif Architecture

Ganiyu Musa holds the position of CEO, Group Managing Director & Executive Director at Cornerstone Insurance Plc. Mr. Musa is also on the board of Nigerian Insurers Association and Senior Member at Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria and Member of Chartered Insurance Institute.