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Stafford has over 30 years of experience in the information technology and payments industries. He has held influential roles in prominent ICT companies such as Telkom, Dimension Data, Novell, and Google, where he served as Country Manager for Google South Africa. During his tenure, he played a pivotal role in localising .co.za Google search and launching Google Maps, Street View, and YouTube locally.

He is the founder of Thumbzup, a global payments innovation company that achieved remarkable success and attracted investments from Entre. Capital and Visa Inc. He also co-founded SnapTutor and SauronAi Holdings, specialising in educational technology and software development respectively.

Stafford has served as an independent non-executive director on the boards of Discovery Bank & Discovery Bank Holdings and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

In addition to his technology and entrepreneurial achievements, Stafford is recognised as a prominent voice in the Bitcoin ecosystem, widely regarded as a “Bitcoin maximalist” for his conviction in the transformative potential of Bitcoin.

His expertise in digital transformation, payments innovation, and Bitcoin strategy makes him uniquely positioned to lead Africa Bitcoin Corporation’s strategic evolution as Executive Chairman and Director of Bitcoin Strategy.

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Jonathan is a Chartered Accountant with experience in audit, financial reporting, and corporate finance. He was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Africa Bitcoin Corporation in March 2025 and subsequently as Executive Financial Director in August 2025.

Prior to joining the Company, Jonathan was an audit supervisor and manager at Zeelie Auditors, where he was responsible for the audit of ABC since inception. He also gained experience as an audit manager at Ernst & Young, where he managed audits across a range of industries.

Jonathan holds a B.Com in Accounting and a Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting. His strong technical foundation, coupled with direct knowledge of the Company’s operations from its early stages, positions him to play a key role in strengthening ABC’s financial management, governance, and reporting disciplines.

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Norma has held various roles within the Bank of Botswana. She has been the acting head of Privatisation and Restructuring at the Public Enterprises Evaluation and Privatisation Agency (PEEPA). Other roles included PPP Officer, SADC Network with SADC Development Finance Resource Centre, and as Regional PPP Consultant, African Development Bank. Her qualifications include a BA in Economics and Statistics and an MBA specialising in financial management.

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GG founded Minanawe Marketing in 1999, targeting the township and informal mass markets. He later founded Kasinomics, an advisory service for informal and kasi consumer and business sector. GG has served as Programme Director of the Rural Transformation Association, Project Manager for the Association for Rural Advancement, Group Africa Marketing Operations Manager & Director, CEO and Creative Director for Minanawe Marketing and Creative Director and MD for Ingwe Communications.

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Snowy previously held the role of Chief Executive Officer of Vunani Fund Managers, where her growth strategy resulted in the firm’s assets under management doubling, and has held senior positions at Absa Wealth and Investment Management, Royal investment Managers, STANLIB and Alexander Forbes Financial Services. As a representative of the G20 Empower and a member of the SAVCA Transformation Sub-Committee, she is an advocate for women’s economic representation and inclusion. Her qualifications include a Bachelor of Economic Science (Wits) with a focus on Mathematics and Econometrics, a B.Com Honors in International Trade & Finance, a Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Planning (UFS), and an MBA (Wits).

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Robin is a Chartered Accountant with over three decades of senior finance, investment, and retirement fund governance experience, accumulated throughout his career at Telkom SA Limited, a company dual-listed on the JSE and until 2009, the New York Stock Exchange. He held a succession of senior roles at Telkom including Group Treasurer, Financial Controller, and Chief Investment Officer, with responsibilities that included Employer representative Trustee overseeing the Company’s Defined Benefit obligation and investment strategy management of a R46 billion retirement fund asset and liability. Robin chaired the Telkom Retirement Fund Investment Committee for eight years and served as Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the Telkom Retirement Fund and Pension Fund. He played an instrumental role in Telkom’s dual listing and implemented the Sarbanes-Oxley internal control framework following the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. Robin was appointed Director of Batseta (Council of Retirement Funds of South Africa) in 2024, where he serves on the Audit and Finance sub-committee. He holds a CA(SA) designation, an Honours Degree in Accounting Sciences from the University of South Africa, and a BCom in Accounting Sciences from the University of Pretoria.