Directors
Executive Director (Chairman)
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.
Chief Executive Officer
Warren is a seasoned investment professional with over 20 years of experience across Asset Management, Private Equity, Banking, and Institutional Capital Markets. He holds a CA(SA) designation, CFP, and Post Graduate Diplomas in Corporate Finance, Financial Planning Law, and Auditing.
Warren has over 20 years’ experience in Asset Management, Private Equity, Banking and Institutional Capital Markets. Warren is the co-founder and former Chief Investment Officer of Lebashe Investment Group, and Chair of the Investment Committee of the Transnet
Retirement Fund. Warren was previously an Investment Banker at ABSA Capital and served in various roles at Alexander Forbes.
Finance Director
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.
Lead Independent Non-Executive Director
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.
Independent Non-Executive Director
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.
Independent Non-Executive Director
Buyisiwe has over 20 years’ experience across investment banking, private equity and corporate finance. She holds a Chartered Accountant (SA) designation, a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and a Higher Diploma in Accounting.
Buyisiwe has worked on a broad range of corporate finance and transactional mandates, including mergers and acquisitions, B-BBEE transactions, capital raisings and balance sheet restructurings across listed and unlisted environments. She is a Managing Executive at Kazi Capital, where she is involved in investment execution and portfolio oversight. She has also served on multiple boards and board committees, including as Chair of Audit and Risk Committees and as a member of Remuneration Committees, providing independent oversight on financial reporting, risk management and governance matters.
Independent Non-Executive Director
Snowy has held various executive and non-executive roles within the financial services sector, with over 20 years’ experience across institutional investments, employee benefits and retirement fund governance. She has served in senior leadership and board positions within regulated financial services organisations and currently serves as a Non-Executive Director of Altvest Credit Opportunities Fund.
Her qualifications include professional certifications in financial services and employee benefits administration, with specialist expertise in retirement fund oversight and fiduciary governance.
Financial Services team
CEO & Founder
Chief Investment Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Head of Strategy and Special Projects
Head of Operations
Head of Media
Head of Legal
Accountant
Operations
Operations
Analyst
Analyst
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Analyst
Analyst
Analyst
Media
Media
Media
Bitcoin Team
CEO & Founder
Head of Media
Analyst
Analyst
Analyst
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