Our Team

About Mrs E.D. Nyabaya is a founding director of bluefin gold. Under her leadership we have grown in very strategic and important ways imaginable. We are expanding our presence in Africa and Beyond and key markets around the globe, adopting emerging technologies, developing new client-facing services, advancing diversity and equity throughout our organization, and creating an ever-more inclusive environment in which our people can be at their best, be authentic, and be treated with respect and dignity. All of these have helped earn us recognition as a great place to work. Mrs Nyabaya is dedicated to improving the economic viability of local- women and children and minority-owned small businesses and has overseen a continuous expansion of our work to build relationships with and create opportunities for these growing firms. She has also made a commitment to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions and water consumption of our jobsite operations by 50 percent by 2030, which reduces the impact of our work on our neighbors, as well as the environment. Like her efforts to make us a better builder, neighbor, and partner, Mrs Nyabaya’s leadership reaches beyond our organization. She serves as Chairman of various boards that aim to change the life styles of humanity, which helps strengthen the talent pipeline in the construction industry, and she is a member of the Business Roundtable, which helps us share our vision, values, and experience with other business leaders and amplify our voice to policy makers.

Diversity of Experiences Dr Jacques Ludik is a Smart Technology Entrepreneur, PhD in AI, Founder of multiple AI companies, Author, International keynote speaker, Global AI Ambassador and award-winning AI Leader with a 25+ years’ experience in AI, Machine Learning & Data Science and its applications around the globe. One of his companies, CSense Systems, was Africa’s first AI company that provided AI software, services and solutions to enterprise customers across the globe in a broad range of industries such as minerals, metals and mining, manufacturing, semiconductors, food and beverages, and financial services sector in collaboration with an international reseller and solution partner network. Dr Ludik is the author of “Democratizing Artificial Intelligence to Benefit Everyone: Shaping a Better Future in the Smart Technology Era” and “Neural Networks and Psychopathology”. He has also introduced an MTP for humanity and its associated goals to help shape a beneficial human-centric future and founded Sapiens.Network as a decentralized, human-centric, user-controlled AI-driven super platform. He is currently involved in sustainable technology venture capital and building AI-based companies with data rich platforms that leverages AI technologies to unlock business, customer and societal value at scale. Dr Ludik is the Founder & CEO of Cortex Group and Cortex Logic, Vive Teen Wellness, Journey Wellness; Founder & President of the Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa (MIIA) focused on transforming Africa through AI, and Founder of Sustainable Technology Venture Capital. He was also previously an Executive at Jumo and General Electric as well as an Academic at Stellenbosch University. Dr Ludik currently also serves on the Advisory Boards of Cirrus, Data Science Nigeria, AICE in Kenya, and Verchool and member of the AI Africa Consortium, and is a Swiss Cognitive Global AI Ambassador. In 2019, he is also the recipient of Africa’s AI Leader of the Year Award. See also jacquesludik.com

About Charles Nyabaya leads our Finance department, Information Services, and Insurance. His responsibility for maintaining our strong balance sheet, providing strategic evaluations of growth opportunities, and creating value for stakeholders. As a member of our Senior Leadership Team, He also helps develop company-wide priorities and address key strategic business issues. Charles Nyabaya is a founding director of our company. While expanding his leadership with the department he has raised the company’s investment portfolio to the best

About Dr Henry is the Operations Director for Bluefin a global leader in construction, engineering, operations and related technical services for public and private clients. With billions in revenue and thousands of employees worldwide, the firm delivers innovative, practical sustainable solutions – helping clients develop and manage infrastructure and facilities that improve efficiency, safety and quality of life. Dr Henry has many years of executive leadership experience, oversees operations across Bluefin including civil infrastructure, federal and industrial sectors, international operations and the firm’s engineering procurement………construction services. He is responsible for consulting, engineering, design, build, program management, all support functions. Bluefin has long been recognized as a most – admired company and leading employer by business media and professional associations worldwide. Dr Henry also has project management and business development experience in the design and construction divisions. He is responsible for providing strategic leadership for the company by working with the senior management team to establish long – range goals, strategies, plans and policies. Dr Henry is also charged with advancing employees engagement and overseeing all operations and business activities to ensure they produce the desired result consistent with Bluefin’s overall strategy and mission. He is a driving force in developing the company’s ” Strategic Think” on new opportunities and takes ownership of transferring winning tenders/ proposals into successfully managed and delivered projects for Bluefin – specifically * Strong Starts = Strong Finishes* At Bluefin, Dr Henry is entrusted with overseeing the results of quality projects, on time and within budget utilizing safe and efficient methods that will ultimately ensure in positive reputation and give Bluefin the opportunity for repeat project business.

George is a PRINCE2® certified Project Management professional with 21 years combined experience in Planning, Design, Procurement, Contract/ Project Management, Construction Supervision, Operation and Maintenance, Monitoring and Evaluation of road works, bridge construction works, Water and Sanitation Infrastructure, Rehabilitation works, Toll Roads, Weighbridges, PPPs, Outputbased Performance Road Contracts (OPRC), Climate Resilient Roads, Acrow Modular Bridges, Highway design and Contract Administration in general. George is currently a private/ freelance consultant. He is a hands-on Engineer whose work was recognised at all levels climbing the ladder to the level of Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Road Authority in Zambia presiding over the National Road Network extending over 67, 000km and overseeing a workforce of 420 + employees and supervising 10-line Directors. In this role, he led the Management team in accountability to the Board of directors in realising set targets towards implementation of agreed targets. He was elected by fellow CEOs of Southern Africa Road Agencies as President of the Association of Southern Africa National Road Agencies (ASANRA) where he pursued an Agenda to bring on board member Associations that had slipped in their participation and made good the arrears owed by Zambia over the years. As CEO of RDA, he presided over the Commissioning of the 923m long, $260 Million Kazungula bridge witnessed by 5 heads of state and Government. George is a team leader and negotiator who has led teams in negotiations with other countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Botswana, and Angola at a bilateral level vis-a-vis International/ Regional connectivity. At the local front, he has negotiated dozens of Contracts with contractors/ consultants in various aspects of project management including discounts for the employer as the case may be. George is an aggressive initiator of Projects/ programmes having initiated and successfully developed a strategic plan and roll-out plan for one of the flagship projects in the history of the RDA that was dubbed the Pave Zambia 2000 project. He led a team of Engineers in executing a flagship project dubbed the Link Zambia 8000 programme. He has represented his organisation at various public fora to disseminate information to portray the organization’s good image and to get stakeholder buy-in at the community level. He championed signing Memoranda of Understanding with key Institutions during his tenure.