Mac Atasie

Mac is currently the Managing Director/CEO of NEXTZON Business Services Ltd.  He has over 20 years experience in business advisory and venturing for several industries.

He started his career as an Assistant Manager at Nigerian Breweries Plc. before moving to Accenture where he worked for over a decade and eventually became Head of Venturing/Payment Systems & Senior Manager, Strategy. He led numerous projects including developing corporate and business unit strategies for large, medium sized and small Nigerian banks and the largest ground handling company in the aviation industry. He was also involved in developing a new strategic direction and operating plan for one of the largest soft drinks companies in Nigeria. As head of Venturing/Payment systems, Macauley led several industry-defining initiatives such as the National Switching Project, ATM Consortium Project, and Application Services Provider Project aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises.

Subsequently, Macauley became the CEO of HEIRS Alliance Limited, which was set up as a holding company for several banks and non banks totaling 10 companies with assets under management of over $1 Billion. While in this position, he restructured the group fostering enhanced integration amongst its members and supervised the expansion of the group by the set up of a few new entities such as: a bank in Ghana (known as Standard Trust Bank Ghana), an Insurance company in Nigeria, HEIRS Insurance now known as UBA Insurance. He also set up a payments company known as Global Payments Services Limited and eXL Management Services Ltd.

Nextzon is an enterprise building company that operates an integrated business focused at four business lines including: ventures and business advisory (financial and non financial services), Venture Development and Management, eBusiness and Business Process Outsourcing. In addition to these business areas, the company has investments in several companies emerging as leaders in their various industries.

Macauley has delivered several papers at several organized conferences and seminars on topical issues including e-Commerce, the future of the Financial Services industry, Customer Relationship Management and logistics and smart cards and ePayment systems