Founder and CEO Kizito Makatiani
Kizito Makatiani is the Founder and CEO of Turnkey Africa Ltd. In his capacity as the founder and chief architect at Turnkey Africa, Kizito has been intimately involved in shaping the company’s creative and cultural vision. This has subsequently produced one of the most dynamic products in the market – TurnQuest Insurance Suite.
As the CEO he has overseen the company’s overall direction from inception up to its current position as the leading pan-African technology company that is one of the fastest growing companies on the continent.
Kizito has over 20 years of experience working with industry leaders across the continent and dealing with cutting-edge technologies. Drawing on this experience, Mr. Makatiani is regularly invited to speak on the subject at major events across the continent.
His most recent speaking engagements include; the Africa Insurance & Reinsurance Conf. (AIRC) held in Nairobi in July 2018 where he spoke on Ways Insurance Firms Can Fight Fraud, the 22nd AIO Africa Reinsurance Forum held in Balaclava, Mauritius in October 2017 speaking on the Impact of Digital Disruption on African Insurers and Reinsurers; the 3rd Annual Africa Bancassurance & Distribution Conference 2017, speaking on Customer Experience to Drive Digital Disruption; and the Ghana Insurance Association (GIA) 4th Life Insurance Conference 2017 where he spoke on Becoming A Digital Insurer.
Kizito holds a Bachelor’s Degree (BSc) in Chemical and Process Engineering from Moi University, Kenya. He is also a graduate of the Stanford Seed Transformation Program designed to support greater regional economic prosperity through leadership and innovation training.
He worked at Africa Online as a Billing System Administrator for three years before founding Turnkey Africa Ltd in 1997 with the aim of developing software applications for small and medium sized businesses in Africa.