ABOUT US
Aifa Consulting brings a deep understanding of the intricacies of strategy execution and business success. With a specialised network of global experts and partners, our capabilities span various sectors, making us versatile and adept at managing any business challenge. Focusing on People and Strategy, we help organisations align their human capital with their long-term goals, ensuring sustainable growth.
OUR VISION
To become a globally recognised partner in people and strategy consulting, renowned for delivering transformative strategies that empower emerging companies and evolving businesses to achieve unprecedented growth, innovation, and sustainable success.
OUR MISSION
To transform potential into performance by fostering collaborative, high-performance environments where the fundamental alignment of people and strategy drives exceptional outcomes, ensuring every organisation we partner with is equipped to thrive in a dynamic global landscape.
OUR CORE VALUES
Start with you, FIRST.
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Fortitude:
We demonstrate resilience and courage in the face of challenges, embracing change as a catalyst for growth.
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Integrity:
We adhere to the highest ethical standards, ensuring honesty and transparency in our actions and decisions.
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Respect:
We promote an inclusive environment, where everyone is treated with dignity, fairness and empathy.
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Service:
We are committed to surpassing client expectations through exceptional, responsive service and proactive problem-solving.
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Trust:
We earn trust by delivering on our promises, maintaining confidentiality, and prioritising the best interests of our clients.
OUR APRROACH
We believe that each client has unique needs and requires bespoke solutions. Our approach involves a deep analysis of your business environment, challenges, and objectives, enabling us to provide personalised advice and strategies that are practical and scalable as your business expands. We leverage advanced tools to deliver services that encompass everything from organisational strategy and development to change management and optimisation.
OUR COMMITMENT
Our commitment extends beyond delivering expert advice. We aim to build lasting relationships with our clients by being consistently reliable, transparent, and ethical. We are dedicated to your success and are committed to helping you navigate the complexities of modern business landscapes effectively.
OUR ADVISORY BOARD
Ahmed Ladan Gobir, FCIPM, FNIM, fnli
President & Chairman of the Governing Council, CIPM, Board Member, African Human Resources Confederation
Mallam Ahmed Ladan Gobir is a highly skilled, dedicated and licensed HR Professional and Corporate Lawyer with over 35 years hands on experience in both the public and private sector. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) specialising in Management and a Bachelor of Laws (LL. B). He is a Barrister & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He has worked in the public and private sector for over 30 years starting his career in the public service as a Personnel/Industrial Relations Officer in 1985 with the Ajaokuta Steel Company Ltd and rising in the private sector to the position of Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Crittall-Hope Nigeria Ltd in 2013 after serving for 12 years as General Manager & Company Secretary/Legal Adviser.
In 2018, he joined the Dangote Cement Plc Group as a Senior General Manager and was designated as Regional HR Advisor & Head Organisation Development (Pan Africa). He is currently Group General Manager/Senior HR Business Partner for the Commercial & Anglophone Subsidiaries of Dangote Cement Plc overseeing the 6 Anglophone Countries of Ethiopia, Ghana, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.In this capacity, he had served as HR Advisor at Dangote Cement Ltd Tanzania (2019), HR Advisor at Dangote Cement Ethiopia Plc (2021) and HR Advisor at Dangote Cement Zambia Ltd (2022).
Mallam Gobir is a former Honourable Commissioner for Commerce, Industry & Co-operatives and member of the Kwara State Executive Council and had at various times served on the Boards of various companies, State and Federal Government parastatals and committees as Director and Member acquiring extensive corporate and boardroom experience over time. He is a distinguished professional with extensive experience across multiple sectors, holding key leadership and advisory roles in national and industry-focused organisations. He is a Member of the National Labour Advisory Council (NLAC) under the Federal Ministry of Labour, the Governing Board of the National Bureau of Statistics, and the National Steering Committee for the Open Government Partnership under the Federal Ministry of Justice. He serves as the Vice President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), where he also chairs the Small & Medium Industries Committee, the Legal Advisory Committee, and is a Member of the Governing Council. Additionally, he is a Member of the Federal Government Tripartite Committee on the Review of the Minimum Wage and the Governing Board of the Kaduna State Water Corporation.
His corporate leadership includes directorships at Crittall-Hope Kaduna Ltd and Woodkraft Industries Ltd in Kaduna, as well as chairmanship roles at Kwara State Investment & Property Development Co. Ltd and Kwara State Industrial Trust Fund Ltd in Ilorin. A legal practitioner, he is a Partner at Gobir Gobir & Co. and has made significant contributions to the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) as Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Professional Conduct & Ethics Committee, as well as a Member of the Governing Council, the Board of Fellows, and the Board of Trustees of the CIPM Multipurpose Cooperative Society. His professional credentials include Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria, the Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered), and the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies, Ilorin. He is also a Member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the International Bar Association (IBA), and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA).
Ugbede Nelson Attah
Group Managing Director/CEO, Lighthouse Capital Limited
Ugbede Nelson Attah is a seasoned investment professional with diverse experience in fund/portfolio management, securities and commodities trading, financial advisory, investment advisory services, and marketing of various financial instruments. He is the pioneer Group Managing Director/CEO of Lighthouse Capital Limited and is responsible for the strategic direction of the firm, as well as overseeing all securities trading business.
Ugbede has over 18 years of experience in Investment Banking, Securities and Commodities, Fund Arrangement, and Investment Management/Portfolio Management.He has successfully arranged financing in excess of US$10 billion across multiple sectors, including oil & gas and financial services, in his investment banking career to date.
Prior to his current role, he worked with Veritas Glanvills Pensions Limited as Head of Investment, where he successfully grew the Assets Under Management (AUM) from US$165 million to over US$300 million. He also worked at TAK Asset Management Limited as Head of Funds Management, managing assets in excess of US$2 billion for entities under the TAK Group.
He started his Investment Management career with Capital Bancorp Plc as an Investment Analyst, managing corporate clients’ portfolios and high-net-worth individuals, as well as cross-selling financial products within the Capital Bancorp Group.
He holds an MBA from the Business School of the Netherlands and a BA in Public Administration from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS), an Associate Member of the Commodities Brokers Association of Nigeria. He is an authorised dealing clerk on the floor of the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE), a Sponsored Individual with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and an Approved Person by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), United Kingdom.
Heather Whiteman, PhD
Vice President, Society for People Analytics | Associate Teaching Professor, University of Washington Information School
Heather Whiteman is an expert in people analytics, talent transformation, and the future of work. She is an Associate Teaching Professor at the University of Washington Information School and a Professional Faculty Member at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business.
Heather was named a Top 20 People Analytics Influencer in the 2025 People Analytics Network Census and is the Vice President for the Society for People Analytics. She is a United States Representative for ISO TC 260 focused on global standardization in the field of human resource management and serves as the international lead for a global standard on the safe handling of HR data.
Heather has held executive roles at Fortune 500 companies, consulted, led initiatives at for-profit and regulated organizations, and advises companies in various industries such as technology, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, technology, and more. Whiteman has led both small and large organizations through start-up design, hyper-growth, digital transformation, mergers, acquisitions & restructuring with the use of advanced, data driven talent management techniques.
Heather has a master’s degree in Industrial Organizational Psychology and PhD in Human Capital Management focusing on the science of people at work. Her passion and focus lie in helping individuals and organizations prepare for the challenges of the future of work, digital talent transformation and in enabling a new future driven by data and people analytics insights that sustain both organizations and people.
Zahid Mubarik SHRM-SCP, SPHRi, GPHR
CEO, HR Metrics
Zahid Mubarik is an internationally acclaimed thinker, writer, speaker, and thought leader on strategic human resource management. He is the CEO of HR Metrics and founder and president of SHRM Forum Pakistan. He has the honour of being the only HR leader from Asia to become a member of ISO Geneva Technical Committee 260 for Developing Global HR Standards. The Committee initially comprised 11 leading countries, including USA, UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal, and Pakistan.
He served as a global Convener of HR Metrics Standards ISO TC 260 leading 31 countries. He also led Pakistan in ISO HR standards development meetings in Washington, London, Melbourne, Rotterdam, Paris, Singapore, Bali, and Montreal.Zahid has a knack for aligning workforce productivity optimisation metrics through alignment with organisational strategy.
He has the honour of being a distinguished speaker in in-person international conferences on people analytics in Las Vegas, Beijing, Moscow, Baku, Hanoi, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi. Zahid served as a member of Pakistan Stock Exchange Task Force on ESG Disclosure.
Dylon Tao
Managing Director, Investor Services at MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group)
Dylon Tao is an enthusiastic financial professional with 18 years of experience in banking, fund administration, and prime brokerage. Throughout her career, Dylon has consistently pushed the boundaries of what is possible, driving advancements by transforming herself from Investor Relations in fund services to Sales in securities services, to Prime Brokerage Sales and Consultant in prime finance. She currently serves as Managing Director, Investor Services at MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group), one of the world’s top financial groups, overseeing relationships with institutional fund managers across various asset classes. Her career began at HSBC in 2006 in Investor Relations within the Securities Services unit.
She later joined UBS as Fund Services Director, leading mandates for their Asia Fund Services business before moving to Credit Suisse to take on the role of Prime Brokerage Sales and Consultancy, contributed to the establishment of Greater China funds in Hong Kong. Prior to her current role at MUFG, Dylon was involved in Prime Finance and clearing sales at JP Morgan, focusing on portfolio solutions in equities and fixed income.
Dylon holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Financial Management and a Master’s degree in Service Management from the University of Buckingham, grounding her expertise in her extensive industry roles.
Boye Balogun
CEO, FutureTech Media, Jonomi Ventures, The Commerce People
Boye Balogun is a visionary business leader and serves as the CEO and founder of FutureTech Media. Renowned for his future-forward approach to digital marketing and innovation, Boye has operated in leadership capacities across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa for over 15 years.
Today, he specialises in helping brands accelerate their digital marketing and achieve digital transformation through FutureTech, a Dubai-based company with offices in Singapore, Johannesburg, Lagos, Cape Town, and Kenya. FutureTech combines brand-level studies, shoppable media, and conversational ads to deliver exceptional outcomes for clients across multiple industries.
In May 2022, Boye launched The Commerce People, an e-commerce business offering SaaS and managed service solutions designed to accelerate revenue growth across platforms like Amazon, Takealot, Shopify, and WooCommerce.
The Commerce People empower brands from strategy to execution, helping them set the pace in virtual commerce marketing and marketplaces, including minting and selling digital assets and NFTs.
In addition to leading several businesses, Boye is devoted to investing in the next generation of entrepreneurs. He founded Jonomi Ventures in 2019, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on emerging markets in the MENA region. Jonomi Ventures partners with innovative entrepreneurs to build disruptive growth companies. He takes a hands-on approach in all his ventures, actively driving funding and strategic direction. To date, he has helped 15 businesses realise their dreams and contribute positively to the economy.
Boye’s passion for emerging technologies and platforms, particularly in emerging economies, has established him as a recognised voice in digital innovation. He has appeared on global business media platforms such as Bloomberg Media and CNBC. Boye’s visionary leadership continues to shape the future of digital marketing and entrepreneurship, making a significant impact on the global digital economy.
Dr John McMahon
AI Entrepreneur, Clinical Psychologist and Health Innovator
Dr John McMahon is a clinical psychologist and entrepreneur in health and insured injury. With 27-years of experience, he has built several health businesses and is a co-founder of Navigator Group.
He has been a director, chief scientific officer, and principal within the field of health. As an expert witness he has testified in magistrates, district and supreme courts in NSW, ACT and Victoria, and the High Courts of Australia, UK and Fiji.
He has presented nationally and internationally on the topics of executive functioning, the frontal lobe, and malingering and is published in the fields of medicine, psychology, service-oriented computing and artificial intelligence.
Dr McMahon has a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours), Doctor of Psychology (Clinical) and a PhD (Medicine) from the University of Sydney, and has completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors Course.
OUR FOUNDER & CEO
Aisha Garba
CEO, Aifa Consulting Limited
Aisha Garba is a business leader and adviser specialising in strategy execution, corporate governance, human capital and organisational transformation. With over two decades of executive and consulting experience, her work has centred on strengthening organisational performance through clearer strategy, effective governance, stronger organisational capability and better workforce intelligence.
As Founder and CEO of Aifa Consulting, Aisha advises boards and leadership teams on translating strategic priorities into measurable performance, strengthening governance and decision-making, and aligning organisational structures, capabilities and human capital with business priorities. Her work spans established organisations as well as emerging and evolving businesses, helping them build the systems and capabilities required to perform and scale.
Prior to founding Aifa Consulting, Aisha held senior leadership roles including Acting Managing Director and Head of Corporate Services at Veritas Kapital Assurance, alongside leadership positions at TAK Asset Management, Mainstreet Bank (now Polaris Bank) and United Bank for Africa. Her career includes delivering business turnarounds that restored profitability, advancing human capital reporting and disclosure to global standards, and leading ESG and sustainability initiatives that strengthened organisational performance, employee experience and reputation. Her work has earned recognition at home and abroad, including the People First Organisation Award (2021) and HR Oscars Recognition (2022).
A key focus of Aisha’s work is how organisations measure and govern their workforce and translate that intelligence into enterprise value and better decision-making. Drawing on ISO 30414, people analytics and workforce measurement, her approach to human capital reporting and disclosure moves beyond reporting HR activity towards decision-useful insight on organisational capability, performance, risk and value.
Aisha serves as Co-Chair of Nigeria’s National Mirror/Technical Committee on Human Resource Management for the Standards Organisation of Nigeria and is a member of ISO/TC 260, the International Organization for Standardization’s technical committee responsible for human resource management standards. Through her work with the Committee, she has contributed to the national adoption of international HRM standards, including eight Nigerian Human Resource Management Standards formally unveiled in 2026, supporting more consistent, evidence-based and internationally aligned people management practices in Nigeria.
She is also a Founding Member and Nigeria Affiliate Lead of the Society for People Analytics, where she leads and shapes the local professional community around people analytics and workforce intelligence. In 2026, she was named among the Top 3 People Analytics Influencers in Nigeria in the People Analytics Network Census (PANC). She also contributes to the Human Capital Impact Global Expert Network, bringing an African perspective to global conversations on human capital measurement and reporting.
Beyond her advisory and leadership work, Aisha mentors emerging leaders and supports initiatives that advance inclusive workplaces and stronger communities. She is a speaker and facilitator on strategy execution, corporate governance, people analytics, AI and the future of work, human capital reporting and disclosure, OKRs and board effectiveness.
Aisha is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD (Chartered FCIPD), Licensed Human Resource Professional (HRPL/MCIPM), Chartered Insurer (ACIIN), Certified ISO 30414 Lead Consultant/Trainer, ISO 9001 Senior Lead Auditor, Certified Corporate Governance Auditor & Board Evaluator, Certified Employer Brand Leader, Certified OKR Coach, and Practitioner of the Chartered Quality Institute (PCQI).
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