Leadership & governance

The people who steward the charter.

UBTS International Corp. is governed by its Board of Directors and guided by its Global Think Tank and Global Advisory Board.

01Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Armand Gaetan NGUETI

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, UBTS International Corp.

“Seven years ago we started with a conviction and very little else: that technology, honestly applied, could improve the lives of the communities we come from.”

Founder of UBTS International Corp. (Atlanta, 1 January 2019) and author of the Corporate Redesign of September 2026. Since the founding, UBTS has earned a first-class telecommunications licence in Cameroon (2021), launched the Blockchain Association Cameroon (2022) and introduced the Africa Agritech Digital Passport into Cameroonian agriculture (2024) — and is now repositioned as a continental Group launching from Côte d’Ivoire.

02Board of Directors

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of UBTS International Corp., chaired by Max Sutherland.

Armand Gaetan NGUETI

Founder & CEO | Global Evangelist | International Board Director | Think Tank Leader

Dr. Frank L. Harper, Jr., MBA, Ph.D.

President | Global Chief Governance Officer | International Board Director | Think Tank Visionary and Architect

Max Sutherland

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Joel Nana Kontchou

International Board Director

Christopher Norman

International Board Director

Howard Anglin, MBT

International Board Director / Advisor

Melinda McBrayer

Secretary

Dr. Samuel Oyewole, PhD.

International Board Director

03Global Think Tank Leaders & Advisors

Global Think Tank Leaders & Advisors

Think Tank leaders advising the Group on sales and marketing, innovation and product design, telecommunications, information technology and telecom operations.

Carine Kemakuko, MBA

Global Sales & Marketing Advisor – Think Tank Leader

Ray Killebrew, BS

Global Chief Innovation, CX/UX/UI and Product Design Advisor – Think Tank Leader

Usang Ekpe, PGCert, MSc., MBA

Global Chief Telecommunications Advisor – Think Tank Leader

Greg Taffet, MSc.

Global Chief Information Technology & Systems Advisor – Think Tank Leader

Terrence Phillips, MPA, MBBSS

Global Telecom Operations Excellence Advisor – Think Tank Leader

04Global Advisory Board

Global Advisory Board

Our international advisory board, chaired by Michael D. Robinson, unites premier legal minds, business strategists, and blockchain leaders stewarding institutional innovation.

Michael D. Robinson, MBA

Chairman of the Board of Advisors

James Hideman, CCISO

Global Advisory Board

Rich Jortberg, MS

Global Advisory Board

John Carpenter

Global Advisory Board

Nina Nichols

Global Advisory Board

David R. Kendrick

Global Advisory Board

Dr. Mohan K. Bavirisetty, Ph.D.

Global Advisory Board

Alex Sander Wieczorek, MBA

Global Advisory Board

Dr. Matthew Niemerg, Ph.D.

Global Advisory Board

Ajit Kumar, BSCSE

Global Advisory Board

Atty. June (Jeong-Hwa) Lee, J.D.

Global Advisory Board

Distinguished attorney and international legal strategist advising on cross-border technology regulation, intellectual property protection, and corporate compliance for emerging technology frameworks.

Maggie Herman, MBA

Global Advisory Board

Executive business architect and strategic development leader specializing in multilateral partnerships, organizational scaling, and digital capital deployment across international markets.

Dr. Tony Smith, PhD.

Global Advisory Board

Pioneering researcher and technological advisor leading strategic initiatives in high-throughput telecommunications, distributed ledger governance, and computational infrastructure.

Gerard Dache

Global Advisory Board

Executive Director of the Government Blockchain Association (GBA), driving global standardization, public sector blockchain maturity models, and international governance frameworks.

05Twelve leadership attributes

01Love
02Growth Mindset
03Excellence
04Humble
05Hunger
06Consistency
07Smart EQ + IQ
08Extreme Ownership
09Spark’s Speed
10Courage
11Reliable
12Resourceful

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