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BY Mildred Europa Taylor, 1:00pm December 29, 2018,

Meet the tech personalities of 2018

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by Mildred Europa Taylor, 1:00pm December 29, 2018,

François Locoh-Donou

He has come a long way from growing up as a kid playing football with his friends in the West African country, Togo, to operating F5 Networks Inc., one of Seattle’s most important publicly-traded tech companies. In 2017, he was named the president, chief executive officer, and a member of the board of directors and has since brought his rich experience in enterprise technology to the company.

Meet the tech personalities of 2018
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Ventures Africa

Osatohanmwen Osemwengie

He builds drones for the most powerful army in the world. The Nigerian-born genius who hails from Edo state left the country in the early 1980s and after many feats in Robotics Engineering, he has become an integral member of the American armed forces. His drones are used by the United States Army for surveillance to gather important information, as well as take out terrorist camps.

Last Edited by:Nduta Waweru Updated: December 30, 2018

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