Our People

Grounded in deep industry expertise

Our leadership brings decades of operational and technical expertise, making every insight practical, proven, and execution-ready. We’ve walked in your shoes, and we’re here to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.

Letter from the CEO

Built for how business really works

For years, we watched enterprises buried in disconnected systems, spending days reconciling bad data and watching digital transformation fall short. Georg and I knew the issue wasn’t technology, it was a lack of real-world expertise behind it.

We built MudoZangl to change that. Our approach, Hybrid Intelligence™, fuses analytics with operational know-how. The result is a unified platform that mirrors how your business actually works, connecting planning, carbon, and finance into a single source of truth.

Today, our clients make faster, more confident decisions, tie carbon strategy to the P&L, and finally gain the clarity they once thought impossible.

If you’re ready to move past fragmented tools and reactive reporting, we’re ready to deliver that clarity.

Chidi Amudo
Chidi Amudo Co-Founder & CEO

Board of Directors

Leadership that fuses expertise and innovation

Our co-founders bring over 60 years of combined experience, 50+ technical publications, a textbook on data mining, 10 international patents, and a record of global awards. Their partnership is the foundation of our Hybrid Intelligence™ philosophy.

They are supported by a board with over 200 years of combined executive experience, spanning leadership roles at EcoBank, GT Bank, Shell, SPE International, and Leap Africa, ensuring our strategy remains grounded, resilient, and execution-ready.

Our Partners & Advisors

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External Auditors

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Aluko & Oyebode

Legal Counsel

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Egbert Imomoh

Egbert Imomoh

Non-Executive Chairman

Egbert has a B.Eng degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Birmingham, UK on a Shell scholarship. On graduation, he joined Shell in 1968 as a Petroleum Engineer and rose to the position of Deputy Managing Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company, Nigeria in 1997 and retired in 2002. His career included multiple international assignments in Europe.

After his retirement from Shell, Egbert co-founded Afren Plc, a pan-African independent Oil and Gas company that had offices in the UK and Nigeria.

Egbert’s commitment to the oil and gas industry is unparalleled. He was a founding member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers in Nigeria, an SPE Distinguished Member, an Honorary member, the first SPE regional director for Africa, the 2013 SPE International President and and is currently the President of the SPE Foundation Trustees.

Egbert’s extensive Board experience includes Shell Petroleum Nigeria, Chairman of Guaranty Trust Bank PLC, Afren, Investment One Financial Services LTD, and First Hydrocarbon Nigeria LTD.

He has been granted the national award of Commander of the Niger (CON) and a Papal award of the Knight of Saint Gregory. He also has a number of honouary chietancy titles.

Dr. Nadu Denloye

Dr. Nadu Denloye

Independent Non-Executive Director

Nadu has a Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering from the University of Hull, UK. She is an alumna of the Lagos Business School, the Cranfield School of Management, and the Haggai Institute. She is a registered Engineer with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), and a Fellow of both the Nigerian Society of Engineers and the Nigerian Academy of Engineering.

After 5 years in employment, Nadu co-founded Telnet Nigeria Limited. Under her leadership, the company went on to birth other leading companies like ipNX Nigeria Limited and Interswitch. The latter was Nigeria’s first payment-switching company.

Nadu has extensive experience in capacity development, strategy formulation, policy development and corporate governance. Her board experience includes leading companies like Ecobank Nigeria, Leap Africa, Investment One Pension Management Ltd and GDL Asset Management Ltd. She has also served on the Advisory Board of Pan Atlantic University’s Enterprise Development Centre and continues to serve on the Advisory Board of the IE Fund of IE University, Madrid, Spain.

She currently chairs the Audit and Risk Committee of MudoZangl Nigeria LTD.

Chidi Amudo

Chidi Amudo

Co-Founder & CEO

Chidi has B.Eng and M.Sc degrees in Chemical Engineering from University of Benin and University of Lagos respectively.

Chidi has 30 years worldwide E&P experience at both senior technical and executive leadership roles with Chevron, Shell, Schlumberger, The Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa Limited (PetroSA), Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), Woodside Energy, and RISC Advisory. His last role was that of a Group Chief Technical Officer for a privately-owned Nigerian E&P Group with a heavily diversified portfolio.

Chidi was a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers, Australia and a recognized leader in the E&P industry with an impressive record of novel solutions, technical papers, international patent, and prestigious international awards including multiple SPE Outstanding Technical Editor and SPE Distinguished Lecturer.

Diethard Kratzer

Dr. Diethard Kratzer

Non-Executive Director

Diethard has a Ph.D. in Reservoir Engineering from the Mining University Leoben, Austria, and a Postgraduate Management Certificate from the University of Calgary, Canada. He started his career at the Laboratory for Oil Recovery, Austria, before he co- founded HOT Engineering in 1986.

Under his leadership, the HOT Energy Group (HOT) has grown to become a leading worldwide provider of fully integrated reservoir development studies, advanced reservoir simulation software and EOR (micro)fluidics technology with a reputation for tackling some of the most complex and challenging reservoir problems. HOT provides services to many reputable companies in the industry, including Supermajors, International Oil Companies and National Oil Corporations.

Diethard’s passion for the environment is underscored by his initiative to found and manage the Underground Energy Storage Technologies (UEST) consortium. UEST leverages the combined expertise of service providers, storage operators, universities, and research organizations in designing and developing underground storage facilities for natural gas (UGS), carbon dioxide (CCS/CCUS) and hydrogen. The consortium is also involved in geothermal energy utilization.

Diethard is a member of the Technology Committee of MudoZangl Nigeria LTD.

Olutola Omotola

Olutola Omotola

Independent Non-Executive Director

Tola is an accomplished Corporate Lawyer, Corporate Governance Advocate, Banker and Social Entrepreneur. She had a distinguished career in the Nigerian Banking Industry spanning almost three (3) decades and retired from Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) PLC as an Executive Director, responsible for Corporate Services.

She also served on the Technical Committee that reviewed Nigeria’s National Code of Corporate Governance in 2018. She was also a Member of the Legal Special Interest Group on Payment System, Vision 2020.

Tola holds a Master of Laws (LLM) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from University of Lagos and Obafemi Awolowo University respectively. She is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, United Kingdom/Nigeria and an Honorary Senior Member of The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria.

She has significant experience in Strategic Cost Management, Business Optimization, Agent Banking, Total Quality Management, Compliance and Stakeholder Management. Tola also served as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of GTB Ghana, GTB Gambia, and the Financial Institutions Training Centre of Nigeria (FITC). She currently chairs the Governance, Nomination & Remuneration (GNR) Committee of MudoZangl Nigeria LTD.

Georg Zangl

Georg Zangl

Co-Founder & CTO

Georg Zangl has a M.Sc. degree in Petroleum Engineering from the Mining University Leoben, Austria and more than 30 years working on some of the most fascinating Oil & Gas projects.

Georg is a transformative leader in the Oil & Gas industry whose body of work includes a textbook on Data Mining, more than forty technical papers, nine international patents, and two Performed by Schlumberger President’s Award.

Georg is also an accomplished speaker and trainer with a world-wide experience delivering lectures, presentations, panel sessions, and conducting seminars. He was a founding member of the world-renowned John Maxwell Team and a John Maxwell Certified Coach, Trainer, and Speaker.

As an innovator, Georg is driven by the opportunity to simplify complex processes and add value through his inventions. He has co-founded two technology start-ups.

His first company, Decision Team, developed an intelligent reservoir surveillance software, DECIDE!. Schlumberger acquired the software in 2004; and Georg worked for them in multiple roles including Technical Manager in Austria, Petroleum Engineering Manager in Australia and as a worldwide Principal Technical Consultant for Schlumberger Information Services.

His second start-up, MudoZangl, which he co-founded with Chidi Amudo has developed an industry agnostic digital transformation technology stack – noobyia. With more than 25 clients in both the Oil & Gas and Financial sectors within only 2 years of operations, MudoZangl is arguably the fastest growing digital transformation solution provider in sub-Saharan Africa.

Chikezie Nwosu

Chikezie Nwosu

Non-Executive Director

Mr. Chikezie Nwosu is an experienced senior executive with over 32 years local and international experience in
the energy industry with demonstrated expertise in the management of upstream oil & gas projects, new business
development, divestments and acquisitions, midstream gas, downstream refining and renewable energy
strategies.

Mr. Nwosu has worked with leading international oil and gas services and E&P companies including Western Atlas
(now Baker Atlas) for over 5 years, Regional Discipline Manager, Shell Nigeria, Sub-Saharan Africa and
International (16 years), Deputy Managing Director (Technical), SINOPEC-Addax Petroleum Nigeria (over 6
years), EVP Business Development, Tolea Energy B.V. (since 2019) and, recently, Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer.

In 2021, Mr. Nwosu was recognized as the Nigerian Oil & Gas CEO of the Year (Integrated) by the reputable BusinessDay of Nigeria and has been
profiled by Forbes Africa, Africa Oil & Gas magazine, Foreign Investment Network UK, The Energy Year, The Business Year and many other Energy and
Investment magazines.

Mr. Nwosu retired from Waltersmith Petroman Oil Limited in March 2023 after delivering the first 5,000 bopd modular refinery in Nigeria, leading the
acquisition of the 100MMboe Block EG23 in Equatorial Guinea in 2020 (EGRONDA 2019 bid round), the 20MMbbl Assa marginal field in 2021 and
supporting the acquisition of Shell Petroleum Development Nigeria by Renaissance Africa Energy Company (a consortium with Waltersmith Petroman as
a partner), thereby setting the company on its growth trajectory. In addition, he developed the Renewable Energy and Sustainability strategies for
Waltersmith culminating in the Eco Industrial & Innovation Park project with UNIDO, in support of its energy transition strategy from fossil fuels to
renewable energy for industrial use.

Mr. Chikezie Nwosu is the Co-Founder and currently Group Chief Executive Officer of HSI Energies, whose subsidiary, HSI Refining & Petrochemicals
Limited, is building the 5,000 bopd Abia State Refinery in Owaza, Abia State.

He also currently sits on the Boards of HSI Energies, Tolea B.V., SAGEVIEW, Insight Oil & Gas Consultants and the Board Advisory Committee of the
largest wholly indigenous integrated energy company, Heirs Energies,

Patrick Akinwuntan

Patrick Akinwuntan

Independent Non-Executive Director

Patrick is a Chartered Accountant, holds a Master of Business Administration and an alumnus of the Harvard Business School. Patrick started his career in accounting with EY International, then practiced investment banking at Manufacturers Merchant Bank (now Fidelity Bank) before starting a 26-year pan African banking career with Ecobank. He retired as the Managing Director and Regional Executive of Ecobank Nigeria in 2022.

Patrick is a consummate professional with an extraordinary passion for innovation, entrepreneurship, financial inclusion for the unbanked or underserved, and technological innovation in financial services. Under his leadership, Ecobank launched the first international credit card in West Africa, unified pan-African banking App and established an unrivalled payments ecosystem that facilitated instant fund transfer across 33 African countries in 18 currencies.

Patrick’s Board experience includes non-executive director positions at Africa Finance Corporation, FMDQ Securities Exchange, First Securities Discount House (FSDH), and founding Chairman of Accion Microfinance Bank Limited. Patrick is the Chair of the Technology committee of MudoZangl Nigeria LTD.

Olise Amudo

Olise Amudo

Executive Director & CFO

Olise has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He began his career in finance with multiple internships at Goldman Sachs with the most recent being within their asset management division before joining Raymond James as an investment banking analyst advising clients in the financial services sector. His banking experience includes M&A transactions, asset management and capital raising activities.

In 2019, he consulted for Montserrado Holding B.V. to provide project development and financial advisory services in sub-Sahara Africa in a variety of sectors including oil & gas and infrastructure. He led their deal execution team and advised on numerous middle-market transactions with institutional investors such as, private equity funds and development finance institutions to raise capital for their modular refinery projects. Prior to Montserrado, Olise raised USD1.1 million in seed funding for a large commercial kitchen facility in Nigeria with the capacity to cater up to 10,000 meals per day before joining them as their pioneer Chief Operating Officer. Olise successfully shepherded the company during the COVID-19 pandemic and restructured its operations from a business-to-business model to cater direct to consumer.

In 2020, Olise started offering financial advisory services to the founders of MudoZangl and successfully championed their pre-seed capital raise. He joined MudoZangl in 2021 as their pioneer Chief Financial Officer and currently leads the efforts to launch their seed capital raise in 2023.

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