Dr. Michael Sapong is the Chairman, co-founder, and chief strategist of Mamuci Limited and the Nuoyiri Shea Estate (NSE). A visionary leader in forestry, agriculture, and value addition, he is spearheading a transformative enterprise in Ghana’s Savannah Region that unites reforestation, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and rural industrialisation. His long-term strategic outlook—anchored on 50- to 100-year leases—balances ecological stewardship with pragmatic, modular implementation that yields immediate community and investor value.
At the heart of his vision is the Yerada Forest Reserve programme, covering 16,500 hectares under a renewable 50-year lease. It integrates large-scale timber planting, biodiversity restoration, and FSC certification with wild shea harvesting, soil improvement, and intercropping for food security. Through the Nuoyiri Shea Estate, Dr. Sapong is driving the development of domesticated shea cultivation and an 8-tonne-per-day shea processing plant to anchor value addition within the Savannah’s local economy.
A disciplined strategist, Dr. Sapong combines scientific understanding with rigorous financial management, applying cutting-edge analysis and planning to guide sustainable growth. His work engages leading partners such as the Forestry Commission, CRIG, COCOBOD, AfDB, and the Global Shea Alliance, aligning Mamuci with international sustainability frameworks including the UN SDGs and AFR100.
Community benefit remains central to his philosophy. Mamuci’s business model ensures employment, women’s empowerment, and profit-sharing for local communities while strengthening infrastructure and environmental resilience.
Faith-driven and legacy-minded, Dr. Sapong’s leadership exemplifies a new African paradigm: visionary, disciplined, and rooted in equity – proving that environmental restoration and industrial growth can advance together toward long-term rural prosperity.
Mr. Patrick Yebesi is a co-founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Mamuci Limited and the Nuoyiri Shea Estate, providing strategic and operational leadership across all company activities. A seasoned engineer and project manager, Patrick brings more than 30 years of experience in engineering, telecommunications, IT infrastructure, and construction management across Africa and the United Kingdom.
Holding a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Ilorin and an M.Sc. in Data Communication from the University of South Bank, London, he has held senior roles with Springfield Africa LLC, J. Sainsbury (UK), The Communication Warehouse, and Scaff Construct Ltd. His career includes major infrastructure and technical delivery projects for BOEING International, IMF, IOM, Ghana’s Ministry of Information, and the National Catholic Secretariat.
Patrick’s professional expertise spans Lucent and Avaya system design, structured cabling, and large-scale facilities management. As CEO of Scaff Construct, he oversaw the Nigerian High Commission Consulate in Accra and multiple corporate and residential projects, demonstrating his strength in quality control and timely project execution.
At Mamuci, Patrick directs all corporate operations—aligning project delivery, finance, and stakeholder engagement with strategic growth objectives. He ensures that the company’s reforestation, agro-processing, and renewable-energy ventures meet rigorous standards of efficiency, transparency, and governance.
Patrick’s leadership philosophy is rooted in disciplined execution and inclusive collaboration. His ability to bridge international best practice with local implementation makes him pivotal to Mamuci’s vision of sustainable industrialisation and resilient community development across Ghana’s Savannah region.
Dr. Michael Abedi-Lartey is the Managing Director in charge of Forestry and Sustainability operations at Mamuci Limited. A specialist in natural resources, sustainability, and carbon development, he brings over 30 years of professional experience across forestry, biodiversity conservation, and climate-smart agriculture in West Africa.
He has held senior and executive positions with the Ghana Forestry Commission, Fauna & Flora International, Proforest, Golden Veroleum Liberia, and BluEarth Carbon Development—designing and managing multi-million-dollar programmes integrating forest restoration, carbon markets, and sustainable commodities.
A PhD graduate of the University of Konstanz (Germany), with an MSc in Environmental Systems (ITC Netherlands) and a BSc from KNUST (Ghana), Dr. Abedi-Lartey is also an RSPO Lead Auditor and HCV-HCS Lead Assessor. His credentials ensure compliance with global environmental safeguards (IFC PS6, RSPO, REDD+) and position Mamuci as a benchmark for responsible investment.
At Mamuci, he leads the technical integration of the 16,672-hectare reforestation and shea value-chain project—covering timber enrichment, shea domestication, an 8-MT/day processing facility, carbon credit generation, and renewable energy systems. His scientific rigour underpins Mamuci’s data-driven, results-orientated approach to sustainable growth.
Deeply committed to community inclusion, Dr. Abedi-Lartey embeds Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), livelihoods, and equitable benefit-sharing into every project phase. His leadership bridges science, policy, and business, ensuring that Mamuci’s operations deliver measurable ecological recovery, women’s empowerment, and long-term economic resilience.
Mr. Olumuyiwa Akinmokun is Mamuci Limited’s Technical and Industrial Systems Director, responsible for the research and design, installation, and operational management of industrial facilities, including but not limited to the shea processing plant, solar farm, and water purification and storage systems.
A Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and certified ISO Lead Auditor, Olumuyiwa brings over three decades of multidisciplinary experience across manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, and healthcare sectors in the UK and Africa. He holds a B.Eng. from the University of Ilorin and an M.Sc. (Hons) in Engineering from the University of Nottingham.
Throughout his career, he has delivered complex, high-value projects in process design, factory setup, and quality management. His technical leadership spans work with Peugeot Automobile Nigeria and tier -1 organisations (supplying into GM, Mercedes Bus Builders, Volkswagen of Nigeria, Lotus UK, Aston Martin, Scania, WABCO, Bentley); and the NHS (UK). He has also contributed to establishing Nigeria’s Automotive Local Content Manufacturers Association and led the start-up of an Agricultural Implements Factory.
Olumuyiwa specialises in embedding continuous-improvement frameworks—ISO 9001, 14001, 13485, and AS 9120—into manufacturing environments. His expertise in Lean systems, compliance, and supplier-quality management ensures that Mamuci’s industrial operations meet international standards for safety, sustainability, and efficiency.
At Mamuci, his focus is on translating design into durable systems—creating energy-efficient, quality-assured facilities that serve both production and community needs. Through his technical innovation and mentoring approach, Olumuyiwa reinforces Mamuci’s mission of delivering world-class agro-industrial infrastructure that empowers rural Ghana while advancing Africa’s green industrial transformation.
Mr. Tunde Pampam is the Chief Financial Officer of Mamuci Limited, bringing over two decades of post-qualification experience in finance, risk, and cash-flow management across Europe, the United States, and West Africa. A Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) with an MBA from Manchester Business School (UK), Tunde’s expertise spans corporate finance, restructuring, and operational efficiency in dynamic, multi-sector environments.
His career includes senior finance leadership at Aero Contractors (Amcon), Afrinvest West Africa, Food Concepts Plc (Chicken Republic), and Oando Plc Group, where he built robust financial controls, raised and restructured multi-million-dollar capital portfolios, and executed turnaround strategies that strengthened balance sheets and improved investor confidence. Prior to his executive roles in Nigeria, he worked for over a decade in the City of London at Harlow Butler Holdings, JP Morgan Chase, and Bank of America, specialising in treasury operations, derivatives risk, and cross-border capital management.
At Mamuci, Tunde leads financial strategy, planning, and governance—aligning fiscal discipline with long-term sustainability. His analytical rigour and international perspective ensure that Mamuci’s reforestation, shea-processing, and renewable-energy ventures meet global standards of accountability and performance.
Tunde’s leadership is defined by precision, transparency, and a commitment to value creation. By embedding strong financial architecture and risk oversight, he enables Mamuci’s integrated agro-industrial model to scale responsibly, attract investment, and deliver enduring impact across Ghana’s Savannah region.