With over 75 years of combined expertise, the OneRenergy Group team brings vast experience across energy, engineering, motor industries, insurance, M&A, finance, and management. Our professionals have successfully worked in 8+ African countries, as well as in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, Japan and Canada.
Dr. Mutapa is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of experience in management consulting and financial management, specializing in business strategy development and project procurement strategy for development across Southern and East Africa. His extensive background includes holding key decision-making positions in various management roles, where he has successfully overseen the financial management of a Pan-African intergovernmental trade policy and management capacity building institute (ESAMI-trapca).
Throughout his career, Dr. Mutapa has managed and collaborated with a diverse portfolio of development partners, including prominent organizations such as the World Bank, UNECA-ATPC, UNFPA, UNAIDS, DFID, SIDA, CDC, UNDP, Irish Aid, Norwegian Aid, and Global Funds. His diplomatic experience spans a decade in Sub-Saharan Africa, where he served as a management consultant for both governmental and private sector entities, focusing on business strategy.
Dr. Mutapa’s academic credentials are: holding a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) from Walden University, an MBA from Ulyanovsk, and a BA (Hons) in Accounting from Athlone. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) in the UK, a Fellow of the Chartered Global Management Accountants (CGMA) in the USA, and a Certified Trade Finance Professional. His doctoral thesis, titled “Strategies to Manage Hydroelectricity Interruptions in Zambian Manufacturing Businesses,” reflects his commitment to addressing critical challenges in the region’s energy sector.
Masa is a qualified Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA/CGMA) and a senior finance professional with experience gained from the energy/power and motor industries in the United Kingdom & Ireland. She has served in various roles encompassing Financial and Management reporting, Cost and Cash Flow Management, Project management and Systems implementation, Capital budgeting and forecasting, Audit support and Statutory reporting.
Masa previously served in a finance role during the construction, early operation and eventual disposal of a 40MW renewable biomass power plant in the UK during which time she oversaw the development and implementation of accounting systems, preparation of finance reports, statutory reporting and due diligence support during the sale process.
As of 2022, Masa has been integral to early-stage specialist Solar, Wind, and BESS IPP companies, holding critical finance roles within their senior leadership teams. She has been responsible for structuring and deploying finance functions, systems, and governance to enable scaling up pipelines, along with securing debt and equity financing.
Michael Sakala is an Energy Expert with more than 14 years of experience, providing technical support in electro-mechanical engineering and currently in the development of the Renewable Energy and energy efficiency plans and programmes.
He has worked closely as technical committee member and lead with government programs, together with other stakeholders, towards the development of strategies/plans such as the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) and the Open Access Market Regime for Zambia to help the Country meet the SDGs and NDCs commitments by 2030.
He has focused on renewable energy project consultancy and development, climate change mitigation solutions, sustainable models for rural electrification, development of strategies and policies on electric vehicles, clean cooking etc., and the management of national and integrated landscape approach implementation-level research to advance access to clean energy, and energy transition.
Sean is an experienced finance professional with a background in M&A (buy-side, sell-side and
refinancing), valuations & business modelling and transaction structuring on behalf of Private Equity, DFIs, Corporate and Institutional investors. His experience spans various sectors including renewable energy, telecoms, technology, microfinance, asset and investment management in Western Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa.
He has also previously been involved in capital raising and deal sourcing by connecting debt & equity investors with potential targets in Africa.
Sean holds a B.A (Hons) Accounting (Athlone), MBA (Cape Town) and is a qualified Chartered
Management Accountant (ACMA, CGMA).
Francis is an experienced insurance and risk management professional. He is an entrepreneur with vast experience and knowledge of resolving the challenges of building and scaling startups in Zambia. He is has extensive business networks in Southern Africa and North America. At OneRenergy, Francis is responsible for identification of market opportunities, establishing relationships with external partners, building collaboration between companies and contributing to strategy planning.