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Senior Advisory for Energy & Infrastructure in Africa

20+
Years
08
Markets
05
Languages
AI
Augmented
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Badou Ba
◆ Country GM, FTSE 250
◆ Executive Board Member
◆ Managing Partner, AYMTEC
◆ Travel-ready to Europe, Middle East & Africa
English · French · Wolof · Arabic · Spanish
About
I've Been Where
Your Project Is

I've spent 20 years building, fixing, and scaling operations across several African markets. From gas fields to power plants, from large desert projects and construction camps to boardroom negotiations with state utilities.

I started in the field, managing teams, logistics, and P&Ls for a FTSE-listed power company. When I took over the Algeria operation, it was losing money every month. Six months later, it was cash-positive. That pattern repeated across Morocco, Tunisia, and West Africa.

Then I joined the executive board of a major integrated logistics and construction group, where I helped lead a post-COVID recovery that hit 10x above budget by 2023. I built project governance systems, managed multi-megawatt power projects for commercial and industrial clients, and mobilized workforces of over 1,000 people for large engineering, procurement, and construction projects.

Today, I run AYMTEC, a boutique advisory practice. I help energy and infrastructure companies navigate African markets, set up operations, and deliver projects. I work as a fractional executive, embedding directly in leadership teams rather than writing reports from the outside.

I also deploy AI as a daily operating tool. We're a small team, but we deliver like a large one. P&L management, ERP migrations, project documentation, client deliverables. Small footprint, big output.

I live in Spain and travel regularly across North and West Africa for client engagements.

Let's Work Together
— Badou Ba
Services
How I Work With Clients
Line 01

Fractional COO / VP Operations

Part-time operational leadership for energy and infrastructure companies scaling in Africa. I embed in your team, own your P&L, manage your people, and navigate the local landscape.

  • P&L oversight and financial controls
  • Team recruitment and management
  • Government and utility relations
  • Market entry and setup
Line 02

Strategic PMO Director

Project governance, risk management, and reporting for large-scale infrastructure and camp management projects. From planning through handover, I bring structure where there is none.

  • Project governance and reporting
  • Risk identification and mitigation
  • Contractor and stakeholder management
  • Mobilization and handover
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AI-Powered Back Office

Financial reconciliation, ERP migration (Odoo, SAP), payroll processing, and operational reporting. A lean team powered by advanced AI workflows, delivering at the scale of a much larger operation.

  • Full-cycle ERP implementation
  • Financial reconciliation and audit prep
  • Payroll processing and compliance
  • Automated reporting workflows
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Track Record
Results From the Field
20+
Years Executive Leadership
100+
MW Projects Managed
1,000+
PAX Mobilized
10x
Above Budget (2023)
Turnaround

Algeria: Cash-Negative to Cash-Positive

Took over a struggling North Africa operation with declining revenues and no clear strategy. Restructured the team, renegotiated contracts with Sonatrach, and rebuilt the commercial pipeline. Cash-positive within 6 months.

6-month turnaround
Recovery

Infrastructure Group: Post-COVID to 10x Growth

Joined the executive board during a period of zero revenue. Built project governance systems, secured major camp management contracts, and led the operational recovery. Revenue hit 10x above budget by 2023, with 40% projected growth for 2025.

10x above budget
AI-Augmented

Small Team, Big Delivery

Delivered a full-cycle ERP migration, financial reconciliation, and payroll processing for a client using AI-augmented workflows. What would normally take a large team and months of work was completed in weeks.

Small footprint, big output
Insights
From the Field
Operations

The Biggest Mistake in African Market Entry

Treating the whole continent as one market. I've operated in 8 countries, and each one has a different playbook. Algeria is not Senegal. Mauritania is not Morocco. Here's what actually matters.

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AI

AI Didn't Replace My Team. It Replaced the Bottleneck.

We're a small team that delivers like a large one. AI is our operating system, not our pitch. Financial reconciliations, ERP migrations, project documentation. Here's how it actually works.

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Leadership

Why the Gantt Chart Won't Save Your African Infrastructure Project

I've managed projects across 8 markets. The ones that failed had beautiful Gantt charts. The ones that succeeded had leaders who understood that relationships move faster than timelines in Africa.

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Contact
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I work best with companies that have a real operational challenge in African energy or infrastructure and need senior leadership, not a slide deck. If that sounds like your situation, let's have a conversation.

I typically respond within 24 hours. For formal proposals and company capabilities, visit AYMTEC.

For formal proposals, visit aymtec.com

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