About Us
Dmidaf Global Consult Ltd is a leading consulting firm specializing in operational excellence, strategic planning, and executive coaching.
Vision Statement
To be the leading global provider of innovative and inclusive HR solutions by 2030, empowering businesses to achieve sustainable growth and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to deliver tailored HR solutions that address the unique needs of our diverse clients. We leverage advanced technology and strategic partnerships to drive organizational growth, ensure compliance, and cultivate a culture of excellence, inclusivity, and continuous learning.
Our Values
- Integrity
- Excellence
- Innovation
- Collaboration
- Inclusivity
Meet The Founder
UGBEWANKO ODAFE MICHAEL
Member, Forbes Human Resources Council · Speaker. Management Consultant · Author · Institutional Transformation Strategist
Ugbewanko Odafe Michael, known simply as MOU, is a management consultant, a sought-after speaker, and an institutional transformation strategist. For over a decade, his work has been driven by one conviction: that organisations are not built on capital or products alone, but on the strength of their people, the integrity of their processes, and the soundness of their structure. As a Member of the Forbes Human Resources Council named in 2025 among the 10 Most Influential HR Leaders in Africa by Entrepreneur Magazine, he has come to be recognised as a distinctive authority on how high-performing institutions are truly built.
Meet the Founder
Ugbewanko Odafe Michael (MSc, ACIPD, MCIB, FMVA, FIMC, CMC)
Born in the 80s in the cultural hub of Benin City but rooted in the heart of Delta State,(M.O.U.)stands as a luminary figure in Nigeria’s generation of human capital development leaders. His visionary leadership has earned him recognition as a pivotal voice in shaping the future landscape of enterprise development.
Professional Journey
M.O.U spearheads ideation across multiple scales. His distinctive approach combines human resources management and enterprise development to offer unparalleled solutions across diverse sectors, including financial services, oil and gas, government, sports, fashion, real estate, consultancy, and FMCG retail.
Collaborative Development Vision:
His vision of Collaborative Development underscores his commitment to creating a new balance among economic, social, and political dimensions. With a focus on respecting the dignity of individuals and communities, he strives to effect positive change, one interaction at a time.
Leadership Philosophy:
Leading with a “people agenda,” M.O.U emphasizes the creation of teams with deep capabilities to drive business results. His leadership philosophy centers on collaborative efforts, bringing together diverse talents to achieve collective success.
Global Collaboration and Partnership:
Parallel to his technical roles, M.O.U actively seeks collaboration and partnership opportunities through domestic and international exchanges. His deep experience in developing dynamic monetization models, establishing winning brands, and mobilizing resources has contributed to the achievement of commercial objectives.
Education and Certifications:
M.O.U holds a Master of Science in Human Resources Management from the University of South Wales, United Kingdom. His academic journey includes a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the prestigious University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is recognized as an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) in the United Kingdom, a Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), and a certified Financial Modelling and Valuation Analyst (FMVA). Additionally, he is a member of the Leadership and Human Resources Academy and serves as the President of the Super Mentoring and Coaching Scheme for international students. He has recently been nominated as a fellow Management Consultant (FIMC/ CMC).
M.O. U’s commitment to exploring what is truly important has driven his determination to build high-performance organizations that make a lasting difference. His multifaceted expertise and dedication to collaborative development position him as a transformative leader in Nigeria’s evolving business landscape.
As Lead Consultant of Dmidaf Global Consult, MOU has advised hundreds of chief executives across more than a thousand businesses. He partners with founders, boards, and leadership teams to build companies that can scale far beyond the people who started them. His work reaches across the full breadth of the modern economy, spanning real estate, financial services, fintech, oil and gas, telecommunications, government, and the development sector. It is this range that gives him something rare: a clear, cross-sector understanding of why some enterprises endure, and why others quietly fall apart.
He is the author of “HR Is Dead,” a deliberately provocative book that tears down the tired, administrative view of human resources and rebuilds it as the strategic engine of business performance. The idea at its heart, that managing people and performance is not a support function but the very act of creating value runs through everything he does.
MOU is also a compelling speaker, regularly invited to stand before chief executives, leadership teams, and rooms full of business owners to speak on leadership, transformation, and the building of institutions made to last.
He is the convener of two distinct and influential platforms. The first is the Operational Excellence Conclave, which hosts across ten editions every year. It is a powerful gathering of chief executives, founders, management teams, business executives, and political leaders, built around the three forces that decide an institution’s fate: process, structure, and people. The second is The Presidential Table, an altogether more exclusive engagement, where he works closely with a deliberately small cohort of just fifteen chief executives each year, guiding them through an intensive journey designed to grow their revenue by fifty percent.
His foundation is, by design, both analytical and deeply human. He holds a master’s degree in human resource management from the University of South Wales in the United Kingdom, built upon a degree in Philosophy from the University of Ibadan. This pairing lets him ask not only how organizations work, but why the people inside them behave as they do. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants and a Chartered Management Consultant (FIMC, CMC), a Fellow of Corporate Governance (FCGP), a Financial Modeling and Valuation Analyst (FMVA), and a member of both the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (ACIPD, UK) and the Chartered Institute of Bankers.
SHORT PROFILE
FOR SPEAKER INTROS & NOMINATIONS
MOU (Ugbewanko Odafe Michael) is a management consultant, sought-after speaker, and author of “HR Is Dead,” with over a decade of practice and membership of the Forbes Human Resources Council. Named among the 10 Most Influential HR Leaders in Africa by Entrepreneur Magazine in 2025, he has advised hundreds of chief executives across more than a thousand businesses on the three forces that decide whether an institution thrives: process, structure, and people.
He is the convener of the Operational Excellence Conclave, which holds ten editions a year for CEOs, founders, executives, and political leaders, and of The Presidential Table, an exclusive engagement with just fifteen chief executives annually, guided toward 50% revenue growth. He holds a Master’s in HRM from the University of South Wales, UK, and a Philosophy degree from the University of Ibadan, and is a Chartered Management Consultant (FIMC, CMC) and a Fellow of Corporate Governance (FCGP).