Our team

Executive team

Axel Reinaud is NetZero's co-founder and CEO. He previously worked as Managing Director and Senior Partner at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a leading international consultancy firm.

Axel Reinaud

Co-founder & CEO

Former Managing Director & Senior Partner at the Boston Consulting Group

Aimé Njiakin is NetZero's co-founder and COO. He is also the Managing Director of Synergie Nord Sud, Cameroon's largest coffee processing company.

Aimé Njiakin

Co-founder & COO

Managing Director at Synergie Nord Sud, Cameroon’s largest coffee processing company

Olivier Reinaud is NetZero's co-founder and Head of Carbon Credits. He previously worked as Director of Communications at Pro-Natura International, a NGO promoting biochar use in Africa.

Olivier Reinaud

Co-founder & Head of Carbon Credits

Former Director of Communications at Pro‑Natura International

Pedro Figueiredo is NetZero's CTO. He previously worked as Head of Forestry and Pyrolysis operations at Vallourec Brazil, an multinational manufacturing company.

Pedro Figueiredo

CTO

Former Director of Forestry and Pyrolysis operations at Vallourec Brazil

Osvane Faria is NetZero's Head of Research and Development. He previously worked as a researcher and entrepreneur in the field of gasification.

Osvane Faria

Head of R&D

Former researcher and entrepreneur in pyrolysis/gasification technologies

Georges Naggear is NetZero's CFO.

Georges Naggear

CFO

Former Group CFO at Cem'​In'Eu and CFO at LafargeHolcim

Board members

Professor Jean Jouzel is the co-founder and Scientific Advisor of NetZero, and a board member of NetZero. He previously worked as Vice-Chair of the scientific group of IPCC, a body of the United Nations working on climate change issues.

Prof. Jean Jouzel

Co-founder & Scientific Advisor

Former Vice-Chair of IPCC’s scientific group

Patrick Dupoux is a board member of NetZero. A Managing Director and Senior Partner at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), he is Head of BCG Africa and a leader of the firm's Social Impact practice.

Patrick Dupoux

Head of BCG Africa

Leader of BCG’s Social Impact practice

Wilfrid Lauriano do Rego is a board member of NetZero.

Wilfrid Lauriano do Rego

Christine Rodwell is a board member of NetZero. She held the position of VP Social & Sustainable Impact at Renault and Veolia, two French multinational companies, before founding Impulsum, a company advising business leaders on sustainability issues.

Christine Rodwell

President of Impulsum

Former VP Social & Sustainable Impact at Renault and Veolia

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