Experience

The Moringa Partnership/Fund

• France
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer Africa

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  Chief Operating Officer Africa  Portfolio supervision: KPIs, investments, local and export commercial development.  Implement ESG programs within the portfolio.  Participate in organizing the exits. The portfolio includes:  B-BOVID Ltd, Ghana: Production of palm oil and palm kernel oil. 98% of its palm oil supply comes from over 2,000 small-scale farmers. In this company, I hold the role of CEO.  ComaFruits, Mali: Processing of mangoes into puree, frozen cubes, and dried mangoes.  SOBEMA, Mali: Production and distribution of various beverages using local ingredients.  Jus Délice, Togo: Production of fruit juice and puree for export.  Tolaro Global, Benin: Processing of cashew nuts, both white and roasted. Key achievements:  Regained control of the B-BOVID factory following a legal procedure and one year of shutdown. Returned to a positive EBITDA in Q1-23.  Analysed the organization of Tolaro Global and restored the financial department. Show less



Bunge Loders Croklaan

• Netherlands
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• General Manager West Africa

  • Jul 2017 - Jan 2021

   Supervision of all group activities in West Africa: supply chain (€60M in annual purchases), 7 countries, 6 industrial partners under contract, 120 employees. Reorganization of the three West African companies under a single general management based in Tema, Ghana. Member of the EMEA unit's management committee. Development of sales of co-products locally and for export. Success: all products found their market, €10M in sales in 2020. Implementation of the ESG program, "Where life grows". Show less

• Project Manager Support & Operations

  • Jun 2015 - Jun 2017

   Construction of a state-of-the-art shea butter fractionation plant. A greenfield project worth €40 million. Responsible for the "Support and Organization" part. Achievements: land acquisition, legal organization, planning, recruitment of all staff (90 people), selection and evaluation of contractors, and development of a new commercial strategy for different products.

• Supply Chain Manager English Speaking Countries

  • May 2010 - Jun 2017

   Country/Operations Manager: sourcing, procurement, agronomic monitoring, asset control, quality control, laboratory management, exports, HR, finance, IT (implementation of SAP). Achievements: o Establishment and development of a shea butter supply chain from Ghana and Nigeria, increasing from 8,000 MT to 25,000 MT in 3 years. o Partnership with local industrialists for primary transformation of shea nuts.

• Supply Chain Manager French Speaking Countries

  • May 2007 - Jun 2010

   First presence of the group in this region. Creation and management of "Loders Croklaan Burkina Sarl." Control, secure, and develop the shea nut and shea butter supply chain in Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, and Côte d'Ivoire. Achievements: selection of reliable suppliers, doubling of volumes (from 40,000 to 80,000 MT), and process reliability. Relocation to Burkina Faso of responsibilities previously assumed by the headquarters: forecasting, contract management, logistics, exports. Implementation and monitoring of subcontracting contracts. Implementation of standard operating procedures (SOP). Competition, market, and agronomic monitoring. Show less



Global Shea Alliance

• Ghana
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and EC Member

  • Jun 2012 - Jun 2016

  The Global Shea Alliance is a non-profit industry association with 663 members from 38 countries including women's groups, brands and retailers, suppliers and NGOs. Through public-private partnership, the GSA promotes industry sustainability, quality practices and standards, and demand for shea in food and cosmetics. I am a founding member on behalf of Loders Croklaan and I have held a 4-year term on the executive committee. The Global Shea Alliance is a non-profit industry association with 663 members from 38 countries including women's groups, brands and retailers, suppliers and NGOs. Through public-private partnership, the GSA promotes industry sustainability, quality practices and standards, and demand for shea in food and cosmetics. I am a founding member on behalf of Loders Croklaan and I have held a 4-year term on the executive committee.



Vandemoortele

• Belgium
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Logistics Manager & IT

  • May 2001 - May 2007

   Continuous operation factory, 15 people in the department, 175 finished product references and 150 raw material references. The factory tripled its production in 5 years.  Upstream logistics, production and long term planning, outsourcing and suppliers, distribution and export.  IT and migration of the integrated management software to SAP. Projects completed:  Transportation and Warehousing: optimization of transportation and storage in France for all bakery division products in collaboration with Metro (VDM logistics department). Analysis and optimization of the "cost to serve".  For each new production line, co-direction of the packaging area design.  In 2006-2007, design of a new cold room in Arras (6,500 pallets, -20°C).  Reference in handling equipment at the group level. Show less



Faurecia

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Logistics Product Manager

  • Mar 2001 - Jul 2001

  Pilot for the setup of Toyota spare parts production, supply management, daily production planning, long term planning, delivery management (JIT), emergency management (out of stocks).

• Logistics Manager "Task Force"

  • Jan 2001 - Mar 2001

  Mandated by the HQ to take part of a task force sent to another site in a crisis situation (in default of deliveries) I upgraded the logistics processes, including the implementation of a planning and scheduling tools. I also improved the follow-up of the delivery and the supply management. This 6 week job got a fully successful conclusion and has been awarded by the board.

• Logistics Engineer Flux

  • Feb 2000 - Mar 2001

  I managed and optimised the handling; I was the pilot of the commissioning for the handling of all the production lines, the logistics correspondent for the optimisation of production process. I implemented the logistics processes (Kanban, Hoshin, SMED, TPM, 5S).

• Warehouse Supervisor

  • Nov 1999 - Feb 2000

  I supervised all the external suppliers’ contracts, a team of 50 forklift drivers and a stock of 600 references in FIFO.

• Logistics Engineer

  • May 1999 - Nov 1999

  I implemented the supply of the production lines by small train (Just in time).