Experience

Emerging Capital Partners - ECP

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Jan 2019 - Dec 2021

  Tunisie Responsible for $300m+ capital invested, executed 4 Equity investments and 9 divestments (through IPOs, Trade sales, Sponsors buy outs) with an experience ranging from special situations to Growth capital in the Utilities, Mining, FMCG, F&B and Financial Services industries. I served on 10+ Boards of Directors and Board sub committees (Executive committee, Audit committee, ad hoc committees) of portfolio companies. ECP is one of the largest and longest-established private equity fund… Show more Responsible for $300m+ capital invested, executed 4 Equity investments and 9 divestments (through IPOs, Trade sales, Sponsors buy outs) with an experience ranging from special situations to Growth capital in the Utilities, Mining, FMCG, F&B and Financial Services industries. I served on 10+ Boards of Directors and Board sub committees (Executive committee, Audit committee, ad hoc committees) of portfolio companies. ECP is one of the largest and longest-established private equity fund managers focused on Africa. Investing in Africa since 2000 with over 60 investments and 40 exits and $3.2 billion raised in growth capital through funds and co-investment vehicles. Last transaction 2020-2021 are exit of GAM Insurance and ABC (Pepsi Bottler) in Algeria for which we finalized our value creation cycle and invested in SAH Lilas on the Tunisian SE with a Board position to create value and benefit from short holding period before Exit.

• Director

  • Jul 2010 - Jan 2019

  Director of Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) based in Tunis and responsible for deal origination, investment, monitoring and divestment of various companies across the Firm's portfolios of the Africa Funds. I served on boards and boards subcommittees of Portfolio companies that we successfully exited over the last years in Morocco (Veolia Water companies, Osead Maroc Mining, Charaf Corporation, Almes) , in Tunisia (SAH - a Diapers, feminine hygiene and Tissue paper company - "Lilas"… Show more Director of Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) based in Tunis and responsible for deal origination, investment, monitoring and divestment of various companies across the Firm's portfolios of the Africa Funds. I served on boards and boards subcommittees of Portfolio companies that we successfully exited over the last years in Morocco (Veolia Water companies, Osead Maroc Mining, Charaf Corporation, Almes) , in Tunisia (SAH - a Diapers, feminine hygiene and Tissue paper company - "Lilas", Agromed SA -Diary company-), in Djibouti (Salt Investments), in Mauritania (Orabank Mauritania). I currently serve on the boards of GAM Insurance and ABC (Pepsi Bottler) in Algeria for which we are under the value creation cycle..

• Vice President

  • Aug 2007 - Jun 2010

  I am a Vice President of ECP based in Tunis and involved in deal sourcing, structuring, execution and monitoring on the African continent and MENA Area. I acted as Deputy Managing Director of the Moroccan Infrastructure Management, the Fund manager of the Moroccan Infrastructure Fund from September 2007 to December 2008 prior to joining the Pan African Funds of ECP in January 2009.



GAM Assurances

• France
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non Executive Board Member

  • Jan 2010 - Dec 2021

  Alger, Algérie



ABC Pepsi

• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non Executive Board Member

  • 2014 - Aug 2021

  Rouïba, Alger, Algérie



Salt Investment S.A.

• Mining

• Non Executive Board Member

  • 2009 - 2015

  Djibouti, Djibouti



SAH Lilas

• Tunisia
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Non Executive Board Member

  • 2009 - 2013

  Tunisia



Osead Maroc Mining / CMT

• Non Executive Board Member

  • 2007 - 2013

  Casablanca - Settat, Maroc Holding de Compagnie Minière de Touissit (CMT)



Veolia Environnement Maroc

• Non Executive Board Member

  • 2007 - 2012

  Rabat, Rabat - Salé - Kénitra, Maroc



REDAL SA

• Morocco
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Non Executive Board Member

  • 2007 - 2012

  Rabat, Rabat - Salé - Kénitra, Maroc



Amendis Tanger Tetouan

• Non Executive Board Member

  • 2007 - 2012

  Tanger - Tétouan - Al Hoceima, Maroc



Charaf Corporation

• Morocco
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Past Shareholder’s rep

  • 2007 - 2008

  Casablanca - Settat, Maroc



Ernst & Young

• China
• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manager

  • Jan 2002 - Aug 2007

  As a Senior Manager, I managed the several engagements with the partners and the client relationship. I am in charge of the quality and the appropriate execution of the advisory related to a specific transaction. I was also involved in the Recruitment and Training activities of the Paris office firm and recognized as a Retail & Consumer Products expert of the firm.



Arthur Andersen

• Denmark
• Truck Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Auditor

  • Dec 1999 - 2002

  Région de Paris, France Audit & Transaction Services