Côte d'Ivoire
MY VALUE PROPOSITION I am a multi-faceted Chief Executive Officer with specialized expertise in driving growth and transformation across private equity, microfinance, and corporate finance throughout Africa and Europe. I have built my career on turning vision into value and impact while leading organizations through strategic restructuring, strengthening governance, and fostering inclusive, high-performing cultures. WHAT DRIVES ME ✶ Helping institutions navigate from crisis to profitability and long-term sustainability. ✶ Expanding access to finance for underserved communities, especially women and rural entrepreneurs. ✶ Creating measurable impact through disciplined financial management, value creation, and environmental and social (E&S) integration across diverse industries. ✶ My commitment to developing greater impact. HOW I BUILT MY SUCCESS ✶ Serving as a board member and thought leader in African finance, I bring pragmatic, forward-looking leadership and a commitment to aligning financial performance with purpose. ✶ Building resilient, ethical organizations that deliver economic returns and social progress. ✶ Being an authentic leader with humility, intelligence, kindness, high standards, emotional intelligence, professionalism, and a strong sense of mentorship and knowledge-sharing. SIGNATURE STRENGTHS ☑ Strategic Leadership ☑ PE & Corporate Finance ☑ Microfinance & Financial Inclusion ☑ ESG & Impact Governance ☑ Organizational Transformation ☑ Value Creation Planning ☑ Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) ☑ Stakeholder Engagement ☑ Leadership Development & Team Building ☑ Risk & Change Management ☑ Digital Transformation ☑ Governance & Compliance
SCOPE: Appointed to lead a $150M microfinance institution with 760 staff and 250K clients, from post-loss recovery to sustained profitability and market leadership. ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACTS: • Restored profitability and doubled the balance sheet within 5 years by restructuring operations, tightening credit management, and implementing disciplined financial controls. • Enhanced efficiency and compliance across 24 branches by redesigning processes, strengthening governance, and aligning business units to profitability goals. • Expanded financial inclusion for rural populations and women by launching tailored lending products and capitalizing on digital tools, increasing the number of transactions through digital channels. • Institutionalized sustainability governance by creating a dedicated Environmental & Social (E&S) and Impact Committee to embed accountability in strategy execution. • Developed the institution’s first climate agenda, GHG accounting, portfolio climate-risk mapping, and a mandatory climate checklist in all credit appraisals. • Introduced solar equipment financing and weather-index insurance for cocoa farmers, scaling participation from ~300 to ~2.5K farmers within a year. • Strengthened farmer resilience through financing diversification toward less climate-vulnerable crops and awareness on climate risk.
SCOPE: Oversaw investment origination, execution, and portfolio management, for francophone West Africa for this PE firm with +$400m A.U.M specialized in buy-outs ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACTS: • Delivered strong portfolio returns and supported firm expansion by sourcing and executing high-value transactions across West Africa and leading value creation planning with IRR surpassing market standards. • Achieved extensive annual revenue growth and a strong exit for one portfolio companies by negotiating founder buyout terms, hiring and mentoring new leadership, and executing a comprehensive growth plan. • Elevated ESG standards and transparency by designing Adenia’s first Environmental & Social Management System (ESMS) and publishing the inaugural E&S report. • Improved portfolio companies’ performance and governance via KPI adoption, SOP creation, and senior recruitment initiatives. • Increased deal flow and quality by originating 10+ investment opportunities annually and conducting 3 due diligences per year.
SCOPE: Managed investment and portfolio operations for West Africa, a leading pan-African PE platform (+1bn A.U.M) focused on financial services, agribusiness, and utilities. ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACTS: • Executed regional multi-sector investments and strengthened portfolio performance by leading due diligence, valuation, and financial modeling. • Enhanced corporate governance and ESG accountability by driving board-level performance reviews and sustainability metrics. • Stabilized financial operations in portfolio firms by serving as interim CFO for mining and agribusiness subsidiaries, implementing management reporting and controls. • Standardized fund operations by developing reporting tools and evaluation systems, improving data consistency.
SCOPE: Drove financial and operational restructuring, Côte d’Ivoire’s leading private hospital with €9M in annual revenue and 300 employees, strengthening governance, transparency, and cost control during a competitive industry transition. ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACTS: • Restored auditor confidence and financial transparency by overhauling accounting systems and monthly closing procedures. • Reduced operating costs through procurement reform and process optimization. • Improved hospital service quality and efficiency by launching ISO 9001 certification and standardizing administrative procedures. • Accelerated cash recovery and reduced receivables by redesigning debt management and introducing billing rejection analysis, realizing an improvement in receivables recovery. • Rebuilt physician and staff trust by reforming compensation policies and introducing collaboration initiatives.
Ex ARTHUR ANDERSEN DEPARTEMENT (CORPORATE RECOVERY SERVICES) that became TRANSACTION SERVICES under ERNST & YOUNG