7 years of portfolio management for a diversified investment holding,
17 years of management consulting
Professional Experience
February 2015 to present: Consultant self-employed
- ▪ Coaching of entrepreneurs on greenfield projects
- ▪ Strategic and financial study of more than 20 opportunities
- ▪ Co-invested in two projects
May 2007 to February 2015: Chairman and board member - SNI (Morocco)
- ▪ Board member in different portfolio companies of the largest Moroccan group SNI, including Lafarge Maroc (JV with Lafarge), Sonasid (JV with Arcelor Mittal)
- ▪ Chairman of the second telecom operator of Morocco Wana Corporate (JV with Kuwaiti Zain)
- ▪ Member of board committees (Strategy committee, HR committee, Audit committee)
- ▪ Strategy and governance reviews of different portfolio companies
- ▪ M&A operations including a 250 m€ capital increase for Wana Corporate
January 2010 to December 2014: CEO - Marjane Holding (Morocco)
- ▪ Chairman and CEO of the largest multi-format modern retailer of Morocco
- ▪ 4 years of consecutive growth of consolidated turnover, net profit, selling area, GLA
- ▪ Major transformation and change management program
- ▪ Significant cost and capex reduction initiatives
- ▪ Launch of new food and non food retail formats
- ▪ Design, authorization, financing and development of a portfolio of commercial and mixed-used real estate projects (300 000 m2 GLA)
- ▪ Turnover : 1.5 billion USD, Staff: 10 000 employees, Market share modern retail > 55%
1996-2007: Management consultant – AT Kearney (Paris)
- ▪ Partner of the global AT Kearney partnership
- ▪ Member of the AT Kearney international Retail & Consumer Goods practice
- ▪ Strategy audits and cost reduction programs for various large international retailers
- ▪ Advisor to Private Equity funds in Paris (Vendor due diligence, value creation plans,...)
1992-1996: Strategy consultant - Corporate Value Associates (Paris)
- ▪ Strategy consulting to CAC 40 companies
Education: HEC Paris (1991)
Languages: French, English, Arabic