Speaker Bio
Expertise : Commercial management, Strategy, Project and change management, business development, financial services and relations with the regulator.
I am an operational expert in mobile financial services and serial entrepreneur in sub saharian Africa. Through my 24 years of professional experience, I built strong skills in project and program management in the banking sector and mobile financial services.I led important and strategic projects to launch new products or services, operate digital transformation, create new companies or business units and managed a mobile money affiliate.
After a few years in the banking sector as a business analyst and project manager, in BNP Paribas, Société Générale in Benin, and Crédit Agricole in Gabon, I joined the Orange Group, where I am still employed today.During my experience at Orange, I had the opportunity to lead commercial and marketing teams, and also develop new growth drivers for our MEA region in Niger, Guinea and in Paris at the corporate level.I conducted the Orange Bank Africa program; our first milestone was the launch of our Head office in Abidjan. We are now preparing to launch a branch in Senegal, and a micro finance in Guinea. Our Bank aims at developing financial inclusion by offering micro loans disbursed via Orange Money.I am also a board member of our Orange Money affiliate in DRC and a board member for Orange Bank Africa in Côte d’Ivoire.In my new role at Orange Money Group, our Fintech, I support and drive our 17 Orange Money affiliates and our banking entities in business development opportunities, and multi country partnerships aiming to expand our offers and services.
I am very sensitive and oriented towards financial inclusion and women empowerment issues, this has led me to become a mentor for the Women In Africa program.
I hold a Master of Arts in Management and Finance from the University of Paris 1 – Panthéon Sorbonne