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Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Cairo - Egypt

- Definition and setting up of the business model, feasibility studies, roadshow to investors;- Recruitment of the technical team (agronomists, engineers, consultants…), and training of the workforce to the best agricultural practices and technics;- Study, building and purchase of the main existing infrastructures: pumps stations, water distribution networks, housing, technical buildings, roads, electricity network, agricultural equipment;- Development of 525 Ha of field crops… Show more - Definition and setting up of the business model, feasibility studies, roadshow to investors;- Recruitment of the technical team (agronomists, engineers, consultants…), and training of the workforce to the best agricultural practices and technics;- Study, building and purchase of the main existing infrastructures: pumps stations, water distribution networks, housing, technical buildings, roads, electricity network, agricultural equipment;- Development of 525 Ha of field crops (alfalfa, barley, corn, durum wheat, onions and peanuts), 100 Ha of table grapes, 55 Ha of Medjool dates, 70 Ha of various productions including nurseries;- Setting up of the distribution network, in Egypt and abroad, for the products grown;- Study of a beef fattening project on the farm;- Reporting to the Chairman and main shareholder. Show less

Monaco

Del Monte Fresh Produce is one of the leading companies in the fruit business. Listed at the New York stock exchange, the company achieves US$ 3.7 billion of sales.Assumed the coordination of the fruit shipments between the Group Southern hemisphere production companies with the European marketing companies. Developed Del Monte in South Africa by creating an affiliated company.• Developed Del Monte-South Africa from scratch. Recruited most of the technical and management team… Show more Del Monte Fresh Produce is one of the leading companies in the fruit business. Listed at the New York stock exchange, the company achieves US$ 3.7 billion of sales.Assumed the coordination of the fruit shipments between the Group Southern hemisphere production companies with the European marketing companies. Developed Del Monte in South Africa by creating an affiliated company.• Developed Del Monte-South Africa from scratch. Recruited most of the technical and management team, invested in packing and cold storage facilities and developed a producers base able to deliver over 2 million boxes to the company;• Coordinated sales and shipments of citrus and deciduous fruits between production companies and marketing companies for above US$ 100 million turnover. Show less

Santiago De Chile - Chile

UTC was doing a turnover of US$ 100 million approximately and was the third larger fruit exporter in Chile. It became Del Monte Chile in 1998.Oversaw and supervised all the operational aspects and functions of the business including production (own farms and producers), packing and cold storage facilities all over the country, quality control, packaging, transportation, marketing and sales.• Supervised 3,500 Ha of orchards (table grapes, stone fruits, apples, pears, kiwis… Show more UTC was doing a turnover of US$ 100 million approximately and was the third larger fruit exporter in Chile. It became Del Monte Chile in 1998.Oversaw and supervised all the operational aspects and functions of the business including production (own farms and producers), packing and cold storage facilities all over the country, quality control, packaging, transportation, marketing and sales.• Supervised 3,500 Ha of orchards (table grapes, stone fruits, apples, pears, kiwis, citrus, almonds and blueberries), negotiated with the 400 growers delivering fruits to the company, had 6 department heads, 6 region managers, and 10 farms reporting to myself;• Studied and negotiated several orchard purchase/selling;• As the company wanted to expand in the plastic packaging business, dealt a joint venture agreement with Plastic Omnium France to manufacture plastic bins for fruits and containers for garbage.• Participated and won the first tender in Chile issued to source plastic containers for mechanized garbage recollection, done by the Santiago Municipality;• In cooperation with the Finance Department, prepared all the feasibility study and business plan to be submitted to Morgan Stanley when Del Monte bought UTC.Financial Controller October 1993 – June 1995 Oversaw all the financial aspects of the Group business including outside Chile. Dealt with the CFO of the different Group entities (UTC-Chile, Altissol-Uruguay, Jos Van Den Berg-Holland, Suma Fruit-USA, Tricont Shipping-Caiman Islands) to issue proper Group financial reporting.• Restructured the Management of Jos Van Den Berg-Holland (President, MD and CFO);• Restructured the finance of the company by negotiating credit lines with two international Banks, one of them brought the Del Monte deal, 3 years later, to the main Group shareholder. Show less

Paris Area, France

• Oversaw directly different units of the Bank including Corporate finance, letters of credit and guarantees, as well as private banking;• In coordination with the executive management, defined the credit policies and limits for private, corporate and real estate finance.• Created SCPI AGF Pierre, mutual fund invested in office buildings and spaces, sold to the Group clients (AGF);• Bought an old office building, refurbished it totally and sold it to third parties with a 25%… Show more • Oversaw directly different units of the Bank including Corporate finance, letters of credit and guarantees, as well as private banking;• In coordination with the executive management, defined the credit policies and limits for private, corporate and real estate finance.• Created SCPI AGF Pierre, mutual fund invested in office buildings and spaces, sold to the Group clients (AGF);• Bought an old office building, refurbished it totally and sold it to third parties with a 25% profit;• Recruited to create a real estate finance portfolio for the Bank which reached above 200 million euros 2 years later and did not generate any loss for the Bank when the 90’s crisis occurred. Show less