Passionate strategic expert with hands-on expertise, working with CEO's across the globe from early-stage start-ups to multinationals, I have worked and lived in Africa, Europe, Canada, the United States and India. I founded EK Partners to pursue and enjoy the adventure, as Operating Partner, of working with entrepreneurs to grow their company.Convinced that innovation can solve some of the world biggest challenges, my field of industry expertise covers Smart Mobility, Smart Manufacturing, Banking, Nanocomposites and Deep tech. I started my career in Investment Banking and Structured Finance at JP Morgan Chase in New York, MUFG Bank and Alstom in Paris raising over $1.5 billion in debt, equity and asset finance. Got into strategy and entrepreneurship in 2014, starting the journey as Vice President Corporate Venturing at Airbus, moving on in 2021 to Chief Strategy Officer at Metamaterial Inc a multi-million USD listed Nasdaq scale-up. Please reach-out via LinkedIn or my website to learn more and start exploring a potential business collaboration.
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Founder And Chief Executive Officer (Ceo)Ek PartnersFrance
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Founder & Chief Executive Officer (Ceo)Ek Partners Jan 2020 - PresentAt EK Partners, as Operating Partners, we bridge the gap between Strategy & Execution. Having overcome the challenges of creating & developing a business, we provoke new perspectives and act as an extension of your management team investing our expertise, leadership & industry experience in your business success to unlock growth potential, operational efficiency and foster sustainability.
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Operating PartnerEk Partners Jan 2024 - Present
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Senior Consultant & Non Executive Board MemberEk Partners Jan 2020 - Dec 2023
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Chief Strategy Officer (Cso)Meta Materials Inc. (Meta®) 2021 - 2023Halifax, Nova Scotia, CaAs Deputy CEO and Executive Board Member, set-up and led Strategic Planning, Portfolio Management, Strategic Partnerships & Market Forecasts at Meta Materials Inc, a multi-million USD NASDAQ listed deeptech developing Nanocomposites materials for the Automotive, Consumer Electronics, Aerospace & Authentication industries.-Led competitive positioning review aiming at pivoting company business strategy -Prioritised & executed growth opportunities including M&As to drive external growth strategy-Established new governance & led the Strategic Investment Committee-Oversaw program management to focus the business on execution-Set-up & managed a team over 4 geographies fostering creativity & cohesion for higher performance-Led Board meetings with the CEO & CFO to seek approval on Strategic Plan -
Senior Vice President- Head Of Strategic PartnershipsAirbus Jan 2020 - Dec 2020Blagnac Cedex, FrLed Customer Services Strategic Partnerships strategy to support Customer Services Transformation & Digitalization Plan led by by CEO. -Developed a Strategy Blue Print for Maintenance Repair and Overall (MRO) to growth market share-Negotiated strategic alliances with key MRO players to expand product & geographical reach-Defined & executed business strategies with aerospace partners (airlines & engine manufacturers) to support Airbus digital transformation & Skywise initiative -
Vice President Corporate VenturingAirbus Jan 2014 - Dec 2019Blagnac Cedex, FrAs Deputy to the Chief Innovation Officer, set-up Corporate Innovation Strategy, Operation Model and Governance.-Led and mentored an international cross-functional team of 70 professionals-Set-up a cross functional governance model fostering effective execution of key strategic projects-Set-up & led Airbus Corporate Venturing, managing the Operating Partners team during 4 year-Co-created Airbus Accelerator-Formed 15 win-win strategic partnerships with deep tech start-ups & aerospace players in the field of digital manufacturing, connectivity & smart materials worth multi-million USD in forecast business value
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Senior Director Business DevelopmentAirbus Jan 2009 - Dec 2013Blagnac Cedex, FrReporting to the Senior Vice President Strategic Planning & Business Development, design Airbus Commercial Strategic Planning & identifed new growth opportunities-Define new business model strategies on value chain repositioning & make or buy scenarios-Led corporate development transactions to support Customer Services ambition worth $10B at 2030-Under CEO mandate, led a Strategy Blueprint which conclusions were blessed by the board leading to the creation of Corporate Innovation
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Director Sales FinancingAtr 2003 - 2008Blagnac, FrAdvised airlines top management and structured most competitive aircraft financing packages with banks and investors . Over 600 MUSD funding raised to finance major customers aircraft acquisition including Binter Canarias Spain - Air Deccan India - CCM France - Trip Brazil -
Director Corporate BankingBank Of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ufj 1999 - 2002Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JpSet-up the commercial and strategic plan to boost sales . Grew by 50% sales on a portfolio of customers mainly quoted at CAC 40 stock exchange index. -
Director Project And Structured FinanceAlstom Transport 1992 - 1998Saint-Ouen, FrOver 1 Bn USD raised from export and commercial credit financing to fund major transportation projects such as the High Speed Train in Taiwan & Korea and the metro in Bangkok. Sourced equity partners to join bidding consortium. -
Manager Structured Finance & Private Placement DepartmentJpmorgan Chase 1988 - 1991New York, Ny, UsFinancial audit and due diligence on a privatisation program led by the World bank.
Elsa Keïta Education Details
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Tbs EducationBanking & International Finance -
Northeastern UniversityAccounting And Finance
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