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Ghana

When we founded Savannah Fruits Company in 2006 it was a side project born out of our passion for profitable sustainability. The company has now reached a size where it allows both founders to change their role from strategic advisors to working in the company.The Savannah Fruits Company (SFC) is Ghana based and focuses on sustainable production and export.

Nigeria

Joining Mane was my opportunity to get back into the cosmetics and fragrance industry. Although Mane is a large organisation, Nigeria had a small local team, making the role of Managing Director a hands-on position. Working with Mane’s experts I gained a thorough understanding of the requirements of the cosmetics industry. Understanding the trends and.

Ghana

I was in charge of setting up supply chains in Africa and identifying potential raw materials according to market needs. Nexira didn’t have a physical presence in Africa at that stage, I was setting up a subsidiary of a European company in West Africa.Establishing this part of the company from scratch meant dealing with logistics, staffing, recruiting.

Nexira is the world leader in Arabic Gum supplying the cosmetic, food and nutraceutical industries. Besides Arabic Gum my focus was to source and trade a wide variety of African pant materials. We took the sourcing one step further by also proposing new product and possibilities to clients. Building a network throughout the whole supply chain in Africa.

Aquaculture was up and coming and really interested me at the time. When the opportunity arose to work in this new industry and be stationed on Corsica, it was an easy choice to make. Businesswise it turned out to be a smart move. Having only worked in Africa, my time at Gloria Maris taught me business skills in the western world.As fish is an ultra fresh.

World Essential oils Sourcing and Trading (WEST) was a partnership between an established trader, Barbex and myself focused on sustainable essential oils.My territory for sourcing essential oils expanded in this role from Ghana to West Africa and Indian Ocean. Apart from sourcing new products (karo karounde for example), I was also tasked with auditing the.

Ghana

Barbex was a coffee plantation looking to diversify and expand its line of business. This was an exciting role as my colleague and I were involved in the whole business transformation.After identifying essential oil production as a viable option we introduced new crops such as Ylang Ylang, Patchouli, Vetiver and developed existing ones like Citronella and.

Ingénieur, Agro Economy

ISTOM was the logical choice to combine my interest in Agriculture and my drive for sustainable development. This degree included hands on.

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