Stéphane Kouassi Email & Phone Number

Paris, Fr

Malaunay, Fr

Nutriset is the world leader in the ready-to-use therapeutic food market with operations in 10 countries and the United Nations system as its main client. With a network of 15 companies in France and abroad, the Group provides a global offer to worldwide food programs, mainly UNICEF and WFP, to international or local NGOs as well as to governments, for areas facing nutritional risks (e.g. Sudan, Yemen, Ethiopia, Haiti etc…).Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer and member of the General Secretariat, I also participate in the Group's management bodies.In my capacity as Legal Director, I work closely with the various companies in the Group and, internally, with the Finance, Management Control and Investment Departments, on corporate governance, partnership and development, investment, negotiation of contracts [commercial and corporate] issues as well as international transactions tax matters.The Legal Department that I lead also provides legal support internally on R&D, Advocacy, Quality Assurance projects and also on issues related to intellectual property (patents and trademarks) and regulatory matters (food law, labelling, marketing authorisation). As such, I work closely with the operational teams to support in dealing with the Group's projects.Finally, compliance issues and anti-corruption risk management are integrally part of the tasks under my supervision within the Legal Department.My added value to succeed in this mission: my expertise, my international profile, my background and my familiarity with the field, which I put at the service of the Nutriset Group to enable it to pursue its ambition in favor of solid and lasting links with its partners, in an increasingly complex legal environment.The fight against malnutrition is at the heart of the action of the Nutriset Group and also that of my commitment and dedication.

Nogent Sur Seine, Grand Est, Fr

Le Groupe Soufflet entreprise agroalimentaire française de dimension internationale. Acteur incontournable sur le marché mondial du malt en Europe, en Asie, en Amérique du Sud et en Afrique. Egalement un des tout premiers meuniers européens et un expert des formulations d’ingrédients sur mesure. C’est aussi un industriel significatif de la Boulangerie-Viennoiserie-Pâtisserie en France et au Portugal ; et il est présent dans le secteur de la restauration rapide.o Négociation de partenariats (Financement Equity et Debt)o Memorandum of understanding, Due diligence, Subscription agreement, Shareholders agreement, Put and Call agreemento Contrats corporateo Création filiales étrangères (Afrique et Asie) o Accompagnement juridique des filiales en Inde (Soufflet Malt India) et au Brésil (Malterie Soufflet Brazil)o Précontentieux et contentieux o Suivi juridique filiales Europe de l’Est (Serbie, Ukraine, Russie, Pologne, Roumanie etc…), en Inde et au Brésil# Common Law # Ohada # Droit Français

Puteaux, Île-De-France, Fr

Deals with a wide range of legal, operational and business issues that impact the organization including: advice and expertise on the African business context, negotiations, partnership creation, foreign business trips to assess local subsidiaries. Took part in the “Rail Loop project” day to day management (construction of a Rail road of 1400 km length between Niger and Benin, to be linked afterwards to Cameroon and Ivory Coast) Drafted legal and operational documentation for the company’s IPO and participated to the road show  Mapped the institutional, bilateral and multilateral donors as part of the research for concessional financing; interacted with investment bankers in the search for investors for West-African infrastructures projects Led a joint study with G.E. regarding the potential takeover of a local Railways company in Nigeria Managed litigation files and made intermediation for transactional solutions in Niger Monitored the Corporate Social Responsibility policy of BOLLORE Railways and implemented a training workshop on Human Rights in partnership with the Danish Institute of Human Rights

Puteaux, France, Fr

Responsible for the effective and efficient management of the corporate legal affairs of a portfolio of approximately 60 companies, BOLLORE subsidiaries located mostly in Africa (Ivory Coast, Senegal, Gabon, DRC, Cameroon, Mauritania, Madagascar, Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique etc...) and provided leadership and management over nearly 20 in-house local Legal Managers: Conducted internal restructuring operations: drafted the legal documentation for mergers, transfer of assets, increase in capital and winding up of companies Conducted external growth operations: negotiation, drafting of acquisition contracts, joint venture agreements, shareholders agreements, due diligence, data room Drafted standardized or complex legal documentation: NDA, MOU, SPA, intra-group support agreements, cash management agreements, securities conveyance, AoA Acted as Company secretary for subsidiaries and participated actively to BoD and AGM meetings Reviewed ongoing cases and provided accurate and effective legal advice to Management  Regular business travels abroad (in Africa).

Paris, Fr

In charge of the PERNOD RICARD’s registered securities portfolio:  Managed the donation and estate files in France and UK, pledges of securities, stock option plans, transfers, sales and conversions of bearer securities held at SG

 Monitored the legal secretariat of companies (approval of annual accounts, drafting of BoD and AGM minutes, Director’s mandate monitoring, increase in capital, simple mergers, TUP) Achieved companies setting up and winding up

 Legal tasks: Monitored the legal secretariat of companies  Accounting tasks: Operations recording, bookkeeping, bank accounts reconciliation, assistance in balance sheets settlement Tax management tasks: Managed tax returns, dealt with tax inspections (documents review or on-site control), negotiated tax rectifications, liaised with the tax administration

Certificate In Company Direction - Certified Board Director

Executive Mba - Certificate Of Completion Advanced Entrepreneurial Management Program

Audit Et Certification, Compliance - Anti-Corruption - Anti-Bribery

Executive Mba Major General Management, Global Management

Executive Mba - Certificate Of Training

Master 2 Management And Business Administration (Mae)

Dess In Tax, Business Law And Management

Master Of Business Law