Technical management of Research & Development and agriculture of the 6 sugar estates of Group SOMDIAA

Two responsibilities : - for SOSUCAM (Sugar Society of Cameroon - 23 000 ha of sugar cane) : Direction of the Agricultural Development Department - for SOMDIAA (5 others sugar estates - 55 000 ha of sugar cane) : Management of research and development activities on the 6 sugar estates of the Company - Cameroon, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Chad, Congo Brazzaville, Republic of Centrafrica

Management of research and development activities on the 6 sugar estates of the Group - 55 000 ha of sugarcane - (Chad, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Republic of Centrafrica, Gabon and Ivory Coast) : managing of the production, breeding, soil cartography, cultural practices, Trials, remote sensing… Advise to the exploitation

Direction of the experimentation and agricultural management sugarcane centre (PEGAS):• Orientation and supervision of all R&D activities over 19 000 ha of a sugar cane plantation: varieties improvement, new treatments and cultivation practices trials (weed control, herbicide…), production follow-up, agricultural management, field planning support and advice for the sugarcane plantation• Definition, follow-up and administering of operating (2,2 M€) and investment budgets,• Direct responsibility and administrative management of the department staff (~300 employees),• Technological watch and innovation project management (GIS, ground map-making, integrated farming, computerized data centralization…)• International dimension of the activity: support and advice missions for the other group’s sugar factories and participation in different international congresses (ISSCT, AFCAS…)

Assistance and supervision of the implementation of various organization projects for different institutions :• Regional reorganization of a mutual insurance company (Macif, Niort)• Reorganization of a pension and contingency fund (Apicil-Agira, Lyon), • Euro transition implementation for a bank (Crédit Agricole PCA, Nice, Draguignan et Manosque)• Definition and enforcement of bank procedures (Caisse d'Épargne, Lyon)Major competencies :• Analysis and functional audit of organizations and activities• Definition of the optimal organization, follow-up and assessment of its implementation• Meeting coordination, summary report and reporting drafting

Internship leading to a qualification in the Sales and Strategy division of the group : study and analysis of practices and expectations linked with the treatment of a wheat pathogenic fungus: • Context analysis : meetings with distributors, farmers and consultants, • Summary draft and recommendations for the working out of a marketing strategy.

Conducted several experimentations over cereal, vegetable and fruit cultures: efficiency results follow-up and participation in approval works for new products (fungicides, herbicides and insecticides)