HEC African network

African week 2008 at HEC Paris

 

Media partners

Jeune Afrique

Find a Job in Africa

 

Tourism partners for the event

Safari Ventures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the annual African Week 2008

We would like to welcome you to the annual African week event organized by the African students at HEC School of Management.

Agenda

Monday March 17th 2008

Location

- Recruiting companies for opportunities in Africa

- Movie Night

MBA 11 or 12

Tuesday March 18th 2008

Location

- Wine tasting

- Art exhibition

MBA 11 or 12

MBA Hall

Wednesday  March 19th 2008

Location

- Round table :" Investment opportunities in Africa"

- Conference "Vision of leadership"

MBA Building

Thursday March 20th 2008

Location

- Fashion-Show

- Food

- African drumming

- Dancing

MBA Building

Speakers

Guillaume Imbert: A senior consultant of Adexen Executive Search He studied in France and Germany and has got an LLM, an MSc in Business law and a MSc of international economics from the IEP of Paris. Mr Imbert has a significant expertise in professional services, having conducting executive searches for middle managment and top management for the Logistic sector, Oil&Gas, IT and the Banking sector for West Africa. His current responsibilities include the management of high potential repatriates recruitment programs for international companies.

 

Anne-Marit van Hoeve : Anne-Marit was born in Uganda and lived in Nigeria too. After obtaining her Masters in European Studies at the University of Amsterdam she started a career in recruitment. She worked for diverse Dutch businesses like KLM, Randstad and Akzo Nobel before joining Heineken where she worked in HR for the Africa & Middle East Region. Her responsibilities included amongst others the design of an International Graduate Recruitment Program. Anne-Marit is very passionate about the African continent where she has travelled extensively.

 

Patrice H. Kombot-Naguémon, 36, leads the Oil, Gas & Mining industry practice of Michael Page Africa, the African arm of Michael Page International. Patrice has been in the recruitment consultancy during 6 years, originally in London, specializing in financial and banking markets, then in Paris focusing on African recruitment. His clients portfolio includes Fortunes 50 and smaller industry leading companies recruiting at MD level or executive committee level for their Africa based operations. Having started his career as a Commodity Trader in Geneva, Patrice has been working in Africa during 5 years, as the Managing Director of a raw diamond purchasing company, in CAR. Patrice's life and work experiences include Japan, Switzerland, Germany, England, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Belgium and France. He is gratuated from HEC Geneva and holds both French and CAR citizenship.

 

Paul Mercier, 44, chartered accountant, is the Executive Director of Michael Page Africa, the African arm of Michael Page International Plc. He and his team recruit managers and senior executives for roles based on the African continent. Paul joined the freshly established french office of Michael Page in 1987, contributing to develop the business to its current market leader position. Amongst other roles, he has been a director of the core Finance discipline in France during the 90's, recruiting CFO's for CAC40 and FTSE100 companies and setting up the Executive search practice in Paris. Previously to the development of Michael Page Africa, in 2005, he spent 5 years as Business Development Director for Continental Europe operations, contributing to the geographical expansion of what has become the largest operating region of this British group.

 

Joël-Eric MISSAIHNOUN is a Director of AfricSearch, an international firm specialised in detecting talents for Africa, Human Resources Management and Organisation. Prior to joining AfricSearch, Joël-Eric MISSAIHNOUN was Attorney at Law, Hauts de Seine (France) Bar Association, and has worked as a Corporate international tax specialist with Ernst & Young Paris. While with Ernst & Young, Joël-Eric MISSAINHOUN counselled multinational European companies on investing in Africa and also managing its social issues. This experience gave him the mindset that led him to join AfricSearch later on and work towards helping to promote African talents. Joël-Eric MISSAIHNOUN holds a Graduate degree in Banking and Financial law from the University of La Sorbonne in Paris and a Certificate to practice law in France.

Recruitment Partners

 

Global Career CompanyGlobal Career Company is an international recruitment consultancy specialising in the developing markets of Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe. Every year we help thousands of high calibre candidates find outstanding career opportunities with the world’s best Companies across each of these regions.

 

AdexenAdexen is a professional executive search firm offering comprehensive recruiting and assessment solutions. Our consultants bring a wealth of experience to help our clients find and retain talents. We work closely with clients and candidates to create the perfect match through superior methods and a commitment to our profession.

 

Micheal PageMichael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.  

 

Reconnect AfricaReConnect Africa is a unique website and online magazine for the African professional. Packed with essential information about careers, enterprise and jobs, ReConnect Africa brings you the latest in news and events and keeps you connected to the best of Africa.  

 

AfricsearchAfricSearch - Men & Management Consulting aide les entreprises à fonder leur stratégie sur l’optimisation des Ressources Humaines, et à trouver ainsi dans leurs potentiels humains et organisationnels les talents et leviers cachés de performance.