Business Partnership: A high-level meeting between the Société Générale Group and the EBOMAF Group

On the occasion of the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Société Générale's presence in Burkina Faso, a high-level delegation led by Philippe Heim, Managing Director of the Société Générale Group, met, on the evening of Wednesday 30 January, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the EBOMAF Group, Mahamadou Bonkoungou, surrounded by his main collaborators. For more than an hour, the two sides reviewed their partnership in order to create prospects for a better win-win relationship.

The Société Générale Group pays tribute to EBOMAF, which is the largest of the 120,000 customers of its subsidiary, Société Générale Burkina Faso (SGBF). The business relationship between the two entities dates back to the time of the Banque de Financement du Commerce et de l'Investissement (BFCI) acquired in 1999 by Société Générale. Despite the time and the socio-economic realities, it is still in good shape. To welcome this example in the partnership, a high-level delegation from Société Générale met with the EBOMAF Group on the evening of Wednesday 30 January.

Composed among others of Philippe Heim, Managing Director of the Société Générale Group, Alexandre Maymat, Director of the Africa-Mediterranean-Overseas Region, George Wega, Director of the West Africa Region, Fadel Kane, Director of Structured Financing Sub-Saharan Africa,

Harold Coffi, Director General of the Société Général Burkina Faso (SGBF), is present in Ouagadougou as part of the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the presence of the Société Générale in Burkina Faso through the Société Général Burkina Faso (SGBF).

These senior officials of the Bank took advantage of their stay to discover more EBOMAF, its managers and the activities of this Group. It is the Restaurant "Le Dome", located at 7^ndfloor of the EBOMAF building, on Kwamé Nkrumah Avenue, which served as a framework for these "france and direct" exchanges. The delegation of the EBOMAF Group, led by its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mahamadou Bonkoungou, was composed of the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Alizèta Kambou/Bonkoungou, the Chief Executive Officer of the CEO, Prosper Bassolé, the Director of International Public Relations, Yamout Ziad. Mr Bonkoungou said he was very honoured by this visit. He made history of his company and praised the company's support of its entrepreneurial ambitions through the SGBF.

To this end, two documentaries on the EBOMAF march were planned. The evolution of EBOMAF from its creation in 1989 to 2015 as well as the prospects for growth and expansion after 2015 built the hosts of the day. The delegation of the Société Générale was able to discover that EBOMAF is currently about fifteen road and airport works carried out in six countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea-Conakry, Liberia, Togo. It employs more than 5,000 people. The diversification of its activities has led to the emergence of an eponymous Group which operates in eight sectors: BTP, General Trade, Real Estate, Hotels, Transport, Insurance, Industry, Bank.

The CEO, Mahamadou Bonkoungou declined his expectations vis-à-vis the Société Générale. He vowed special attention and treatment in view of the importance of his operations. The emissaries of the Société Générale by the voice of Philippe Heim say they have taken good note. The partnership between the SGBF and the EBOMAF Group promises to be very promising and very fruitful.

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