Benjamin Toulouze
Head of Corporate Venture Capital & Managing Director @ AXIAN Group
About
I have worked for +25 years in Corporate Finance throughout senior banker, audit and consultancy positions, managing teams (60+ people) and generating growing revenues. Having led these activities in 5 different countries (France, Egypt, Morocco, Madagascar, UAE) with a strong client-focused, I keep strengthening my international exposure by emphasizing cross-business lines and cross-cultural team environments. In that vein, my MBA kept following this logic by pushing innovative and disruptive approaches, but also focusing on strategy, leadership, and private equity investments either in Europe, USA or in emerging countries. I am very enthusiastic to accompany and lead new ventures either on Corporate finance for existing businesses or at early stage for start-ups as an entrepreneur.
United Arab Emirates
Dubai
Financial Services
Excellence opérationnelle, Anglais, Petites et moyennes entreprises (PME), Gestion pertes et profits, Gestion des opérations, Création de valeur, Communication, Leadership d’équipe, Direction générale, Due diligence en fusion-acquisition, Leadership, Compétences analytiques, Corporate Finance, Investment Banking, Project Finance, Marchés émergents, Fusions et acquisitions, Stratégies d’investissement, Private Equity, Strategy
Experience
Head of Corporate Venture Capital & Managing Director
AXIAN Group
Launching this new venture at Axian with a worldwide exposure & 2 operational offices, focusing on Tech for Africa as long as meeting strategic goals with major Group's businesse lines (Finance, Telecom, Energy and many more). We lead, close and monitor the full pre and post investment process (M&A and post-transaction as an active strategic partner alongside founders & entrepreneurs). We have invested in 25 compelling start-ups from 2022. Learn more? Please join us : https://www.axian-group.com/en/axian-investment-2/#cvc
Head of Business Development & Investment EMEA - FinTech
AXIAN Group
I was focused on disrupting and developing digital banking on EMEA region as a key acceleration strategy for Axian. My main assignments are : • Originating and executing the full process of merger & acquisition transactions (M&A process, private equity, venture capital), and then supervise new integrated ventures • Leading mobile money companies • Creating and developing brand-new fintechs & ventures • Board member I care about ESG principles and impact investments on a permanently basis as a key sustainable growth within the Group.
Board Member
Nucleon Security
Non Executive Board Member
Bealy Medical
Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France
Board Observer
PayTic
Board Observer
Dawa Mkononi
Board Observer
BFREE
Board Observer
MaxAB
Le Caire, Égypte
Advisor - VC Fund - Middle East & Africa
Reflect Ventures
Mentor - Middle East & Africa
Chapter54
Mentoring program with Partech Partners and KfW for European Tech companies scaling up in Africa.
Senior Consultant - Europe, Middle East & Africa
Societe Generale
Executive Director Corporate & Investment Banking - Executive Committee member
Societe Generale
Madagascar
I headed the corporate finance team (50+people) and the trading room of the bank, with a strong focus on value creation. My division contributed significantly to the bank performances (EUR 20+ Mn per year, +12% YoY, 50% of the bank total revenues). As an Executive Committee member, I was focus on impacting and driving key strategic decisions in the bank, beyond my primary industries.
General Manager & board member SG Tanger Offshore - Corporate & Investment Banking
Societe Generale
Morocco
This role enabled me to lead first a deep strategy and market reviews, in order to redevelop this "sleeping entity" of Societe General Morocco. I was responsible of reviewing human ressources capabilites, information technology and ERP, range of products and the way to transform this entity as a tactical tool to finance cross-border acquisitions.
Director - Deputy Head of Large Corporate Coverage - Corporate & Investment Banking
Societe Generale
Morocco
I was mainly in charge of 35 people to originate and execute corporate finance deals, as long as some reorganization duties to comply with Societe Generale internal rules.
Manager - Deputy Head of Multinational Coverage - Corporate & Investment Banking - SG Egypt
Societe Generale
Egypt
I originated and executed corporate finance deals with multinational companies located in Egypt.
Senior Relationship Manager (Acquisition and Leverage Finance - LBO)
Societe Generale
France
This position gave me the opportunities to originate, negotiate and close LBO deals with mid-cap companies in France.
Senior Investment Banking Auditor EMEA - SGCIB Internal Audit - France, Paris
Societe Generale
France
Leading small high qualified teams, I was responsible of audit assignments throughout Europe.
Education
IMD
Harvard: Business case publication alongside Swisscom Ventures 👇
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Université de Bordeaux
Financial Engineering - Corporate finance - Mathematics, Econometry - Commodity Trading
Master MAGEFI Class (Magistere) - Finance (BFNI : Banque Finance Négoce International)
Université de Bordeaux
Economy, Finance, Marketing
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