Sonia Mezzour

• Member of the Audit and Strategic Committees of a multinational industrial group generating over USD 520 million in annual revenues and USD 220 million in EBITDA, with a mandate to oversee governance, financial performance, and long-term strategic planning. • Contribute to the company’s decarbonization roadmap and ESG performance. • Support the development and oversight of strategic initiatives to improve operational and financial performance. • Provide strategic input into the company’s institutional positioning by actively contributing to its strategic engagement with government bodies and key decision-makers, with a focus on public policy alignment and long-term licensing, energy, and industrial objectives.

• Lead the development and execution of ASMEX’s strategic vision to strengthen access to financing and insurance for over 9,000 Moroccan exporters across all sectors. • Represent a broad network of exporting companies, federations, and sectoral associations, while facilitating mediation between the private sector, financial institutions, and public authorities. • Drive public-private dialogue to shape export-oriented policies, modernize financial risk management tools, and enhance competitiveness in global value chains. • Promote innovative financing mechanisms, including access to private equity, investment funds, and the Casablanca Stock Exchange, as strategic levers for export growth.

• Lead the firm’s strategic direction and execution of financial advisory mandates across infrastructure, energy, industrial, and sustainability sectors. • Provided structuring and advisory support on landmark projects, including a USD 180 million waste-to-energy plant and a USD 120 million agribusiness initiative—delivering full investment documentation, financial modelling, and investor outreach. • Successfully raised over USD 50 million across sectors through tailored fundraising strategies involving equity, debt, and blended finance instruments. • Led fundraising efforts for decarbonization initiatives and structured investment funds exceeding USD 100 million. • Collaborate with governments, international development finance institutions, commercial banks, and industrial investors across Africa to support project development, investment readiness, and capital mobilization.

• Serve on the board of Morocco’s leading network promoting women’s access to governance and executive leadership roles. • Contribute to the organization’s strategic positioning, advocacy, and institutional partnerships with public authorities, business associations, and regulatory bodies. • Actively engaged in strengthening board diversity, mentoring female executives, and promoting ESG-aligned governance practices across sectors. • Support the development of CFA’s national and international visibility through stakeholder dialogue, policy engagement, and thought leadership initiative.

• Represented the Kingdom of Morocco within the UNECE PPP Bureau, actively contributing to the development of international standards for the financing and delivery of infrastructure through public-private partnerships. • Promoted the adoption of People-First PPPs aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a focus on inclusive growth, environmental resilience, and social impact. • Participated in the drafting and peer review of sector-specific policy frameworks and best practices for PPP implementation in transport, energy, health, and urban infrastructure. • Supported technical cooperation activities by providing strategic input and high-level guidance to emerging and developing economies seeking to enhance their PPP governance and project pipelines.

• Led the institutional transformation and strategic repositioning of a strategic state agency under the supervision of the Ministry of Energy, charged with implementing Morocco’s energy efficiency policy. • Directed the design and execution of a multi-year strategic plan, aligning national priorities with international sustainability standards and SDG targets. • Oversaw a USD 10 million annual budget, coordinated high-impact technical and financial cooperation programs with leading international partners including the AFD, EBRD, KfW, World Bank, IFC, and EU institutions. • Successfully led the largest institutional twinning programme with the EU (in partnership with ADEME, France), delivering over 650 expert days over three years. • Spearheaded governance reforms, including the establishment of performance management systems, internal audit frameworks, and ISO 9001 certification across 60 operational processes. • Actively contributed to the regional dissemination of sustainable energy practices across MENA, promoting territorial approaches to energy management and launching the MEA Energy Award for sustainable cities. • Coordinated with local governments, civil society, and private sector actors to advance sub-national energy transition initiatives—demonstrating inclusive, multi-stakeholder leadership. • Represented Morocco in international policy platforms and engaged in bilateral and multilateral dialogues to promote climate-resilient infrastructure, energy diplomacy, and investment facilitation.

Senior Executive Program for Africa

Master's Thesis

Baccalaureate C

Lycée