Christian Abaka succeeds Adnane Chmnanti, head of BOA Capital Securities. Exclusive.
The appointment made during the last board meeting of the banking group dedicated the promotion of a young banker, previously CEO of Sogespar (subsidiary of Societe Generale de Banques in Côte d’Ivoire dedicated to the management of collective investment schemes in securities Securities on the financial market of UEMOA) in place of a financier, hitherto identified as an embodiment of the spirit Othman Benjelloun (CEO of BMCE Bank Of Africa Group) by its panache and risk taking.
Before joining Societe Generale, Mr. Abaka worked at BNI Gestion, as Development and Marketing Director between 2010 and 2014. This is almost the same position he will occupy at Société Générale, which he joined in November 2014 before, two years later, in September 2016, to be propelled Deputy Director of Sogespar which he will eventually take the lead in December 2017.
The former financial analyst of the Placemark Investment Fund (Dallas, USA) will, to establish his leadership at the head of BOA Capital Securities, achieve a coup.