Ilias Djouai

Ilias Djouai is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience in investment management and corporate finance. Currently serving as Vice-President of Investments at Africa Finance Corporation since November 2022, Djouai also holds the position of Senior Investment Director at CDG Invest, a role commenced in April 2019. Previously, Djouai was an Investment Director at Fipar Holding from May 2011 to April 2019. Early in the career, Djouai gained valuable experience as a Private Equity Analyst at Bridgepoint in 2010 and as a Leveraged Finance Analyst at BNP Paribas from 2008 to 2009. Djouai's first professional role was in project management for France Telecom from 2006 to 2007. Academically, Djouai earned an MBA with a Finance Major from ESSEC Business School, complemented by an Engineer's degree in Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications from Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III - UPSSITECH école d'ingénieurs.