Simon-Pierre Butsana

Simon-Pierre Butsana has a diverse work experience spanning several years and industries. Simon-Pierre began their career as a Network Manager at The Polytechnic Faculty, University of Kinshasa in 2000. Simon-Pierre then worked as a Consultant IT Officer for UNICEF in 2002. Simon-Pierre later served as an Assistant Professor at The Polytechnic Faculty, University of Kinshasa from 2001 to 2005. From 2002 to 2007, Simon-Pierre worked at Shell RDC as an IT Services Delivery Manager and IT Network Manager. In 2007, they joined Engen as an IT Manager and later transitioned to Engen DRC as an IT Manager/Contracting & Procurement Manager in 2008. Simon-Pierre continued their career at Engen, taking on various roles such as Business Process Improvement Project Manager and Business Process Improvement Programme Manager from 2010 to 2016. Simon-Pierre then became a Business Development Manager for East Africa at Engen Petroleum Ltd in 2016, before becoming a Retail Manager at Engen in 2017. Simon-Pierre's most recent position is with Helios Towers, where they started in 2020 as the DRC Sales & Marketing Director and later became the Regional Sales & Marketing Director for Francophone Markets.

Simon-Pierre Butsana has a diverse education history. Simon-Pierre obtained a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from The Polytechnic Faculty at the University of Kinshasa between 1993 and 2000. In recent years, they have pursued various certificate programs and additional certifications in different fields. These include certificates in Leading People and Teams from the University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business in 2016-2017, Business Strategy from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business in 2016-2017, Entrepreneurship from The Wharton School in 2017, Data Science from The Johns Hopkins University in 2018-2019, Geographical Information Systems from the University of California, Davis in 2016-2017, Digital Transformation in Financial Services from Copenhagen Business School in 2018-2019, and Social Media Marketing from Northwestern University in 2017. Additionally, they have obtained several certifications in various topics, such as FinTech, Digital Competition in Financial Services, and The Data Scientist's Toolbox from Coursera, and various business-related certifications from different institutions.