Ibn Ghazala Safaa

Ibn Ghazala Safaa has extensive experience in innovation and process engineering within the chemical and fertilizer industries. Currently serving as Director of Innovation at JESA S.A. since March 2010, Ibn Ghazala has held multiple leadership roles, including Head of the Innovation and Process departments. Prior experience includes a position as a Chemical Engineer at the Office Chérifien des Phosphates OCP, focusing on R&D for new products and process improvements, and as a researcher at Université Louis Pasteur de Strasbourg. Ibn Ghazala also contributed significantly to the food industry through a PhD project at Atmosphere Control - STANDA, leading to a patented oxygen indicator product. Educational credentials include two Executive MBAs from Columbia Business School and UM6P - Africa Business School, a DEA in Organic Chemistry from Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, and a PhD in Molecular Chemistry from Université Rennes 1, with four published research papers.