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Jumia Group

Vinod Goel is the CEO of [Jumia Group](/org/jumia)'s Uganda office. Vinod was previously the head of fulfillment for the company. In this role, they were responsible for rolling out on-demand grocery delivery in 25 cities across 10 African countries. Vinod also oversaw the setup of dark stores, defined SOPs, and built teams. Prior to [Jumia Group](/org/jumia), Vinod was the founder of MyMoksha.fr, a startup that they ran for 9 months. Vinod was also the co-founder of SourcingDNA, a supply chain focused startup. Before their entrepreneurial pursuits, Vinod worked in various supply chain roles at [LafargeHolcim](/org/lafargeholcim), culminating in a role as CEO Office.

Vinod Goel

Pascal Sesques is the Group CIO at [Jumia Group](/org/jumia). Pascal was previously the Chief Architect and Group CTO at FDJ - Française des jeux from November 2015 to June 2017. Prior to that, they were the CTO at LB Poker from January 2011 to September 2013.

At LB Poker, Pascal was responsible for the IT overhall master plan definition and implementation, reviewed each year. Pascal also oversaw the online platform's complete overhaul to a successfull distributed platform, competitive, scalable and highly available. In addition, Pascal negotiated contracts with critical suppliers and setup strategic B2B partnerships.

Pascal's skills include change management, high potential coaching, OLTP architecture, distributed systems, performance, high availability, clustering, scalability, partitionning, and DRP. Pascal is also experienced in business intelligence, reporting, trend analysis, and projective simulations.

Some of their coworkers include Tolulope George-Yanwah - CEO, Ghana, Juan Seco - CEO, Kenya, and Apoorva Kumar - EVP, Group Supply Chain & Cross Border. Pascal Sesques reports to Jeremy Hodara, Co-Founder & Co-CEO.

Pascal Sesques

Juan Seco was named CEO of Jumia Kenya in July 2022. Juan has been at Jumia Kenya since 2015, when he joined as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Juan later became part of the founding team of JumiaPay as Chief Operating Officer (COO) overseeing the expansion and deployment of JumiaPay across Jumia markets. In 2019, Juan was named the Senior Vice President of Consumer Financial Services leading fintech initiatives and the JumiaPay App.

Juan Seco

Apoorva joined Jumia in 2013, and he is in charge of All Supply Chain Operations and Cross Border Business across the Group.

His journey started in Nigeria, and since then he has managed a spectrum of roles in the company, such as setting a supply chain across the Jumia countries and acting CEO of Jumia Egypt from 2017 to 2019.

Before joining Jumia, Apoorva gained experience in retail and e-commerce with Flipkart, Titan, Tata Steel, and Tata Chemicals in India.

Apoorva holds an MBA from IIM Calcutta and an Electronics Engineering Degree from VTU in India.

Apoorva Kumar

Pauline Bouteiller has over fifteen years of experience in the corporate world, with a focus on human resources and recruitment. Pauline began their career as a junior event planner with Societe Generale, before moving into international account management with Canal+. After a brief stint in advertising with [Saatchi & Saatchi](/org/saatchi-saatchi), Pauline moved into corporate restructuring with [KPMG](/org/kpmg). From there, they transitioned into corporate advisory with [Credit Suisse](/org/credit-suisse).

In 2006, Pauline joined [McKinsey & Company](/org/mckinsey-company) as a recruiting manager. Pauline spent six years with the company, before moving to centdegres in 2012. Pauline spent two years as general manager of the creative agency, before joining [Jumia Group](/org/jumia) as group head of HR in 2014.

Pauline Bouteiller graduated from [ESCP Business School](/org/escp-business-school).

Pauline Bouteiller reports to Antoine Maillet-Mezeray, Group CFO. Some of their coworkers include Moussa Koné - Group Head of Internal Audit, Safae Damir - Group Head of Investor Relations.

Pauline Bouteiller

Moussa joined Jumia in 2018, where he set up the Group Internal Audit function.

Prior to Jumia, he worked as an external auditor with Deloitte and as a risk advisory consultant with Protiviti, leading various projects across the Middle East and Africa. He then served with two world-leading telecom firms as an expert for risk management, business process auditing and transformation.

Moussa holds an MBA from the Manchester Business School, a six-sigma black belt certification and a master’s degree of finance from the national polytechnic school of Ivory Coast.

Moussa Koné

Katherine McGavin is currently the General Counsel at [Jumia Group](/org/jumia). Prior to their current role, Ms. McGavin served as an Associate at [TechGC](/org/techgc), [Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP](/org/willkie-farr-gallagher-llp), and [Sullivan & Cromwell LLP](/org/sullivan-cromwell-llp). Katherine began their legal career as a Summer Associate at Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP and also spent two years as a Senior Analyst at The Avascent Group (formerly DFI International). Ms. McGavin received their J.D. from Columbia Law School in 2010 and their B.A. from the [University of Virginia](/org/university-of-virginia) in 2005.

Katherine McGavin completed their undergraduate studies at [Stanford University](/org/stanford), where they double majored in history and political science. Katherine then went on to complete their Juris Doctor at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.

Katherine McGavin reports to Jeremy Hodara, Co-Founder & Co-CEO. Katherine McGavin works with Larbi Alaoui Belrhiti - MD, Jumia Express Logistics, Tolulope George-Yanwah - CEO, Ghana, and Ron Kawamara - CEO, Uganda.

Katherine McGavin

Sami Louali is the EVP of Financial Services at [Jumia Group](/org/jumia). Sami has over 10 years of experience in the financial industry, working in various countries such as France, Germany, and Spain. Sami started their career in 2006 as a fund derivatives trader and structurer at [Commerzbank](/org/commerzbank). Sami then moved to [BNP Paribas](/org/bnp-paribas) in 2008 to work in equity derivatives structuring. In 2009, they co-founded a company in the photovoltaic industry. After two years, they joined Roland Berger Strategy Consultants as a consultant. In 2012, they became the global venture development manager at Rocket Internet GmbH. Sami has a wealth of experience in the financial industry and has been instrumental in the growth of [Jumia Group](/org/jumia).

Sami Louali has a Msc in Financial mathematics and Computer Science from École des Ponts ParisTech, an MBA in Business economics from Collège des Ingénieurs, and a Master 2 Recherche - DEA in Financial Mathematics from Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC). Sami also has a Classe Préparatoire in Physics & mathematics from Lycée Sainte-Geneviève. Sami Louali has certification from [University of Minnesota](/org/university-of-minnesota) - Coursera Course Certificates in Introduction to Recommender Systems, Université Johns-Hopkins - Coursera Course Certificates in A Crash Course in Data Science, and Université Johns-Hopkins - Coursera Course Certificates in R Programming.

They are on a team with Katherine McGavin - General Counsel, Larbi Alaoui Belrhiti - MD, Jumia Express Logistics, and Pascal Sesques - Group CIO. Their manager is Jeremy Hodara, Co-Founder & Co-CEO.

Sami Louali

Elyes Jeribi is the SVP of JumiaPay Business Services at [Jumia Group](/org/jumia). Elyes has extensive experience as a CEO, board member, and consultant in the Tunisian startup ecosystem. 

Jeribi was the CEO of Smart Tunisia from July 2015 to October 2017. Elyes then became the CEO and co-founder of Linkao from September 2011 to August 2014. In March 2019, they were appointed as the President of the Startup national commitee (collège des startups), a position they held until February 2022. From September 2014 to June 2015, they were the CEO and founder of Azzitouna Consulting. 

In November 2017, Jeribi joined Jumia Tunisia as the CEO. Under their leadership, Jumia achieved YoY triple digits growth and steady MoM double digits growth. Elyes was responsible for managing almost 500 employees and a total P&L of XX M€. 

Most recently, in July 2019, Jeribi became a board member of Smart Capital. Smart capital is raising 200 M€ to be the first and biggest fund of funds in Tunisia. The company will implement the Tunisian strategy to foster entrepreneurship and complement the legal framework set up thanks to startup act.

Elyes Jeribi has a Master of Sciences in Physics and Economics from the École Polytechnique, a Master of Science (MSc) in Industrial Engineering and Management from Mines Paris, a DEUG in MP from Lycée Janson de Sailly, and a Baccalauréat in Maths from Lycée Pilote de Sfax. Elyes also has certification from [UNIDO](/org/unido) in Business Planning.

They work with Juan Seco - CEO, Kenya, Hesham Safwat - CEO, Egypt, and Larbi Alaoui Belrhiti - MD, Jumia Express Logistics. Elyes Jeribi reports to Jeremy Hodara, Co-Founder & Co-CEO.

Elyes Jeribi

Larbi Alaoui Belrhiti is the current MD of Jumia Express Logistics at [Jumia Group](/org/jumia). Prior to this, they were the founder and CEO of Avito.ma from November 2012 to July 2017. Under their leadership, Avito.ma became the #1 classifieds site in Morocco and the #5 most visited site in the country.

Belrhiti was responsible for the overall financial performance of Avito.ma, with a focus on growth. Larbi increased brand awareness through online and offline marketing and PR, and shaped the overall product roadmap to enhance the user experience. Larbi also developed the company's revenues through three revenue streams: Media, Pro subscriptions and VAS.

At [Adevinta](/org/adevinta), Belrhiti was in charge of business operations in the Moroccan market, recruiting a team of 100 people and developing a strong company culture. Larbi also oversaw relationship with Schibsted Classified Media at the international level.

Larbi Alaoui Belrhiti has an Executive MBA from [HEC Paris](/org/hec-paris), a Master of Computer Engineering from [Polytechnique Montréal](/org/polytechnique-montreal), and a Bachelor of Computer Science from [McGill University](/org/mcgill-university). Larbi also has a certification from [Babson College](/org/babson-college) in Entrepreneurial Leadership & Innovation Management.

They are on a team with Pascal Sesques - Group CIO, Apoorva Kumar - EVP, Group COO, and Hesham Safwat - CEO, Egypt. Their manager is Jeremy Hodara, Co-Founder & Co-CEO.

Larbi Alaoui Belrhiti

Hesham Safwat is the current CEO of [Jumia Group](/org/jumia) in Egypt. Hesham has held various positions at Jumia and other companies since 2001. Safwat's experience in retail and IT operations has been instrumental in their success as a CEO.

Hesham Safwat has a Master's degree in Business Information Technology from Middlesex University. Hesham also has a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from [Ain Shams University](/org/ain-shams-university). In addition, they have completed a PMP (Project Management Program) course in Project Management from the French University in Cairo and RS Management Consulting House.

Hesham Safwat reports to Jeremy Hodara, Co-Founder & Co-CEO. They are on a team with Tolulope George-Yanwah - CEO, Ghana, Antoine Maillet-Mezeray - Group CFO, and Juan Seco - CEO, Kenya.

Hesham Safwat

Tanguy joined Jumia in February 2020, as CEO Jumia Algeria.

Prior, Tanguy spent 14 years in LafargeHolcim where he held several positions. The last 5 years, he was in Algeria leading the Marketing and Strategy department where he was instrumental in transforming Lafarge Algeria from a production driven to a customer centric organization.

He began his career in Beijing (China), helping LafargeHolcim optimize its investment portfolio, leading to an over 500 MEUR investment in the South West of China.

Tanguy has also experience in ERP implementation, internal audit and commercial performance.

Tanguy holds a Master’s Degree from ESSEC Business School, a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from ESTP in Paris, France, and a Master of Science in Water Resources from Birmingham University in the UK.

Tanguy Leriche

Tolulope joined Jumia in March 2013 and currently serves as the CEO in Ghana as of 2021. Her last 8 years in the Group had been in Nigeria, where she started with the expansion of the last-mile operations into the urban and rural cities, grew vertically, and became fully responsible for the supply chain and cross-border operations.

Prior to joining Jumia, Tolu worked with MDS Logistics, a subsidiary of UAC of Nigeria, as a Field Distribution Manager for Telecomms, Pharmaceuticals and FMCG.

Tolu holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Botany from the University of Lagos, and an Alumni of the Lagos Business School Senior Management Programme.

Tolulope George-Yanwah

Massimiliano Spalazzi is the CEO of Jumia Nigeria at [Jumia Group](/org/jumia). Prior to this, they were the Managing Director at Kaymu | [Jumia Group](/org/jumia) from August 2012 to July 2014. From February 2012 to July 2012, they were the Global Venture Developer at Rocket Internet GmbH. From February 2012 to July 2012, they were also the Online Marketing Specialist at Zanui - Rocket Internet where they were responsible for the launch and progression of Zanui.com.au in the online marketing and recruiting team. Prior to that, they were the International Business Analyst at [Gi Group](/org/gi-group) from September 2011 to February 2012 where they focused on the study and development of Chinese job sectors such as temporary staffing, permanent and middle management. Massimiliano is also a Co-Founder of Partitona.com from March 2011 to May 2013. Massimiliano started their career as part of the Europportunity Graduate Programme at [L'Oreal](/org/loreal) from February 2010 to July 2010.

Massimiliano Spalazzi holds a Double Degree in International Management from Università Bocconi and [Fudan University](/org/fudan-university). Massimiliano also spent a year as an exchange student at [ESSEC Business School](/org/essec-business-school). Massimiliano has a Laurea Triennale in Economia e Legislazione d'Impresa from Università Bocconi. In addition, they have studied abroad at Università Bocconi's campus in Italy.

Their manager is Juliet Anammah, Chairwoman, Jumia Nigeria & Group Head of Institutional Affairs.

Massimiliano Spalazzi

Juliet Anammah

Boris Gbahoue joined Jumia in 2019 and is in charge of running the group’s Marketing function including marketing, advertising, data science, and BI teams.

Prior to joining Jumia, Boris worked in Vietnam for [Lazada](/org/lazada-group) (2017-2018), a leading e-commerce platform in South-East Asia, as CCO of [Lazada](/org/lazada-group) Vietnam, for Amazon (2013-2014) as Senior Category Leader of Computer category in Paris (France), and for [McKinsey & Company](/org/mckinsey-company) (2010-2013) as Associate Principal as part of the Marketing practice and focused on Customer Experience topics.

Boris holds a Master of Management from [ESSEC Business School](/org/essec-business-school) (France) and a Master of Science from ENST de Bretagne (France).

Boris Gbahoué

Romain Christodoulou is the Group Chief Commercial Officer at [Jumia Group](/org/jumia). Prior to this, they were Sales - Structured Products at [EFG Bank](/org/efg-bank-ag) from January 2012 to December 2013. Christodoulou has also been a Project Leader at Cloth Together from January 2011 to December 2012 where they were responsible for building the business plan, defining the marketing mix, meeting prospects and suppliers across Europe, and making the diagnosis for necessary research. Additionally, Christodoulou was an Operations Intern at [Air Liquide](/org/air-liquide) from July 2010 to December 2010, as well as a CRM intern at [Air Liquide](/org/air-liquide) from July 2008 to August 2008.

Romain Christodoulou has a Master of Science in Management from emlyon business school with a focus in Corporate Finance, Financial Markets, and Entrepreneurship. Romain also has a Master's degree in Asian Business Administration - Management Consulting from East China Normal University. Before attending university, they completed two-year prep school courses to integrate top French Business Schools from IPECOM - Paris.

Romain Christodoulou reports to Sacha Poignonnec, Co-Founder & Co-CEO. Some of their coworkers include Juliet Anammah - Chairwoman, Jumia Nigeria & Group Head of Institutional Affairs, Boris Gbahoué - EVP, Marketing.

Romain Christodoulou

Antoine joined Jumia in 2016 and serves as EVP of Finance and operations. Antoine began his career with Mazars, where he worked as an auditor from 1994 to 1997.

From 1997 to 2015, Antoine worked for several technology companies as either the chief executive officer or chief financial officer, in which roles he built and led finance teams with significant operating scale and complexity. Antoine holds a master’s degree in finance from Neoma Business School in France as well as a master’s degree in philosophy.

Antoine Maillet-Mezeray

Grant joined Jumia in March 2012 as CEO of Zando South Africa.

Moving to the UK in 2001 Grant started his career in fashion logistics with Italian jeans company Miss Sixty. He joined UK streetwear brand Boxfresh in 2003 where he was exposed to an End-to-End fashion supply chain. Boxfresh was acquired by Pentland brands in 2005 and Grant headed the integration of its operations to Pentland Brands.

His final position in the UK was that of Supply Chain Manager for the UK office of Icer Brands - an international licensee and distributor for celebrity brands like Beyoncé’s House of Dereon and Nelly’s Apple Bottom Jeans before returning to South Africa and joining Jumia.

Grant Brown

Safae joined Jumia in 2019 to look after Investor Relations and Corporate Development, as part of its IPO on the NYSE.

Previously, she worked in Investment Banking at J.P. Morgan for 12 years in London and Dubai in various roles, notably as part of the EMEA Consumer & Retail practice and Equity Capital Markets team for Emerging Markets issuers.


Safae Damir

Francis Dufay is currently serving as EVP Africa for the Jumia Group. Prior, he served as CEO of Jumia Ivory Coast from 2014 until 2022.

Before joining Jumia, Francis worked in Brussels (Belgium) for McKinsey & Company (2009-2014) where he managed projects in Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa, focused on eCommerce and retail, as well as Public sector & economic development.

Francis Dufay

Aminata is currently Senior Vice President of Marketing, Digital & Customer Experience at Orange / Middle East & Africa. She has over fifteen years of successful experience in marketing, communication, mobile banking, digital transformation and management in the telecommunications industry. After starting her career at [Accenture](/org/accenture) in change management, she joined the Orange Group in 2004 driving a reshuffling of portfolio in the context of La Défense Enterprise merger. In 2006, she joined Sonatel to lead the fixed and broadband Marketing and Communication in Dakar, Senegal. In 2013, she was appointed to the Executive Committee of Sonatel as Chief Marketing Officer. In 2015, she was given the responsibility of the Orange Money line of business alongside her Chief Marketing Officer position at Sonatel, and was put it charge of the digital transformation of Sonatel starting from 2017. Aminata Ndiaye has a double graduation from Ecole Polytechnique de Paris and Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Paris.



Aminata Ndiaye

Samuel Ndunda

Mokhtar Alami

Gilles is the chief executive officer of EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Asia) and LATAM (Latin America) at Pernod-Ricard SA, a role he has held since July 1, 2018. Previously, he served in several other management positions at PernodRicard SA over the last two decades, including as Group CFO from July 2009 to July 2018. He is a graduate of the ESCP Business School.

Gilles Bogaert

John is the founder of Cavallino Capital, LLC and currently serves as its chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors. Additionally, he is the founder, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors of VinAsset, Inc. He is also a member of the supervisory board at HelloFresh SE. Prior to his work with Cavallino Capital and VinAsset, Mr. Rittenhouse served as the national practice leader of operations risk management at KPMG LLP and chief logistics and operating officer at Wal-Mart.com USA. John attended [Rollins College](/org/rollins-college) (business administration, management and operations), Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee (Executive Master of Business Administration) and [University of San Francisco](/org/university-of-san-francisco) at St. Patrick’s Seminary & University (theology).

John H. Rittenhouse

Andre is an NBA basketball player for the three-time NBA Champions [Golden State Warriors](/org/golden-state-warriors). In 2015, Mr. Iguodala received the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award. He was an NBA All-Star in 2012 and has been named to the NBA All-Defensive Team twice. Mr. Iguodala was also a member of the United States national team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and 2012 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal both times. Since joining the Warriors in 2013, he has become deeply engaged with the Bay Area media and technology communities and to date has invested in over 40 companies through F9 Strategies, including GOAT, [Zoom](/org/zoom), Lime, Walker & Co., [Thrive Global](/org/thrive-global), AllBirds, Casper, STANCE and [Carta](/org/carta). Mr. Iguodala has partnered with Bloomberg on the creation of The Players Technology Summit which convenes top executives and leaders in the technology, venture capital and sports communities to exchange ideas and share expertise in an educational and empowering forum. He attended the University of Arizona before declaring for the 2004 NBA Draft following his sophomore year.

Andre T. Iguodala

Jonathan is the Chairman of the Supervisory Board. He is a co-founder of [Getty Images](/org/getty-images) and served as the chief executive officer of [Getty Images](/org/getty-images) for over 20 years, prior to becoming its chairman in 2015 and his current service as its deputy chairman. Mr. Klein currently serves as a member of the board of directors for several other institutions including [Squarespace](/org/squarespace), [Etsy](/org/etsy), Helix Sleep, Grassroot Soccer, and the Committee to Protect Journalists. Additionally, Mr. Klein serves as chairman of the board for Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and president of the board of Groton School. Mr. Klein also serves as a member of the [Council on Foreign Relations](/org/council-on-foreign-relations). Mr. Klein received his master’s degree in law from the [University of Cambridge](/org/university-of-cambridge).

Jonathan D. Klein

Jorge Ferreira

Hugo Conceição

Blaise is the founder of VillageReach and the Resilience Trust. He served as executive director at the International Telecommunication Union, founder and president of the Nelson Mandela Foundation USA, co-head of global development initiative at Google, director of international business development at Teledesic, regional managing director at [AT&T](/org/att), and senior consultant at [Accenture](/org/accenture). Judja-Sato earned an MBA from The Wharton School at the [University of Pennsylvania](/org/university-of-pennsylvania). He holds a Master of Science in engineering from Telecom ParisTech and a master’s degree in mathematics from the University of Montpellier.

Blaise Judja-Sato

Angela is a co-founder of Evergreen Wealth Management at UBS Private Wealth Management. She serves on UBS’ Sustainable Investing Advisory Council and on the boards of One Community, Global Health Alliance, Grassroot Soccer, Beespace, Grace Farms Foundation and the [Doris Duke Charitable Foundation](/org/doris-duke-charitable-foundation). Ms. Mwanza is a leader in the field of private wealth management and was named one of the “46 Leaders in Sustainable Investing” by Forbes in 2018. She holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from [Cornell University](/org/cornell-university) and both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in linguistics from the University of Konstanz in Germany.

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