Executive Committee

Overview

Statistician-Economist and financial engineer, Mr. KONE has more than 17 years of professionnal experience, mainly obtained in North-America (Canada) and in Africa. Before joining AFG Holding, he held several strategic positions at Caisse de Depôt et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), one of the largest pension fund in North America. At Ecobank, he led the investment teams of the Asset Management affiliate, before joining the Treasury team to steer the commercial activity and the market product development and distribution, in the UEMOA region and Cape-verde.

Karim holds an Executive MBA from HEC Paris, a master degree in financial engineering from Laval University (Canada) and is a Statistician-Economist (Engineer/Masters) from INSEA in Rabat. Karim also owns international credentials such as the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) and the FRM (Financial Risk Manager) certifications. He earned several executive certificates in Asset Management (Wharton Business School), Strategy (HEC Paris) and Leadership & Management (Wharton Business School).