The pan-African group AXIAN announces the appointment of Amélie Yan-Gouiffes as Impact & Sustainability Group Director. In her new role, Amélie will be responsible for designing and implementing the Group’s impact and sustainability strategy, supporting its numerous achievements and ambitious vision.
It will thus enable the different sectors of activity – Energy, Financial Services, Open Innovation & Fintech, Real Estate, Telecom – to identify and accelerate their contribution to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly on the African continent. She will report directly to the Group CEO, Hassanein Hiridjee.
Amélie Yan-Gouiffes has worked for 26 years in the service of the sustainable development of countries and people, so that they can get through and recover better from crises, and truly be the actors and actresses of their present and their future. She carried out her mission with various international organizations, governments, the United Nations and the European Union.
Also as an entrepreneur and author, Amélie has had the opportunity to collaborate in 45 countries and lived in 13 of them in Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Indian Ocean. Convinced that the private sector has an essential role to play in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, it is committed to working alongside the AXIAN group to continue this journey.
“Since 2019, our Impact Department has been mandated to support the positive impact approach of the AXIAN group and its entities. The appointment of Amélie Yan-Gouiffes as head will help strengthen our vision and our commitment to sustainable development. Pioneers on the subject in Africa, we must continue and further convince the different players in our ecosystem that it is together that we will succeed in the challenge of the Sustainable Development Goals. I wish Amélie great success in her new role which will be full of challenges and welcome to our teams. »- Hassanein Hiridjee, CEO of the AXIAN group.
“I am really delighted to join the AXIAN group as Impact & Sustainability Group Director. More particularly, I am proud to join a Malagasy and pan-African group which excels in 5 key sectors for the development of the continent and which places positive impact and sustainable development at the heart of its business strategy. Thanks to a realistic and inspiring vision for Africa, with all the teams in place, we will contribute to making the Sustainable Development Goals a reality. »-Amélie Yan-Gouiffes, Impact & Sustainability Director of the AXIAN group.
A founding member of the Global compact initiative in the Indian Ocean, AXIAN integrates these fundamental principles into its strategies, culture and daily operations. For the past three years, the pan-African group has been publishing its impact report which highlights its projects and concrete achievements in favor of a more inclusive and innovative digital, financial and energy ecosystem in Africa.
More than a philosophy, the Impact vision is an integral part of AXIAN’s business model. It is driven by an innovative growth model based on inclusion, partnerships and the sharing of expertise to generate positive effects and guarantee opportunities for all Africans.
While the impact measurement process began in Madagascar in 2019, it is gradually expanding, depending on the areas and countries of intervention.
AXIAN is a Pan-African Group present in 10 countries and specialized in 5 sectors of activity with high growth potential: telecoms, financial services, energy, real estate and open innovation. AXIAN acts as a partner in the socio-economic transformation of the countries in which it operates.
With all of its 6,900 bold and passionate employees, it systematically ensures the lasting and positive impact of its activities on the daily lives of millions of Africans.