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Mehdi El Idrissi (Arabic: المهدي الإدريسي; born 1977 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan business executive active in industry, economic policy and leadership advisory. Since 2002, he has held roles in private-sector management, national business institutions and international consulting.
Mehdi El Idrissi | |
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المهدي الإدريسي | |
 Mehdi El Idrissi in 2015 | |
| Born | 1977 (age 48–49) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 2002 – present |
Career
editMehdi began his career in 2002 within the Kettani Family Group in Morocco, serving as CEO of the newly created Ekman Converting Group, a joint venture with the Swedish Ekman & Co. He then contributed to the restructuring of the Kettani Group — a company operating in cellulose processing, paper wadding and real estate — serving as CFO and working across North and West Africa (including Algeria, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Mali and Senegal).
In 2007, he became General Secretary of the Moroccan Business Association (CGEM).[1] In 2008, he was promoted to Chief Executive of CGEM, contributing to several national industrial strategies, including the Pacte national pour l'émergence industrielle.[2]
From 2010 to 2015, Mehdi served as CEO of MEDI BUSINESS JET,[3] an aviation company operating from Morocco and covering Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
From 2015 to 2019, he was Partner for Africa and the Middle East at Eurosearch & Associés.[4][5] He supported the development of companies[6] across sectors[7] and advised investment funds in Morocco,[8] sub-Saharan Africa and the wider MENA region.
He is currently Managing Director of ALIDES, part of the ECI Group.[9]
Other roles
editHe has served as a board member of the Moroccan Business Association.[10] As head of the Offset Commission,[11] he worked on the legislative framework governing Public–Private Partnerships in Morocco.[12]
Mehdi is a board member of the National Council for Foreign Trade (CNCE), a body gathering public and private actors involved in foreign trade.
He is also a member of the Confluence Club of CEPS, an independent think tank founded in 1985.
In the humanitarian field, he is involved with the associations "Coup de pouce humanitaire", "Autremonde" and "#Leplusimportant".[13]
Awards and education
editIn 2010, he was awarded the title of Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite by the King of Morocco.[14]
Mehdi is an International Visitor Leadership Program alumnus, selected for the Entrepreneurship and Business Management track following President Barack Obama's A New Beginning speech in Cairo.
References
edit- ↑ "Un nouveau secrétaire général à la CGEM". Lavieeco (in French). Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ↑ "Un bilan positif pour la première année du Pacte Emergence". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). 10 April 2010. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ↑ "Ils veulent tous voler en avion privé : 15 000 à 50 000 DH pour une heure de vol". Lavieeco (in French). Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ↑ "Mehdi El Idrissi, nouveau visage d'Eurosearch au Maroc et en..." Medias24 - Site d'information (in French). 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ↑ "Casablanca Finance City, un hub économique et financier dynamique au service de l'Afrique". Eurosearch & Associés (in French). 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ↑ "Moroccan companies and banks support king's push into Africa". Financial Times. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ↑ "Au Maroc, Renault a ouvert la voie aux autres constructeurs". FIGARO. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ↑ "Carmakers drive northern Morocco's manufacturing industry". Financial Times. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ↑ "Coopération - Le groupe ECI s'allie au cabinet casablancais "Alides Africa"". Article19.ma (in French). 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ↑ "CGEM: Bensalah repense l'instance patronale". L'Economiste (in French). 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ↑ "Les illusions de la préférence nationale 1/4". Challenge.ma (in French). 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ↑ Kettani, Mounia Kabiri (2013-03-27). "Entretien avec Mehdi El Idrissi de la CGEM". L'Observateur du Maroc & d'Afrique (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ↑ Giraut, Chloe (2018-04-09). "Mehdi El Idrissi". Leplusimportant (in French). Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ↑ "Le Matin - S.M. le Roi préside à Casablanca la cérémonie d'ouverture des premières assises de l'industrie". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 2019-04-10.