Vice-President Organization & Leadership
Endeavour Mining
Total years of experience :45 years, 11 Months
Company & Operation profile: Endeavour Mining Corporation is a mid-tier gold E&P, leader in West Africa, with 4 operating mines in Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso and 2 major projects in Côte d’Ivoire and Mali. With a production of 800Koz and a significant exploration permits portfolio, it aims to become Africa premier gold producer.
Role Overview: based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire and regularly visiting operations and projects sites my roles is to design or redesign the organisation as a whole and design and if necessary customize the organisational developments as their needs arise.
I am also achieving the search and recruitment of high-level talents and potentials and the conception, design and implementation of talent development and retention strategies, leadership development initiatives and performance management systems and compensation and rewards systems across the board.
Achievements:
As a specific Optimization Consultant and HR Advisor to the Project Team and Management Team of SMI (Societe des Mines d'Ity) I assured and completed the transition from heap leach to CIL in optimized social, societal and performance conditions (0 strike, 0 LTI, project completed ahead of target and below budget).
I redesigned the operational organisation of the company (from COO and below) with specific attention to the organisation and strategic objectives of Technical Services and the localization of high-potentials (the localization of the HR Network, mainly HR Managers, is now fully completed).
I recruited several high-level executives (HoDs of a new entity) for the ramp-up of the new SMI CIL.
Maurel & Prom, - Corporate HR Consultant and HR Director of Maurel & Prom Gabon
Company & Operation profile: Maurel & Prom is an Oil & Gas Exploration and Production company operating in Gabon, Tanzania, Nigeria, Mozambique, Colombia and Canada. Maurel & Prom Gabon represents 75% of overall production (onshore reservoir and exploration and development rigs).
Production of 30, 000 barrels of crude oil per day, with an objective of 35, 000 in 2017, turn-over 800, 000 euro, 1, 000 employees.
Role overview:
I serve as global HR consultant, reporting to Company CEO, for the organization as a whole and as HR Director for Maurel & Prom Gabon.
My role is to redesign and implement the Organizational Structure (global, corporate and specific to Maurel & Prom Gabon), the Rewards and Compensation and Benefits policy and system and to design and create from scratch a Performance Management and a Talent Management systems, engage the stakeholders and implement them all across the board.
It is also to implement from scratch the SAGE HRM Pay and HR Information System to full operation and to review and change the HR Structure (Corporate and Operations) and redesign and implement new HR systems, policies and procedures in Maurel & Prom Gabon.
Achievements:
An analysis and a diagnosis of the lack of HR performance in Maurel & Prom Gabon was achieved and delivered in 3 months.
A new organization and an action plan to enhance the HR performance in Maurel & Prom Gabon was implemented in 2015, including comprehensive review of all training, talent acquisition and retention activities and strong leadership development program for the years 2016/2017.
The performance management system was reviewed and redesigned for full implementation in 2016.
Individual Leadership Coaching for 10 top executives in the company.
Leading a team of 5 HR Specialists and a global HR Team of 15.
Head of Human Resources of African-Minerals, based in Sierra Leone
African-Minerals operates the iron ore mine of Tonkolili and the shipping facilities of Pepel (Sierra Leone)
Production of 17Mio tons of ore per year, with an objective of 20 Mio tons capacity at end of 2014, 3600
Employees (including 700 expatriates)
Mission:
- Redesign and implement the Organizational Structure (global, corporate and in the operational BUs), the rewards and compensation and benefits policy and system and design and create from scratch a performance management system and implement them all across the board
- Implement from scratch the SAP HCM HR Information System
- Change the HR Structure (Corporate and Operations) and create an HR Centre of Excellence in the London Corporate Office
The redesign was completed in only 6 months and the implementation is on-going. The HRIS is going live after only 6 months design, tests and validation by the provider.
As a result of the Centre of Excellence being active, an estimate of 300, 000 GBP per month has been saved in recruiting for the Corporate Structures and the BUs since January 2013.
Leading a team of 7 HR Specialists and functional authority on the HR Managers in the BUs.
Administration and Human Resources Director of SMD Lefa Gold Mine, based in North East of Guinea, production 250, 000 oz of gold per year, Turn Over 450, 000 US$, 2200 Employees (including 110 Expatriates).
SMD Lefa Gold Mine was very recently taken over by Nordgold and I was hired in this occurrence to completely restart the HR and Administration activities in line with Nordgold standards.
Mission:
- Redesign all the HR and Administration structure, organization, policies and procedures, align them to Nordgold and Severstal ones and implement them across SMD Lefa.
- Redesign and implement new contracts for expatriates, in line and in compliance with Guinean requirements and regulations.
- Reduce the existing staff by 30% (Expatriates and locals).
- Change the management team and recruit new managers (all levels, all disciplines) overseas and in Guinea.
- Implement a strong Training Programme and Plan for local workforce at all levels, including the introduction of simulators for heavy equipment operators and “rehabilitation cognitive” for illiterate workers.
- Design and implement a long term sustainable community development programme, including an agricultural development programme towards all the surrounding communities.
Member of the Excutive Committee, with authority on 5 Head of Departments and a team of 25.
Chief Human Resources Officer of the Benghazi Medical Center (BMC - a Public Tertiary Teaching 1, 200 beds Hospital, 5, 500 employees) and HR Director of DENOS Health Management, based in Benghazi (Libya).
DENOS is a Consulting Firm contracted to provide Management, Medical and Technical assistance to the BMC on a 5 years contract.
Mission:
- Design, negotiation and implementation of the new mixed French - Libyan structure of the BMC
- Creation and implementation of the HR policies and procedures for the expatriate DENOS Management and Medical staff
- Change the HR policies, procedures and structure in place at the BMC. Design and implementation of the new ones
- Sourcing, recruitment and mobilization of the expatriate staff for the BMC (Management Team, Surgeons, Doctors, Technicians, Nurses and Allied Health)
- Implementation of the Performance Management System of the BMC
- Administration of the immigration and settlement of the expatriate staff in Benghazi
- Recruitment and Staffing of all the staff at all levels including BMC Executive Commitee Members, Surgeons, Doctors, Nurses and Allied Health, from Libya, France, UK, South Africa, Jordan, Germany, India and the Philippines.
Member of the BMC Executive Committee in charge of all aspects of the HR Function with
direct supervision on 7 HR Managers and 18 HR Officers
Human Resources Manager for Frontier Sprl, subsidiary of First-Quantum Minerals Ltd.
Frontier Sprl is a copper mine with a copper concentrate plant, producing 80, 000 tons/annum of copper concentrate.
Number of employees 1, 200 (100 expatriates)
In charge of the ramp up of all the manpower at the mine operations start-up in October 2006 (expatriates and locals)
Creation of all the HR policies and procedures in line of the FQML existing ones and the DRC laws and regulations
Liaison with all the Congolese authorities at National, Provincial (Katanga) and local levels
In charge of the Social and Sustainable Development plans and programmes for the community surrounding the mine site
Recruitment and talent sourcing at all levels (locals and expatriates)
Selection, implementation and management of the Payroll and HRIS Systems, in accordance with the FQML Group Policy and the DRC requirements
Supervision of all training programs
In charge of the OHS on the mine site
Camp management supervision
Management of a team of 17 (including HR Administration Mgr, HR Development Manager, Officials Liaison Mgr, OHS Mgr, Social Development Mgr, and HR Officers and clerks.
DRH of Carrier France, based in Lyon (France)
Carrier is member of the UTC Group
Carrier is a global manufacturer and distributor of air condition solutions
Carrier France employs 1, 300 people.
6 months Transition Mission, focused on Social Relations and negotiations with the Unions in the scope of a comprehensive restructuring of Carrier France (merger of 3 subsidiaries inside Carrier France)
Re-negotiation and implementation of all the pre-existing labor agreements (salary, profits sharing, bonus schemes, working time, medical, pension schemes, etc...)
Re-design of the personnel representatives and union representatives structures (including Comite d'Entreprise, Comite Central d'Entreprise and Comite d'Entreprise Europeen...)
Human Resources Manager of the Placer Dome North Mara gold mine (Tanzania)
In charge of the global HR function
Directeur des Ressources Humaines of the Lear Corporation Cergy (France) plant.
Lear Corporation is the world leader in car seats manufacture.
The Cergy plant is producing car seats in JAT for the PSA Peugeot facilities in Poissy (207 and 1007 cars)
In charge of the global HR function on site (800 people)
The main activity was focused on Social Relations, with permanent negotiations with the Unions in a very difficult environment (Paris "hot" suburbs) and rehabilitation of the very low level workforce (with learn to learn programs and litteracy campaigns)
The Cergy site was likely to be withdrawn from PSA suppliers list in 2002, but due to the dramatic improvement in the social relations (0 strike in 2003 and 2004) was given the 1007 project in early 2005.
Group Human Resources Director of IPS (West Africa), based in Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire)
IPS is a subsidiary of the AKFED (Aga Khan Fund for Economical Development) Group
Creation and management of the entire HR function accross the IPS Group, in 5 countries (Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Guinee)
DRH of LaSource a subsidiary of Normandy Mining Ltd and BRGM (Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres), based in Orleans (France)
LaSource had gold, cobalt and industrial minerals mines operations in Cote d'Ivoire, Guinee, Sudan, Turkey and Uganda.
In charge of the global HR function.
Adjoint au DRH d'Air Afrique (airline owned by 11 African countries), based in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, in charge of the HR Development (Recruitment, Training, Development programs)
Responsable des Ressources Humaines of the Tetra Pak complex manufacturing plant in Dijon (France)
Responsable du Personnel in Construction Companies (SAE, Spie-Capag, ETPM, Bechtel Int'l, TMC, the TransManche Tunnel Construction) on various construction sites assignments, offshore and onshore, in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Algeria, UK, Norway (North Sea), the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Guinea)