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About

Komlan Messie

Entrepreneur, international executive, and one of Africa's and Canada's leading strategists in governance, innovation, diplomacy and institutional transformation.

A career built at the intersection of business, diplomacy and civic leadership.

Komlan Messie is Chief Executive Officer of NovaHub Consulting and Regional Executive Director of WACSOF-FOSCAO, the West African civil society network spanning ECOWAS member states. He also chairs the Réseau des Entrepreneurs et Professionnels Africains (REPAF) and Forum Afrique Expansion Canada, and co-founded Aliments Frunil in Canada.

He holds an MBA from HEC Montréal, an M.Sc. in Computer Science and Operations Research, a B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering from École Polytechnique de Thiès, and is PRINCE2 certified. He works across Canada and the ECOWAS region in French, English, Ewe and Wolof.

Profile

Five facets, one thesis.

Entrepreneur, NovaHub Consulting

CEO of a management and technology consulting firm serving governments, regional bodies and the private sector across ECOWAS.

Diplomat, WACSOF-FOSCAO

Regional Executive Director restructuring and repositioning West Africa's civil society network, influencing ECOWAS and African Union policy.

Builder, REPAF & Forum Afrique Expansion Canada

Chair of two networks connecting African and Canadian entrepreneurs, mentors and diaspora professionals.

Distinctions

Recognition

MBA du Mois

AMBAQ (Association des MBA du Québec)

Administrateur de l'Année

RJCCQ (Regroupement des Jeunes Chambres de Commerce du Québec)

Leader Bâtisseur

RJCCQ (Regroupement des Jeunes Chambres de Commerce du Québec)

Lauréat du Mois de l'Histoire des Noirs

Leader de la Diversité au Canada

Education

Credentials

MBA, HEC Montréal
M.Sc. Computer Science & Operations Research
B.Eng. Electrical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Thiès
PRINCE2 Certified

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