Serge MIAN

Mr. MIAN is an enthusiastic and seasoned professional with more than 20 years in the finance industry worldwide. His experience in various industries and continents will be more than valuable to AGF in its mandate to increase SMEs access to bank financing. Prior to AGF West Africa, Mr. MIAN worked for Orabank, the pan African banking group as Group Head of investments and investor relations. During his tenure, he successfully managed the fundraising mobilization along with all strategic initiatives and projects within the Group. Notable projects included Oragroup IPO at the BRVM and the launch of Oragroup Securities, Oragroup brokerage subsidiary. He also oversaw the Group structured finance department which participated in several landmark syndication transactions in WAEMU zone. Mr. MIAN began his career in finance initially with Axa Investment Managers in France followed by an overseas experience the United States at Addax Asset Management, an asset manager specialized in hedge fund investments, before joining Deloitte in France in 2006 as a risk management associate. Right after, he joined the Private bank unit of JPMorgan for 5 years as an Investment Advisor before heading back to Cote d’Ivoire to lead the M&A and fundraising practice inside the Transaction Services department of EY. Mr MIAN is a graduate of ENSEA, the Ivorian Engineering School of Statistics and Economics and HEC Paris. Mr MIAN is also a CFA charterholder.