Jean-Paul Lanfranchi

Jean-Paul Lanfranchi
Born (1951-07-14) 14 July 1951 (age 73)
NationalityFrench
EducationI.H.E.I.
Occupation(s)Chairman and CEO of BIH Eastern
WebsiteBIH Eastern [1]

Jean Paul Lanfranchi (born 14 July 1951) is a French lawyer and businessman.

Career

Lanfranchi became an attorney in 1977 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. He was the first French lawyer practicing in Kinshasa and served as an advisor to the French Embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo until 1980.

Lanfranchi was a personal advisor to President Mobutu Sese Seko from 1980 until the president's death. Additionally, he served as a consultant for major French corporations operating in Africa, including Accor, Dumez, Castel Frères, EMS, Northern France, and Air France – UTA. He organized the privatization of the sugar sector in Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, and the Central African Republic. Lanfranchi also assisted Omar Bongo, the second president of Gabon, in restructuring several state enterprises.

He managed the rescue of the Sugar Company of Upper Ogoouénotemment (SOSUHO) in Franceville, capital of the Haut-Ogooué province. He worked closely with Patrice Otha, the President of the Gabon Initiative Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and Chief of Staff for President Ali Bongo since January 2010.[1]

Lanfranchi serves as an advisor to Pierre Castel, the President of Castel Group.[2] He is responsible for restructuring the company's brewery and bottling operations in Africa and Eastern Europe.[3] He successfully regained ownership of several breweries in Eastern Europe for Castel Group. In January 2006, Lanfranchi founded BIH Eastern, a company that encompasses all of Castel Group's brewery and bottling activities in Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, and Kurdistan.

He became chairman, CEO, and shareholder in partnership with Citi Venture Capital International (CVCI), the emerging markets private equity arm of Citigroup.[4][5]

His engagements include:

– Symposium of the French Senate in the Caucasus[6][7]

– Participation in the first Eurasia Forum[8]

– Seminar organized by the French Agency for International Business Development (Ubifrance) in Central Asia[9]

– Symposium organized by the French-Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Tbilisi[10]

References

  1. ^ 29 January 2010 – More info Gabon, "Appointment of new Chief of Staff Ali Bongo " Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ De Legge, Eric (3 September 2008). "Pierre Castel, parti de rien, il est le numéro 1". journaldunet.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Castel invests in Russian drinks business". foodnavigator.com.
  4. ^ "TBILISI: Castel Sakartvelo To Bottle More Beer". Armenian Diaspora News Forum. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  5. ^ "B.I.H. Brasseries Internationales Holding (Eastern) Limited: Private Company Information - Businessweek". investing.businessweek.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Le Caucase méridional, Arménie, Azerbaidjan, Géorgie". Sénat. 3 April 2023. Archived from the original on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  7. ^ 19 May 2005 – Conference on the Caucasus – Senate – Speech by Jean Paul Lanfranchi, General Director, BIH, Castel Group # toc94 Archived 14 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ 27 June 2005 – the first Eurasia Forum – Evidence of Business – Jean Paul Lanfranchi, General Director, BIH group Castel pdf[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ 20 March 2007 – Seminar UBIFRANCE: Azerbaijan – Georgia – Kazakhstan / Seminar-UBIFRANCE-Azerbaidjan.html Archived 24 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Tbilissi: une chambre de commerce et d'industrie franco - géorgienne (2009) - COLISEE". www.colisee.org. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

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