Leaders - Eranove

M. AHMADOU BAKAYOKO

CEO of the Eranove Group

Mr Ahmadou Bakayoko has been Chief Executive Officer of Eranove since 16 July 2025. He is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of SMART ENERGY .

MRS PASCALE ALBERT-LEBRUN

Deputy CEO of the Eranove group

Mrs Pascale Albert-Lebrun is the Deputy CEO of the Eranove group. An HEC graduate, she began her career at COFIROUTE in 1993, where she held various posts in financial management…

MRS MYLENE JUNIUS

Group Secretary of the ERANOVE Group

Mrs KADIDJATOU DIALLO

Managing Director of CIPREL

Mr JEAN CHRISTIAN TURKSON

Managing Director of CIE

An experienced electromechanical engineer who graduated from the Inter-African College of Engineering in 1985, Jean Christian TURKSON was hired by the former EECI in the Energy Transport and Telecommunications Department.

Mr KOUASSI NGUESSAN

Managing Director of ATINKOU

Mr Bernard Kouassi N’guessan has more than 25 years’ experience in management and in the operation of thermal plants in the Ivory Coast.

Mr Mamadou DIA

Managing Director of SDE

Mr Daniel Sampah

Managing Director of AWALE

With a degree in electrical engineering from ESIGELEC in Rouen and a Master’s degree in Business administration from the University of Poitiers, Daniel Sampah has worked in the Ivory Coast’s electricity sector for 20 years…

Rufus Kpan

Managing director of Smart Energy

Rufus KPAN is Managing Director of Smart Energy, a subsidiary of the Eranove Group and the Compagnie Ivoirienne d’Électricité.

MR RALPH OLAYE

Managing director of SPV KENIE and ORELO

Ralph Olayé is the Managing Director of Eranove’s project development and management, the leading pan-African industrial group in public services management and electricity and drinking water production.

Mr Mansour Touré Tia

Managing Director, KEKELI and ERANOVE ACADEMY

Mr Mansour Touré Tia was appointed Managing Director of KEKELI Efficient Power in 2018. He has over 20 years of experience in the water and electricity sectors.

Mr KOUAME AIME LOUKOU

Managing Director of OMILAYE

A civil engineer specialising in rural water and forestry engineering, KOUAME AIME LOUKOU is a graduate of ENGREF-Paris and also holds degrees in project management (CEFEB Marseille) and management (IAE – Paris Sorbonne Panthéon University).