About

It all started in 1987 where, I started my first employment on Sunday, January 18th 1987 as salesboy in a local supermarket “Ets TOKANMEY” – Blvd St Michel Maromilitaire in Cotonou.

Endurances and hardworking permitted,I was appointed as Shop manager three months later. This successful, but short experience led to bigger sales position in another local import & export company named SODICOM in 1988 to be followed by express courier despatches between Benin and Togo as well as Lagos / Nigeria 1990 – 1994 (JET SERVICES & RED STAR EXPRESS) .

Engaged in clearing & forwarding,I started acting in shipping industry in 1995 and later joined SUPERMARITIME which I served in Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast as shipping Manager.

Mid 2000 I moved to Benin,my home country, where I started in conjunction with the Supermaritime Group, Supermaritime Benin SA. As shareholder and General Manager of Supermaritime Benin, I developed the company and extended the activities to Lome / Togo in 2003. Specialized in ships-agency, customs agencies (Clearing and Forwarding) and in the oil and gas industry in Benin, we work for reputable ship-owners and traders .

Having invested and set up refined petroleum terminal in Cotonou, I also managed BENIN PETROLEUM SERVICES from 2004 to 2010 where I build a depot of 43,000 Mt capacity.

Married to two wives, the family count eleven members (five daughters & three boys).

My horizon is now open for farming and social developmentthrough learning and teaching of African natural languages through NEW AFRICA FOUNDATION .