Marcel Zadi Kessy Explained

Marcel Zadi Kessy
Birth Date:1936
Birth Place:Yacolidabouo, French West Africa
Nationality:Ivorian
Office:President of the Economic and Social Council of Ivory Coast
Term Start:May 2011
Term End:June 2016
Office2:CEO of the Compagnie Ivoirienne d'Electricité and SODECI
Term Start2:June 2002
Term End2:May 2011
Office3:President of the Conseil national du patronat ivoirien
Term Start3:1993
Term End3:1998

Marcel Zadi Kessy (1936 – 13 October 2020) was an Ivorian politician.[1]

Biography

Born in 1936 in Yacolidabouo, Kessy studied engineering in agricultural techniques. He began working for the Ivorian Ministry of Agriculture, then in a state agriculture company, Satmaci. In the early 1970s, Kessy left the public sector and began working for SODECI, the first private water distributor in Africa, as Ivory Coast ceded its water distribution to the private sector in 1959. He became CEO of SODECI in 1985. Kessy served as President of the Conseil national du patronat ivoirien from 1993 to 1998.[2] The Compagnie Ivoirienne d'Electricité (CIE) was established in 1990. Kessy was appointed CEO in June 2002, simultaneously being CEO of SODECI.[3]

Aside from his positions at SODECI and Bouygues, Kessy held multiple other positions at the international level. He was a founding member of the African Water Association, and served on the board of directors of the International Water Association. He held high positions in several other companies, including Ecobank, CIPREL, and Gras Savoye. He served as chairman of the board of directors of the Société Africaine d'Eau Minérale. He became Managing Director of Eranove in 2009.[4] Lastly, he served as President of the Economic and Social Council of Ivory Coast from May 2011 to June 2016.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Côte d’Ivoire: décès à Abidjan de Marcel Zadi Kessy à l’âge de 84 ans. 14 October 2020. APA News. French.
  2. Web site: Marcel ZADI KESSY : Président du Conseil Economique et Social de Côte d'Ivoire. Marcel Zadi Kessy. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150216192420/http://marcelzadikessy.org/biographie.php. 16 February 2015.
  3. Web site: Nomination de M. Ousman Diarra au poste de Président du Conseil d'Administration de la CIE. 30 September 2011. Compagnie Ivoirienne d'Electricité. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111001063728/http://www.groupecie.net/decouvrir/communiques.php?com=9. 1 October 2011.
  4. Web site: Feu Marcel ZADI KESSY. Qui est Qui ?. French.
  5. Web site: M. Zadi Kessy Marcel devient officiellement le nouveau Président du Conseil Economique et Social en remplacement de M. Laurent Dona Fologo. 19 May 2011. Conseil Economique et Social. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191224170931/http://ces-ci.org/?p=253. 24 December 2019.
  6. Web site: Indépendance: Une quarantaine de personnalités décorée. 8 August 2011. ConnectionIvoirienne.net. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222105152/http://www.connectionivoirienne.net/?p=58656&cpage=1. 22 December 2017.
  7. Web site: Management : Marcel Zadi Kessy fait Docteur Honoris Causa. 11 March 2012. FratMat. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120322195055/http://www.fratmat.info/accueil/economie/16370-management-marcel-zadi-kessy-fait-docteur-honoris-causa.html. 22 March 2012.

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