In this edition of our popular “Profile” of distinguished personalities from different walks of life in Gunjur and by extension The Gambia we profile Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry President , Edrissa Mass Jobe.
Below is a biographical information for the GCCI boss.
EDRISSA MASS JOBE: President Gambia Chamber of Commerce & Industry
I am an Experienced Professional and Entrepreneur in the Petroleum Downstream Industry and the Chairman of the Leading Private Equity and M&A Firm (EMHOLDING) in the Gambia with extensive experience in Banking and Finance, Agro-Industry and Telecommunication in West Africa and been involved with important events including:
• HEM: Bamboo Village Hotel
• EMPAS Integrated Poultry and Out grower Scheme
• Atlas–A merger and Acquisition of Elton and Total companies in the Gambia
• Group Head Elton, Start-up and Expansion in Senegal,Gambia and Guinea Bissau.
• African Development Group
• Gam Petroleum Fuel Storage Facilities in the Gambia,
• Addax Oryx Global Head of Retail Business
• Shell West and Central Africa–Retail Management at country (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea) and Regional Level
• Head Operations and Market Shell Gambia, Guinea, Senegal
• International College of Human Resources Development
• Governance and Board Directorship for over 20 years in various Companies mainly as Chairman/Director - Gamtel; Gamcel; Insurance; FiBank Gambia and Guinea; Gambia National Accreditation for Universities and colleges. GIEPA, National Economic Council, Roots Foundation, Cancer C3G Foundation, Hospital Management Board, International College for Human Resources Management, Vista Bank Group
• Social Work: Cancer Care and Confrontation; Out grower Schemes; Charity
ENTERPRENEURSHIP:
• HEM: Bamboo Village Hotel
• Head Global Retail and Network Oryx Energy
• Atlas Energy, Gambia: Acquisition and Merger of Total and Elton Gambia
• EMPAS Poultry: Integrated Poultry Project in The Gambia
• 2004 Entrepreneur of the Year awarded by GCCI
• Elton Oil, Gambia: Promoter, First Managing Director.
• EMHOLDING: Major shareholder and Chairman;
• Africa Development Group- ADG
• International College for Business and Human Resources
• First International Bank-FIB: Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone,Liberia and Congo
BOARD DIRECTORSHIPS
.Chairman Enterprise Private Sector Development Steering Committee, January 2020 to date
.Director Gambia Ports Authority, January 2020 to date
• Executive Chairman EMHOLDING Company January 2008 - To date
• Chairman EMPAS Poultry Processing Company
• Director First International Bank Guinea
• Ex-Director Gam-petroleum Storage Facility Company Limited 2009 to
• Director Vista Bank Group
• Member National Economic Council up to 2016
• Chairman, First International Bank Nov 2009 –2016
• Ex-Chairman Gambia National Petroleum Corporation Feb. 2015 to August 2015
• Ex-Chairman First International Bank Guinea
• Ex-Chairman Amana Express
• Ex-Vice Chairman First International Bank,Gambia Limited
Ex-Chairman Gambia Telecommunications Company
• Ex-Chairman of the Petroleum Fuel Importation Committee
• Ex-Chairman Of International Roots Foundation
• Ex- Director Hospital Management Board
• Ex- Director Gambia Investment Promotions And Free Zones Agency
• Ex-Vice Chairman SlokAir
WORK EXPERIENCE
• 2019 –To date President Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry-GCCI
• 2017 – 2019 Head Retail Oryx Addax Group
• 2015 – To date Chairman ATLAS Energy
• 2011-To date Chairman EMPAS Poultry
• 2008 – To date CEO EMHOLDINGS,Social Enterprise
• 2011–2012 Group Managing Director Elton
• 2001- 2011 Managing Director Elton Oil Gambia
• 2000 - 2001 Non-Fuel Retail Manager Shell West and Central Africa (Senegal, The Gambia, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Rep of Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, Niger,Chad)
• 1999 –2001RetailSales Manager (Senegal and Gambia)
• 1999 –Operations and Marketing Manager, Shell Gambia
• 1995-1999 Retail Manager (Founding) Shell Republic of Guinea
• 1989 – April 1995 Sales Manager and Technical Adviser Shell Gambia
• 1988 –1989 National Hospitals Engineer ,The Gambia
EDUCATION
• University of Wales MBA
• Henley Management College: Post Graduate Diploma Business Administration
• University of Manchester, Institute Of Science And Technology, Bsc (Hon)In Mechanical Engineering
• Gambia High School: GCE Advanced Level Certificate:
• Muslim High School: GCE Ordinary Level Division 1, Distinction Best Overall Results In The Gambia;
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Corporate Strategy and Competitiveness; Global Retail Strategy Implementation; Network Security Management; Brand Management;Business Framework Implementation (Kenya; London; Hong-Kong; Bangkok); Advance Network Planning (Argentina, West Africa) Petroleum Engineering; Advanced Power and Marine Lubricants and Bunkering; Marketing and Retail principles and techniques; Advanced Lubricants Management.