Eric Kalala
Eric Kalala Nsantu (born 19 February 1979) is a Congolese transportation and logistics executive who has been the Chief Executive Officer of Bolloré Transport & Logistics in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since January 2019.[1][2]
Early life and education[edit]
Kalala was born in the town of Kambove in Haut-Katanga, the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is the third out of a family of six children. After completing his secondary school education at Les Loupiots in Kinshasa, he pursued his university degree in business engineering at the Administration and Management Institute of Université catholique de Louvain from 1997 until 2002.[3] Thereafter, he attended the prestigious HEC Paris for his master's degree in International Management, completing the course in 2003.[3] Additionally, Kalala is also a graduate of the General Management Program diploma from Harvard Business School, which he completed in 2016.[3]
Career[edit]
Kalala began his career at Bollore in 2003.[3] After holding various positions in the Finance and Operations Division, in 2012, he was promoted as head of the Katanga region, the Democratic Republic of Congo's richest province that produces 60 percent of the annual government revenue.[3]
In January 2019, Kalala was promoted to the position of Chief Executive Officer, replacing Yves Debiesme who retired.[3] Since the beginning of his tenure, Kalala has created over 100 jobs within the company, oversaw a steady increase in revenue in one of the most important landlocked countries in Africa, and expanded annual exports to over 400,000 tons of goods per year.[4][5]
Personal life[edit]
Kalala is married to Nadine Tshiamala since 2005.[6] Together, they have three children and currently reside in Kinshasa, in the neighborhood of Ngaliema.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Éric Kalala Nsantu takes the lead of Bolloré Transport & Logistics in DRC – Move it magazine".
- ↑ "RDC : Eric Kalala Nsantu prend les rênes de Bolloré Transport & Logistic". La Tribune.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Éric Kalala Nsantu, the new CEO of Bolloré in Democratic Republic of the Congo". ajot.com.
- ↑ "Entretien avec Éric Kalala Directeur Général de Bolloré Africa Logistics au Katanga en RDC". Magazine d’actualité économique en Afrique | Mining and Business (in français). 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2021-04-22. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Archives des à l'UNILU. Le DG Eric Kalala". Mining News Magazine, les mines, la politique, l'économie et plus (in français). Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Eric Kalala Nsantu nommé directeur général Bolloré Transport". jeuneafriquebusinessplus.com.
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