Senior Advisor
Eric has held senior positions throughout Europe, the Americas, Africa and the Middle East, with key responsibilities including management of commercial departments, developing client portfolios, and running industrial projects in the construction and energy sectors. Eric began his career as a commissioned officer in the French army, graduating from staff college and commanding various units. He went on to serve overseas in the United Nations for over seven years, advising governments and local authorities on a range of issues including governance, economic development, job creation, state and security sector reforms. He was responsible for the development assistance framework in Haiti between the Government and the donor community. This was a five-year plan for political and economic recovery involving all the ministries and civil society actors. During several humanitarian crisis in Haiti, he was appointed as Humanitarian Coordinator for the relief operations. Eric also directed VEOLIA, a solid waste management company in Egypt and held a commission of “Conseiller du commerce extérieur de la France.”