About Kais
As a graduate of Ecole Centrale Paris holding a Master's Degree in Engineering, I bring over two decades of experience, during which I have demonstrated a passion for entrepreneurial endeavors, a commitment to operational excellence, and a track record of successfully leading business across multiple industries.
Throughout my career, I have successfully led the growth and scale-up of various businesses in the Middle East and Africa, ranging from startups to established technology companies. Notable achievements include developing value-added services and smart cards with telecom operators at Morpho, building and expanding the B2B business for ride-hailing and food delivery across the Middle East with Careem (subsequently acquired by Uber for over $3 billion), and, most recently, serving as the CEO of Jumia Tunisia, a leading e-commerce and quick-commerce platform, where I prioritized profitability through strategic team restructuring and operational optimization.
I am currently seeking a new and significant challenge where I can make a substantial impact.
Whether in a senior leadership role within a scaling company—be it a startup or a mature business venturing into new products and services—or in a consulting capacity, offering expertise in Strategy, Sales/Business Development, and Optimization for technology products & services and platform projects.
I look forward to the opportunity to meet you and discuss how I can support your organization's success.
Sincerely,
Kais
French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Arabic
Native or bilingual
Italian
Conversational
Spanish
Basic
Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km), Marseille (up to 50km), Bordeaux (up to 50km), Lille (up to 50km), Lyon (up to 50km)
Experience
- Drive Impact +e-Commerce & Digital strategy business advisorE-COMMERCEJanuary 2024 - Today (2 years and 5 months)Paris, FranceConsulting on e-commerce and quick commerce platforms strategy, deployment, operations and profitability in the EMEA region.Defining and Implementing go-to-market strategies for B2B and B2C products &services.
- The RachidiaBoard MemberCULTUREJune 2022 - Today (4 years)Board member at the Rachidia.The Rachidia is an institution is dedicated to preserving and promoting Tunisian music.
- Jumia TunisiaChief Executive Officer Jumia TunisiaE-COMMERCEFebruary 2022 - December 2023 (1 year and 10 months)Tunisia, TunisiaJUMIA Tunisia (NYSE) – Chief Executive Officer. Leading a team of 250 colleagues at Jumia & Jumia Food and 1000+ outsourced delivery agents.Jumia is the first e-Commerce platform serving selling 2000+ companies’ products.Jumia Food is the first food & grocery delivery platform delivering from 500+ restaurants and supermarkets. Strong focus on Profitability for both businesses. Restructuring and strengthening the team. Owing and optimising all the aspects of the business’s P&L from Logistics and Operations to Commercial and Marketing.Strong focus on customers’ acquisition and retention with a customized customers’ journeys. Sustaining the top line growth through up-selling and cross-selling between the different products’ categories.Set-up of a B2B program to grow and retain the sellers focusing on the key accounts.Diversifying the sales channels to B2B and Loyalty programs.
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Education
- Master’s Degree in EngineeringECOLE CENTRALE PARIS2001Ecole Centrale Paris is one of the top 2 French graduate schools of engineering. Graduated major of the “Electronics and Telecommunications’ Technologies” speciality with “High Honours”.
- Maths LicenseEcole Sainte Geneviève1998Ecole Sainte Geneviève, Versailles: Intensive preparation for entrance exams to French graduate schools of engineering (equivalent to Bachelor degree), speciality: maths and physics.