Our Teams in the Middle East

Our experts are located in Dubai, Doha, Jeddah, Riyadh, Kuwait City, and Cairo.

We are at your service to connect with France’s most innovative businesses and we have the tools and advice you need to set up your business and access investment opportunities in France.

We are a key player in fostering competitiveness, growth, and employment in France, offering clear and efficient access to all corporate development stakeholders and services for all businesses, irrespective of their size, sector, and projects, from exports to investments through to multinational partnerships.

We also manage the V.I.E International Internship Program (Volontariat International en Entreprise), which enables companies with offices in France to send young European talents abroad for up to 2 years’ assignments, at a very competitive cost. We bring together all our expertise to support your business’ development and to ensure the success of your projects by offering a pragmatic, customized approach in line with your budget and ambitions. In 2019, there were 280 volunteers spread out in the Middle East.

In total, we are 42 people working in the Middle East, each of us being organized by areas of expertise.

Direction

Axel
Baroux

Regional Managing Director Middle East

Head of department

Pierre
Ramirez

Head of Tech & Services Department

Miryem
Oukas

Head of Media & Communications Department

Romain
Guizard

Head of Lifestyle & Healthcare Department

Rachid
Balaouine

Head of Industry & Cleantech Department Middle East

Flavie
Paquay

Head of Agrotech Department

Rachele
Penven

VIE

Raffaella
Silvetti

Director Inward Investment

Ghita
Hazzaz

Head of HR

Agrotech Team

Flavie
Paquay

Head of Agrotech Department

Ayoub
Ounes

Trade Advisor

Mohamed
Mourchid

Senior Trade Advisor

Juan
Vargas Piamonte

Trade Advisor

Rabih
Soufangi

Senior Trade Advisor

Carole
Kazzi

Trade Advisor

Industry & Cleantech Team

Rachid
Balaouine

Head of Industry & Cleantech Department Middle East

Christelle
El-Khoury

Trade Advisor

Alexandre
D’Espinose

Trade Advisor

Madiha
Bourfoun

Trade Advisor – Sustainable City

Nathalie
El-Bazzal

Trade Advisor – Security & Environment

Laura
Mazeh

Trade Advisor – Security & Environment

Nadine
Salameh

Trade Advisor – Sustainable City

Abdeen
Hamza

Trade Advisor – Sustainable City

Saritha
Dilip

Trade Advisor

Cyril
Chatel

Trade Advisor – Energy Transition

Karim
Gaoua

Trade Advisor – Aerospace

Sandra
Papet

Head of Industry & Cleantech Department for the UAE

Rabih
Soufangi

Senior Trade Advisor

Lifestyle & Healthcare Team

Romain
Guizard

Head of Lifestyle & Healthcare Department

Maya
Ghachem

Head of Healthcare & Lifestyle Industry UAE

Hager
Ben Nasr

Senior Trade Advisor – Healthcare

Etienne
Savin

Trade Advisor – Decoration

Mélanie
Valencourt

Trade Advisor – Sports & Entertainment

Hana
Elgohary

Trade Advisor – Cosmetics

Madiha
Bourfoun

Trade Advisor – Sustainable City

Rabih
Soufangi

Senior Trade Advisor

Carole
Kazzi

Trade Advisor

Media & Communications

Miryem
Oukas

Head of Media & Communications Department

Hajer
Bchir Kraiem

Communication Specialist

Albert
Adib

Communication Advisor Egypt

Yasmina
Ouari

Communication Specialist

Christelle
Lichaa El Khoury

Communication Advisor KSA

Tech & Services Team

Pierre
Ramirez

Head of Tech & Services Department

Amira
Abdelwahab

Trade Advisor – Retail Tech & Franchise

Stéphanie
Hanna

Senior Trade Advisor – Fintech & Cybersecurity

Laura
Jarroir

Trade Advisor – Telecom & Broadcast

Lola
Richard

Trade Advisor – E-gov & Edtech

Abdeen
Hamza

Trade Advisor – Sustainable City