E-commerce retail giant, Jumia has appointed Francis Dufay as the Managing Director of its Cote d’Ivoire subsidiary.
Francis Dufay holds a Master of Science from HEC Paris management school, a Master in Management at Cologne University and an MBA from the Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management. He spent 4 years at McKinsey & Company and joined Africa Internet Group in 2014 with Jumia Cote d’Ivoire.
This announcement came after Fatoumata BA (with whom Francis led the Jumia CI since April 2014) was appointed as the Managing Director at Jumia Nigeria.
“Everything we do has one goal, always improve our service and satisfy our customers. It is the only way JUMIA will gain the confidence of the population and strengthen its position as the leading e-commerce destination in Côte d’Ivoire,” said Francis DUFAY after the official announcement of his appointment.
Dufay’s appointment will mark a new phase of growth for Jumia Côte d’Ivoire in key areas like, extension of Jumia’s presence inside the country with new branches, increasing of online assortments (furniture, appliances, mobile phone brands) offering a new service dedicated to companies and reinforcing relationships with local distributors.
