Charles Olivier ZOUZOUA is an Ivorian national. He holds a Masters in International Management (MIM) from the Thunderbird school of global management, in Glendale, Ariz. He is perfectly bilingual French/English and has a good knowledge of Spanish.

Company director and captain of industry, Charles is also an advisor in investing and doing business in sub-Saharan Africa.

Perfectly aware of the subtleties and complexity of the various African markets, he has proven and adapted solutions able to help existing investors or potential to meet the challenges presented to them.

During his career, Mr. Zouzoua has conducted business in more than 30 countries in Africa. He offers expertise that spans several business sectors, including consumer goods consumption, telecoms, agro-business, real estate and financial services.

He also benefits from a solid relational network woven through more than ten countries on the continent enabling it to mobilize significant funds.

With more than twenty-five years of experience in senior management positions within multinationals such as Coca-Cola, Celtel (now Airtel), TV Africa and Wari, Mr. Zouzoua is the Managing Director of COZCO, a consulting and intermediation company which he founded in 2008.

Alongside these functions, he is or was a Director, and he advises several organizations across the continent such as DAFML (now Zébu Investments), Phatisa, Legacy Group and G5 Properties in South Africa, Eris Group, Continental Beverages in Ivory Coast, Top Crust in Nigeria and Moablou in Burkina Faso.