Mr Guy Sauvanet is an independent non-executive member of the CRRH-UEMOA Board.

He is a graduate of HEC Paris and holds a DECS degree.

He began his career as an auditor with a major French banking group.  Between 1986 and 2015, he served as General Manager of commercial banks in various French- and English-speaking African countries. He joined the Board of Directors of a DRC bank in 2016 as an independent director. He is also a director of a guarantee fund and a leasing company.

Mr. Francis Ezin has been the permanent representative of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) on the Board since April 2020. He is the institution’s Director of Administration and General Services.

With over 27 years of experience, he is a seasoned Financier and an experienced Manager, with a good command of Banking Operations, Business Law, and Human Capital Management. Previously an auditor and member of the Ecobank Group's Bank Evaluation team, he was Deputy Head of Banking Operations at Ecobank-Benin, then Director of Human Resources for Ecobank Togo, Ecobank Benin, and the Retail Banking segment of the entire Ecobank Group.

A graduate of HEC Paris in Banking Management, he holds an Executive Doctorate in Business Administration (Executive DBA) with a triple specialization:

• in Finance (Masters in Finance),
• in Law (Masters in Business Law), and
• in Human Capital Management (Masters in Human Resources Management). 

Mr. Thierno Habib HANN is the Permanent Representative of the Shelter Afrique Development Bank.

He holds a Master's degree in Finance and Investments from New York University, a Master's degree in Accounting and Finance and a Bachelor's degree in Management and Applied Economics from Paris IX Dauphine University.

With over 20 years of experience in strategic positions in the banking sector, as well as in multilateral development finance institutions, Mr. HANN is the Managing Director of the Shelter Afrique Development Bank, based in Nairobi, Kenya. He was also the Head of Housing Finance for Asia/Pacific, and Head of Africa and the Middle East at the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

He also worked for the World Bank Group as the Private Sector Development Program Manager in Guinea, responsible for designing and implementing the business climate improvement program while developing a pipeline of bankable investments and advisory projects to the government in strategic sectors of the economy.)

Mrs. Nana Aissa KOUSSA, Spouse of ANGO, Permanent Representative of Banque Atlantique Mali (BAML) on the Board of Directors, is the Chief Executive Officer of Banque Internationale pour l'Afrique (BIA Niger).

The first woman to hold the position of CEO of a bank in Niger, she played a key role in the establishment of Ecobank and Banque Atlantique in Niger.
She chaired the Fédération des Associations Professionnelles de Banques et Établissements Financiers de l’UEMOA (FABPEF-UEMOA) from 2021 to 2022, and the Association Professionnelle des Banques et Établissements Financiers du Niger (APBEF/N) for 8 years until February 2023.

Mrs. ANGO holds a postgraduate degree (DESS) in Finance, Banking, and Management from the Institut Supérieur de Management (ISM) in Dakar. She also obtained a CESA from HEC Paris and an Executive Certificate in General Management of Banking Activities from HEC Paris.

Mr. Magloire Nelson Sossouvi has been an Independent non-executive member of the CRRH-UEMOA Board since the General Shareholders’ Meeting on 25 April 2019.

Mr. SOSSOUVI held several positions of responsibility in banking supervision in the UMOA region from 1991-2014 and worked as an associate with the law firm (Robert M. DOSSOU et Associés).  Mr. Magloire has also worked for over a decade in higher education, teaching in schools and universities in Benin and Côte d’Ivoire. He is a chartered consultant in Banking and Finance and worked from 2014 to 2023 as a consultant in several companies in the banking and financial sectors (training for the banking profession and the microfinance sector, assistance with the creation and restructuring of credit institutions, advice on the implementation of the Banking Commission’s post-audit recommendations).

He holds a PhD in Business and Economic Law from the University of Orléans, France, and the Certificat d'Aptitude à la Profession d'Avocat since 1991. “

Thierry TANOH has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of CRRH-UEMOA since 20 March 2023.

A product of École Supérieure de Commerce d’Abidjan (ESCA) and a chartered accountant, he holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

For several years, he was Minister of Petroleum, Energy, and Renewable Energy, Deputy Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, Managing Director of the Ecobank Group, Vice President for Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean, and Western Europe of the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

He is a member of several boards or strategic councils of companies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), including the Azalai Group, the Mercy Corps Foundation, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and Yale University’s Presidential Council for International Affairs

Mr Serge Ekue has been President of the West African Development Bank (BOAD) since 2020.

Before joining BOAD, Mr. Ekue had headed Natixis’ Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) activities for the United Kingdom in London since 2016. He combined this role with Market Solutions for Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). 

Serge Ekue was also Head of the Africa and Russia Departments at Natixis.

A renowned expert in financial and capital markets, Ekue headed Natixis’ markets activities for the Asia-Pacific region for almost six years (2010-2016) before assuming the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong-based bank. He has over twenty years of experience in international finance, structured finance, and markets, with extensive responsibilities worldwide.

Mr Serge Ekue holds an Executive MBA from HEC Paris, a DESS (post-graduate diploma) in Banking and Finance from Paris V, and a diploma from the Institut d'Études Politiques de Bordeaux. He also has extensive international experience.

Mr. Kassimou Abou Kabassi is the Permanent Representative of BOA BENIN on the CRRH-UEMOA Board.

He is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of BOA BENIN and a board member of several WAEMU institutions, including Africaine des Garanties et du Cautionnement (AFGC), ASKY, and SOAGA. He has had a long career with the ETI group, serving as Managing Director and then Chairman of the Board of Directors of several of the group's subsidiaries.

He holds a graduate degree from the Institut Technique de Banque (Paris), a Diplôme d’Administrateur des Banques from the CEPAF, and a Master’s in Economics, majoring in Business Management.

Mrs. Ndeye Astou Rose GAYE, Permanent Representative of the Banque de l'habitat du Sénégal (BHS) on the Board of Directors of the CRRH-UEMOA, has been the Managing Director of the said bank since September 2024, and an eminent figure in the Senegalese banking sector. 

After completing a solid training in Auditing and Accounting Revision at the Higher Institute of Management in Tunis, she began her career at KPMG in Tunisia. After returning to Senegal, she joined the Mayoro Wade law firm, then BHS in 1997 as a sales representative. 

Ms. Gaye held various commercial positions before being promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2016, a strategic position that allowed her to manage relations with real estate developers and housing cooperatives, two central axes of the bank's core business. 

She joined the General Management, where she successively held senior positions: Director of Commercial Operations, then Director in Charge of Missions in 2020, then Advisor to the Director General in charge of Partnerships and Structuring Projects, and finally Director of Partnerships and Structuring Projects from January 2023. 

Ms. Astou Rose GAYE stands out not only for her technical skills, but also for her humanistic vision of the banking profession. His deep desire to offer Senegalese a stable and affordable home has its roots in his personal experience. Today, she is responsible for meeting the challenges of a changing banking sector, while continuing the social mission of BHS, in a context where the authorities are making social housing a national priority.

Mr. BEN AYA, Permanent Representative of BSIC Togo on the Board of Directors, serves as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of BSIC Mali.

Holder of a Master’s degree in Applied Computer Methods and a Higher University Diploma in Technology, with a specialization in Analysis and Programming, Mr. Djibril BEN AYA currently serves as Deputy CEO in charge of Development at BSIC Mali. He has accumulated more than thirty (30) years of professional experience to date.

Mrs. COULIBALY VASCONSERVE has been serving as an Independent Non-Executive Member of the CRRH-UEMOA Board since August 26, 2025.

A French State-certified Chartered Accountant registered with the Order of Chartered Accountants of Côte d’Ivoire, she also holds a Certificate in Banking Accounting from CNAM/ADICECEI-AFGES, a Corporate Directors Certificate (CAS) from IFA–Sciences Po Paris, and a COSO internal control certificate from IFACI (French Institute of Audit and Internal Control).

President of NOEMA Consulting and an independent director of several companies, she has over 30 years of experience in accounting, auditing, finance, and corporate advisory.

Before founding her firm, she held senior financial management positions in leading companies.

Mr. Didier APHING-KOUASSI has been serving as an Independent Non-Executive Member of the CRRH-UEMOA Board since August 1, 2025.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from HEC Montréal, several certificates from INSEAD, and an Executive Master’s degree from Sciences Po Paris. An investment banker with around thirty years of professional experience in financial engineering, organizational consulting, and capital markets.

Mr. APHING-KOUASSI has, since March 2018, been with the brokerage and asset management company Phœnix Capital Management, where he serves as Managing Director and Board Member.