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02, Impact by numbers

The record, counted

30+ years

Of experience in security, from French Special Forces to oil and gas fields worldwide

14

Roles across close protection, field security and audits

12

Employers, from Paris to Tripoli, Chad and Myanmar

500

Expatriates whose living quarters he secured at Saipem in Arzew, Algeria

3 + 1

Fly camps and a permanent base camp secured near Lake Chad

330

Foreign and local employees protected at the Control Risks camps in Chad — 30 foreign and 300 local

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Recent mandates, by the numbers

MandatePeriod
Deputy Security Manager, Endeavour MiningSep 2022 – Sep 2024
Security Consultant, SLN - Le NickelApr 2021 – Jul 2022
Consultant CPO, Gallice ProtectionMar – Jun 2020

Together, these roles form a single record: thirty years of security leadership, from French Special Forces infiltration units to oil and gas fields across Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

Growth stories

Three decades, three chapters

From the Special Forces to the field

Trained as an operator

Trained as an operator in the French Special Forces, in an infiltration unit, then built thirty years of international security experience for Oil & Gas companies and private individuals.

Three decades in Africa and the Middle East

Security where it is hardest

Worked in Algeria, Libya, Chad, Iraq and Nigeria, often in very degraded and precarious environments, protecting people, camps and operations.

Leader, alone or in a team

Adaptable everywhere

Works alone or within a team, leads teams, adapts to cosmopolitan environments, and builds management skills fast — highly motivated, hard-working and versatile.