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Amine Omar Tazi-Riffi is a former Senior Partner of McKinsey, based in the Geneva and Zurich offices. He is now an independent advisor, private equity (PE) investor and board member. During his nearly 25-year career at McKinsey, Amine Omar Tazi-Riffi served leading institutions and governments, both in Switzerland and in emerging economies (mainly in the Middle East, Africa and Central & Eastern Europe). He was the founder of McKinsey’s North & West Africa practice and then co-led the expansion on the continent. He also served as co-leader of the Global Energy & Mining, Infrastructure & Logistics, Telecom & High-Tech practices as well as regional leader for the Public & Social Sector practice in Europe, Middle East and Africa. He has extensive experience in the Travel & Hospitality sector both as a consultant and in the PE space. Mr. Tazi-Riffi is now a senior advisor with GlobalSouth Partners, Advisory & Investments in Dubai and collaborates with PE platforms in the Middle East & Africa. He is the founder and Executive Chairman of Rolling Laser Solutions, Switzerland (2019 – present). He also serves on the Board of Directors of Lonrho, UK/South Africa (2020 – present), Togo Telecom (2021 – present). He is also a senior adviser and shareholder representative with FTI Touristik GmbH.

Mr. Tazi-Riffi holds a BSc. and MSc. from Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications; an MSc. from MIT in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science; and an MBA from INSEAD.