The boss of the Togolese civil aviation, Dokissime Gnama Latta is the man in charge of aviation safety and security in Togo. After studies in France and China, he returned to his country and quickly rose through the ranks, both in the military, where he reached the rank of colonel, and the civil sector, where he became the head of the Togolese National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC).
Under his leadership, the ANAC distinguished itself on the continent and he was awarded the French Legion of Honour and received many national distinctions.
A Major General with an impressive record, Gnakoudè Béréna took over Togo's National Public Health Agency (ANASAP) in 2015.
During his years as a military officer, he was Sector Commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda from 1993 to 1994, the ECOWAS Military Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) Force in Guinea Bissau, and the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI).
Now heading the ANASAP, he contributes to the development and sanitation of Togolese towns and cities.
He obtained his Baccalaureate at 16, became an entrepreneur at 19, and at 23 years old, he is one of the youngest billionaires of the country. His name is Ghislain AWAGA and he heads several companies including the Global Trade Corporation (GTC) SA, a stock market speculation firm that is being established in about 20 African countries. AWAGA is undoubtedly one of the young Togolese to keep an eye on. At the end of September 2020, the young billionaire launched Copafi (Pan-African Company for Inclusive Finance). This is a new financial company with a capital of one billion FCFA, designed to finance small businesses.
A quite experienced figure, Gerry Komandega TAAMA, 45, is a politician and business leader. He has been in turn a St. Cyril officer, graduate in sociology and international humanitarian law, director of a security company, writer, publisher ... then politician, and currently Member of Parliament.
In July 2013, he came under the spotlight by taking part for the first time, and not the last, in the legislative elections under the banner of his party Le Nouvel Engagement Togolais (NET). Ambitious, the young Togolese deputy is very active on social media where he shares his opinions on current events and subjects of interest.
What he wants to embody is the image of the young generation that is rising, growing, gaining ground, and playing a crucial role in politics.
Founder of Carrefour Informatique Bureautique or CIB, an IT firm established all over the country and a partner of Indian universities, Germain Meba has been the head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Togo (CCIT) since 2014.
A former high school and National School of Administration (ENA) teacher, this self-employment advocate has always believed in his dreams.
As president of the Chamber of Commerce, he wants to represent a private sector that is committed to being a key contributor to the development of Togo, alongside public authorities.
A Togolese entrepreneur, financial investor, and businessman, he is the owner of the CONCORDE hotel complexes located in Kara and Lomé which hosts many large-scale events.
He also owns a multipurpose shopping center specialized in the wholesale of building materials, hardware, refrigeration, air conditioning, and household appliances. A sector where he managed to impose himself among Indians, Lebanese, and Nigeriens who dominate this market.
Managing Director of Total in Togo since 2018, Fréderic RIVIERE is also on the board of directors of several local logistics companies. After graduating from the Bordeaux Business School (France), he started his career as an entrepreneur in ICT and consulting before turning to logistics. With 20 years of experience in general management, strategy and development, as well as project portfolio management in sectors such as oil and gas, energy, renewable energies, retail and industry, Frédéric RIVIERE was notably Total's head of development in the Middle East and North Africa.
Frederic DOVI-AKUE is an industrial entrepreneur, CEO of Do pharma, a company that produces IV solutions. Do Pharma (a pharmaceutical industry) is the first of its kind in West Africa. In 1999, its promoter decided to focus on marketing and obtained a degree in Business Administration & Production Management from Reutlingen University in Germany in 2002. He furthered his studies in Paris, at the Leonardo da Vinci School of Management, and got an MBA at Harvard Business School.
Before starting his company, Frederic DOVI-AKUE spent three years at Daimler Automotive Companies as a global management partner and head of suppliers in Germany and Argentina. After that, he spent almost six years as an investment manager at Deutsche Beteiligungs AG.
Appointed in February 2019 to Capital One, the fifth largest credit card provider in the world and the 11th largest bank in the United States, François LOCOH-DONOU is CEO and member of the Board of Directors of F5 Networks, a US IT company founded in 1996.
A graduate of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, François LOCOH-DONOU had an estimated net worth of at least $33.1 million as of August 17, 2020. At the time, he owned more than 250 F5 Networks’ shares worth more than $7 million. Over the past nine years, he has sold over $16 million worth of shares.
Attached to Togo, his father's country, he founded with a fellow Togolese, Maurice Edorh, Cashew of Hope, the first cashew processing company in West Africa. Located in Tchamba, northern Togo, the company, which employs nearly 10,000 people, is determined to reduce poverty in rural areas. In 2010, it successfully shipped its first container load to Europe and, two years later, expanded its repertoire of business opportunities with the United States.
He has been heading the Port of Lomé - the lung of the Togolese economy - for more than a decade. And over the years, this Rear Admiral developed a management style focused on growth and performance. Large-scale projects such as the extension of the ore wharf, the creation of the Togo Terminal and the Lomé Container Terminal (LCT) were concretized. After graduating from the Naval School, he started his career as a second class ship's ensign in 1978.
From there, he rose through the ranks to become the first Togolese Rear Admiral. Until the end of 2019, he was also president of the special delegation of Lomé.