Mehdi El Idrissi
{{short description|Moroccan businessman (born 1977)}}
{{notability|Biography|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mehdi El Idrissi
| image = Mehdi EL IDRISSI.jpg
| caption = Mehdi El Idrissi in 2015
| native_name = المهدي الإدريسي
| native_name_lang = ar
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1977}}
| birth_place = Casablanca, Morocco
| nationality = Moroccan
| occupation = Businessman
| years_active = {{start date|2002}} {{endash}} present
}}
Mehdi El Idrissi ({{langx|ar|المهدي الإدريسي}}; born 1977 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan businessman.
Career
Mehdi started his career in 2002 within the Family Group Kettani in Morocco, as the CEO of the newly created Ekman Converting Group, a joint venture with the Swedish Ekman & Co. He then accompanied the restructuring of the Kettani Group (a company involved in processing and paper wadding of cellulose and real estate), serving as CFO and operating in North and West Africa (including Algeria, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Mali and Senegal).
In 2007, he became General Secretary of the {{Interlanguage link|Confédération générale des entreprises du Maroc|lt=Moroccan Business Association (CGEM)|fr||WD=}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavieeco.com/news/echos/un-nouveau-secretaire-general-a-la-cgem-8228.html|title=Un nouveau secrétaire général à la CGEM|website=Lavieeco|language=fr-FR|access-date=2019-01-31}} In 2008 he was promoted to Chief Executive of CGEM, contributing to the various national strategies Morocco was putting in place as the {{Interlanguage link|Pacte national pour l'émergence industrielle|lt=Pacte national pour l'émergence industrielle|fr||WD=}}.{{Cite web|url=http://aujourdhui.ma/focus/un-bilan-positif-pour-la-premiere-annee-du-pacte-emergence-70094|title=Un bilan positif pour la première année du Pacte Emergence|website=Aujourd'hui le Maroc|date=10 April 2010 |language=fr-FR|access-date=2019-01-31}}
From 2010 to 2015, Mehdi was CEO of MEDI BUSINESS JET,{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavieeco.com/news/economie/ils-veulent-tous-voler-en-avion-prive-15-000-a-50-000-dh-pour-une-heure-de-vol-18003.html|title=Ils veulent tous voler en avion privé : 15 000 à 50 000 DH pour une heure de vol|website=Lavieeco|language=fr-FR|access-date=2019-01-31}} a jet company operating from Morocco and covering Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
At Eurosearch & Associés, from 2015 to 2019 he was the Partner in charge of Africa and Middle East{{Cite web|url=https://www.medias24.com/ECONOMIE/ENTREPRISES/159417-Mehdi-El-Idrissi-nouveau-visage-d-Eurosearch-au-Maroc-et-en-Afrique.html|title=Mehdi El Idrissi, nouveau visage d'Eurosearch au Maroc et en...|date=2015-09-11|website=Medias24 - Site d'information|language=fr-fr|access-date=2019-01-31}}{{Cite web|date=2019-01-28|title=Casablanca Finance City, un hub économique et financier dynamique au service de l'Afrique|url=https://www.eurosearch-associes.com/casablanca-finance-city-un-hub-economique-et-financier-dynamique-au-service-de-lafrique/|access-date=2020-07-16|website=Eurosearch & Associés|language=fr-FR}} In this role, he supported the development of businesses{{Cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/be100158-f967-11e8-a154-2b65ddf314e9|title=Moroccan companies and banks support king's push into Africa|last=|first=|date=24 January 2019|website=Financial Times|language=en-GB|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-01-31}} in all sectors{{Cite web|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/2016/12/21/20005-20161221ARTFIG00309-au-maroc-renault-a-ouvert-la-voie-aux-autres-constructeurs.php|title=Au Maroc, Renault a ouvert la voie aux autres constructeurs|date=2016-12-21|website=FIGARO|access-date=2019-01-31}} and investment funds in Morocco,{{Cite news |date=23 March 2016 |title=Carmakers drive northern Morocco's manufacturing industry |language=en-GB |website=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/6b825f8e-cb3f-11e5-a8ef-ea66e967dd44 |access-date=2019-02-01}} in sub-Saharan Africa and more generally in the MENA region.
He is now the Managing Director of ALIDES Africa a member of ECI Group.{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-01-22 |title=Coopération - Le groupe ECI s'allie au cabinet casablancais "Alides Africa" |url=http://article19.ma/accueil/archives/139425 |access-date=2021-02-19 |website=Article19.ma |language=fr-FR}}
= Other roles =
He has been a member of the Board of Moroccan Business Association.{{Cite web|url=https://www.leconomiste.com/article/896041-cgem-bensalah-repense-l-instance-patronale|title=CGEM: Bensalah repense l'instance patronale|date=2012-06-29|website=L'Economiste|language=fr|access-date=2019-01-31}} As head of the Offset Commission{{Cite web |last= |date=2013-01-18 |title=Les illusions de la préférence nationale 1/4 |url=https://www.challenge.ma/les-illusions-de-la-preference-nationale-5175/ |access-date=2019-02-01 |website=Challenge.ma |language=fr-FR}} he worked on the law implementing the Public Private Partnerships in Morocco.{{Cite web |last1=Kettani |first=Mounia Kabiri |date=2013-03-27 |title=Entretien avec Mehdi El Idrissi de la CGEM |url=http://lobservateur.info/dossiers/entretien-avec-mehdi-el-idrissi-de-la-cgem-la-loi-actuelle-sur-les-delais-de-paiement-ne-repond-malheureusement-pas-aux-besoins-reels-des-entreprises/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422194628/http://lobservateur.info/dossiers/entretien-avec-mehdi-el-idrissi-de-la-cgem-la-loi-actuelle-sur-les-delais-de-paiement-ne-repond-malheureusement-pas-aux-besoins-reels-des-entreprises/ |archive-date=2019-04-22 |access-date=2019-01-31 |website=L'Observateur du Maroc & d'Afrique |language=ar}}
Mehdi is member of the board of the {{Interlanguage link|Conseil national du commerce extérieur|lt=National Council for Foreign Trade (CNCE)|fr||WD=}}, a joint body bringing together public and private stakeholders directly or indirectly involved in foreign trade.
He is also a member of the Confluence Club of CEPS, an independent think tank founded in 1985.
In the humanitarian field, Mehdi El Idrissi is a member of the associations "Coup de pouce humanitaire", "Autremonde" and "#Leplusimportant".{{Cite web|url=https://leplusimportant.org/mehdi-el-idrissi/|title=Mehdi El Idrissi|last=Giraut|first=Chloe|date=2018-04-09|website=Leplusimportant|language=fr-FR|access-date=2019-02-13}}
Awards and education
In 2010, he received the Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite from the King of Morocco{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Le Matin - S.M. le Roi préside à Casablanca la cérémonie d'ouverture des premières assises de l'industrie |url=https://lematin.ma/journal/2010/Activite-Royale_S-M--le-Roi-preside-a-Casablanca-la-ceremonie-d-ouverture-des-premieres-assises-de-l-industrie/131115.html |access-date=2019-04-10 |website=Le Matin |language=fr}}
Mehdi is an International Visitor Leadership Program alumni, having been selected for the Entrepreneurship and Business Management program following President Barack Obama's A New Beginning speech in Cairo.
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