Yves Robert ONANA

En résumé

Entreprises

• Banque Africaine de Developpement - Principal, Bureau de l'Integrité du Personnel

  Tunis 2015 - maintenant

• PLANETE ETHIQUE - Managing Director

  2014 - maintenant

• Diageo - Head of Compliance & Ethics African Regional Markets

  Paris 2012 - 2014 DIAGEO Plc -AFRICAN REGIONAL MARKETS (ARM)- & CAMEROON
  
  I was given the opportunity and the very challenging mission to lead the compliance and ethics strategy across newly created ARM territories. Responsibilities included setting and managing the compliance and ethics strategy for the region, this included providing guidance to Controls, Compliance &Ethics managers across ARM, coordinating the breach management process across ARM, ensuring compliance risks are perfectly managed in the region, and ensuring managing directors across ARM are consistently assisted and advised on compliance related matters.
  Key realisations:
  
  * Put in place the first ARM Governance Executive Meeting including review of legal aspects of the region.
  * Led and organized the new version of the ``Pathway of Pride Event'' in Diageo markets in the whole Africa - This is an annual gathering of employees in Diageo African Businesses where ethical issues are discussed

• Diageo - Compliance & Ethics Manager

  Paris 2010 - 2012 I was conferred the newly created role of Compliance & Ethics Manager.
  Key responsibility was to develop world class compliance structure and programme in order to create a sustainable ethical culture
  This includes training and communication, compliance investigation, ethical decision making, compliance risk assessment and legal counselling.
  
  Key realisations:
  
  * Led the creation of the Business Coalition Against Corruption in between the government of Cameroon and private businesses in order to tackle Corruption (Award of the most exemplary business across Diageo markets)
  * Successful relationship with Government Authorities included the latest price increase operated by the company.

• AES Sonel - Head of Division

  Douala 2009 - 2010 I managed a team responsible for the strategy and development of corporate compliance and ethics programs designed to promote a culture of integrity and mitigate legal and regulatory risk. Focus included Code of Conduct, Investigations, Anti-corruption, Conflicts of Interest, Fraud and Abuse, and Relationship with Government officials.
  
  Key responsibilities included the compliance review of high risk contracts and contracts above $ 25000 prior to their signature by the General Manager.
  
  In addition to contract review, I had to deliver annual compliance training and coordinate the management of breaches.
  
  Key realisations:
  
  * Satisfactory Sox audits ;
  * Led the creation of the very first ``Compliance Day'' in AES Businesses in Africa
  * Led the creation and the implementation of Suppliers Forum
  * Included Compliance Provisions in AES Sonel purchase orders
  * Translation of the code of business conduct and global policies in French.
  * Led the implementation of ``Compliance Hours'' program - Annual gathering of employees on ethics matters.

• AES Sonel - Head of Department - Investigations

  Douala 2007 - 2009 The investigation Department was a newly created unit in AES, and I was tasked to implement that function and structure in AES-Sonel in conjunction with the global AES ethics and compliance agenda.
  
  Key responsibility included ensuring the breach management process was known and implemented in AES-Sonel, this included investigations and recommendations.
  
  I worked with the legal department to ensure application of all provisions of the labour and commercial laws.
  
  Key realisations:
  
  * Satisfactory Sox audits ;
  * Led the creation of the very first local speak up line (free, anonymous, reachable 24/24 7/7 in French and English from all telephone operators in Cameroon)
  * Put in place an investigation procedure in conjunction with the Global Team
  * Led the implementation of the investigation department in Cameroon

• AES Sonel - Head of service

  Douala 2005 - 2007 Drafted and reviewed contracts ensuring compliance provisions were adequately reflected.
  
  I performed due diligence screening on prospective and existing business partners.
  
  Key realisations:
  
  * Led the delivery of the AES Due Diligence Program (more than 8000 suppliers)

• Cabinet d'Avocats KM - Associate

  2002 - 2005 Duties included providing counsel to clients, review and monitoring of litigation files, negotiation of contracts, and drafting of submissions.

Formations

• IAE Paris Panthéon Sorbonne

  Paris 2016 - 2017 MBA

• Université Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne

  Paris 2016 - 2017 Master 2
  
  Administration des Entreprises

• Saint Louis University (Saint Louis)

  Saint Louis 2013 - 2014 Certificate in Corporate Governance

• Université De Douala DAF (Douala)

  Douala 1999 - 2001 Maîtrise

• Université De Douala (Douala)

  Douala 1994 - 1998 Licence

Réseau

• Eric KWEFFI

• Herve KAMDEM

• Jean NOUNDOU

• Kamga SERGE

• Lazare TCHIAT

• Michèle FOUTSE*

• Nathalie ORHAN

• Raphaël ONANA

• Rodolphe MBIMBE

• Sci P2K