Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Development
I PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
Name: Alamine
Family Name:OUSMANE MEY
Birth date:26/02/1966
Place of Birth :KOUSSERI
Sexe: Male
Civil Status : Married
Citizenship :Cameroonian
II PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since December 2011 Minister of Finance
Since February 2004 Chairman of Cameroon GATSBY FOUNDATION /
Sister Trust of the UK based NGO GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Since December 2003 General Manager Afriland First Bank
Since February 2003 Chairman of the Board of CENAINVEST
( Central African Venture Capital Fund )
Since 2003 Chairman of the board
( VETAGRI ? A veterinary company based in Chad)
Since 2000 Board Member of the following companies
- SAFAR S.A., An Insurance Company in Chad
- CCIC S.A., A Soap Manufacturing Industry in Cameroon
- SACONETS S.A, A Telecommunication Cie in Cameroon
- SOIL & WATER S.A., Geotechnical Investigation LAB
- INTELLIGENTSIA., Electronic Card Business
Since 1998 Chairman of CENAINVEST?s Management & Investment
Committees ( A Joint Venture between FMO and
CCEI BANK )
Since 1998 Member of the NGO ADAF
Approprite Development for Africa Foundation
2000 to 2003 Member of the board of Cameroon GATSBY Trust
2003 to 2004 Deputy General Manager at Afriland First Bank
1999 to 2003 Director of Research and Investment at CCEI BANK
1997 to 1999 Head of Project Department at CCEI BANK
1996 to 1997 Head of Division for Industrial and Tourism Projects
CCEI BANK Cameroon
* Feasibilty Studies
* Project Evaluation & Restructuring
* Promotion and Raising of Venture Capital Funds
* Asset & Liability Management
* Research and Development of new banking products
1994 to 1996 Credit Analyst at CCEI BANK B.P. 11834 Yaoundé
1992 to 1993 Assistant Engineeer at ASEA BROWN BOVERI
MANNHEIM - GERMANY
Trainingship
'' ELEKTOTECHNIK EIMERS '' in HAMMINKELN GERMANY
- Three months training 1986
'' STAWAG '' Electricity Production & Distribution in AACHEN
- One month training 1992
'' ABB HENSCHEL MANNHEIM '' 1992-1993
l Traction System Simulation with PSPICE Sofware.
l Design and Production of a Command and Control Unit for Insulated Gate Bipolar
Transistor (IGBT) converters in train.
l Study of the harmonics problem on Train between Karlsruhe and Pforzheim
III ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
A) UNIVERSITY
Finance
1998 Equity Finance - Risk Capital / Tunis - TUNISIA 1998
1997 Certificate in SME & SMI Financing in developing countries (UFSIA ? ANTWERP UNIVERSITY IN BELGIUM)
Engineering
1993 Electrical Engineer from AACHEN POLYTECHNICS UNIVERSITY
(Federal Republic of Germany)
B) SECONDARY SCHOOL
1985 '' GCE Advanced Level ''
Mathematics and Physics
Lycée of Garoua
1983 '' Probatoire ''
Mathematics and Physics
Lycée of Garoua
1982 '' Brevet ''
CES of Garoua
IV OTHER APTITUDES
( i ) Mastering of Computer Hard- and Software
Systems : WINDOWS, MS DOS, UNIX
Spreadsheet : EXCELL, LOTUS 1-2-3 Smartsuite
Text Processing : WINWORD, WORDPERFECT, WORD
Network Simulation : PSPICE, NEURAL WORKS
Network Design : AUTOTRAX, AUTOSKECH
Financial Software : EBP, Financial Analyst, DELTA
Presentation Software : POWERPOINT
( ii )Mastering of Languages
Fluent in : French, English, German, Kotoko and Fulbé
Average in : Spanish and Arabic
V PUBLICATIONS
l Final Year B. ENG Degree in Electrical Engineering. Dissertation titled : '' Experimental Analysis of various IGBT ( SIEMENS, FUJI, TOSHIBA ) Behaviour on pulse converter for auxiliary power conversion '' ABB HENSCHEL at MANNHEIM
l Project Study : '' Simulation of a Step Down Converter considering parasitic effects with the Simulation's Program PSPICE '' Aachen University
l Project Study : '' Study of Convergence issues related to electrical machine Models with the neuronal Program packet NEURAL WORKS ''. Aachen University
l Risk Capital and the issue of financing business / GICAM Bulletin - September 2000.
l Promoting and Financing SME & SMI in Africa / ILO October 1999
VI WORKSHOPS / SPEAKER
- Cameroon Diaspora in Germany & Development / Francfort ? Germany 2007
- US Ambassadorial Conversation in Washington DC / Mai 2006
- EU related Conference on Cameroon Diaspora and Development / Yaoundé 2005
- Young Leaders and Africa Future / Dakar 2005
- How to Reach the Masses in Difficult Banking Environment / Amsterdam 2005
- Lessons from Venture Capital Activities / Marrakech 2003
- Investing In Africa / The Hague ? Netherlands 2003
- Convergence & Divergence of the financial systems in francophone & anglophone Africa / ACCRA 2002
- New Information and Communication Technologies / Yaoundé Catholic University March 2001
- Impact of Equity Finance on African Economies / Cape Town 2001
- Venture Capital in Cameroon / CENAINVEST?s Experience / Tunisia - October 2000.
- The Fundamentals of Credit Management for Microfinance Institution Managers (Dschang / January 2000 ).
- Financing Civil Engieering Activities / Yaoundé 2000 ( European Union / MINTP )
- Communication and Sales Strategies / CCEI BANK - Kribi 1999
- Business Culture Development / CCEI BANK ? Yaoundé 1999
VII WORKSHOPS / PARTICIPANT
- US Department of State program on International Visitor and Leadership / 2008
- German Federal President Initiative Conference/ Germany 2007
- AVCA Conference on Private Equity in Africa / Dakar 2006
- Governance, Management & Leadership Seminar (Shore Cap Exchange) / Washington DC 2006
- Venture Capital Seminar / February 2003 in Yaoundé - Cameroun
- Venture Capital & Development / Cape Town 2001
- Equity Financing in Africa / Tunisia 2000
- International Money Transfer Seminar / Cape Town 2000
- Strategy in Modern Economy / Kribi 1999
- Risk Capital & Equity Finance in Africa / Tunisia 1998
- Internet Development / Hararé-Zimbabwe 1997
- Renewable Energies in Africa / Arusha - Tanzanie 1996
VIII PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
2003 Executif Member and Treasurer of AVCA ( African Venture Capital Association )
1989 Treasurer of the Cameroonian Association in Aachen - Germany
1990 Sport Coordinator of the African Association in Aachen - Germany
1992 General Secretary of the Cameroonian Association in Aachen
IX HOBBIES
l READING, MUSIC
l FOOTBALL, SWIMMING, TABLE TENNIS
THE MINISTER OF ECONOMY, PLANNING AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT is responsible for the development and implementation of the Nation’s economic policy, for planning, and for regional development.
In this capacity, he is responsible for:
He monitors the activities of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) and the Niger Basin Authority (NBA).
It exercises supervisory authority over development or planning authorities, as well as:
- the National Institute of Statistics (NIS)
- the Sub-Regional Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics (ISSEA)
- the Panafrican Institute for Development (PID)
- the Central Bureau for Census and Population Studies (BUCREP)
- the Support Council for the Implementation of Partnership Contracts (CARPA).
The Economic Programmes Preparation and Monitoring Technical Committee is attached to this ministry.
He co-chairs the Inter-ministerial Committee for Privatization and Rehabilitation of Public Corporations.
He is assisted by a Minister Delegate in charge of Planning.