Colas
Ilyaas Essa has over 12 years of work experience, starting in 2008 with Unilever. At Unilever, they held various roles including Senior Associate Manager in Supply Chain Procurement and Digital Transformation Lead for the MENA region. Ilyaas also served as a Senior Associate Manager in Global Procurement, focusing on logistics and e-Commerce transformation. Ilyaas worked as an Associate Manager in Category Procurement and as a Supply Chain Management Consultant. Prior to that, they were a Project Manager for Customer Service Excellence and a Business Analyst. In 2020, Ilyaas joined COLAS as the Head of Procurement (MESEA), leading procurement efforts in the Middle East and Southern Africa. Ilyaas is responsible for implementing frameworks, improving processes, and developing a procurement strategy aligned with business goals.
Ilyaas Essa attended the University of KwaZulu-Natal from 2004 to 2007, where they obtained a BComm degree in Marketing and Supply Chain Management. Ilyaas also has additional certifications, including IOSH Managing Safely from IOSH, and certifications in Effectively Leading Digital Transformation and Leading Projects from LinkedIn.
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Colas
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Colas SA is a France-based company that specializes in the construction and maintenance of road, air, rail and maritime transportation infrastructure. The Company's core activities include construction and maintenance of roads, highways, airport runways, port, industrial and logistics infrastructure, bus and tramways, urban transport and recreational facilities, bicycle paths, and more. Colas SA is also engaged in the manufacture and recycling of construction materials, including aggregates, asphalt mixes and ready-to-use concrete via an extensive international network of quarries and emulsion, asphalt and concrete plants. Its building business comprise of new construction and refurbishment of buildings. Moreover the Company manufactures and sells bitumen, signage, safety and traffic management systems and offers a range of services, including waterproofing and roofing, among others. The Company's major shareholder is Bouygues SA.