Mali | AGS Movers

New Appointments – November 2016

Jade Harper — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 09:50:41 +0000

AGS welcomes the following newly appointed managers:

Baptiste Di Tria
Branch Manager
AGS Movers Liberia

Baptiste Di Tria started at the group as an employee of AGS Movers Madagascar and was appointed to AGS Movers Liberia as Branch Manager in August 2016. He likes to watch and play rugby, and takes a great interest in local and global politics. Baptiste also likes to listen to music and to travel. He looks forward to developing and building relationships with clients in his new position.

Jean-Marc Boisgard
Branch Manager
AGS Movers Angola

Jean-Marc Boisgard was appointed as Trainee Branch Manager with AGS Movers Senegal in August 2014, and promoted to Branch Manager at AGS Movers Kenya. He accepted the Manager position for AGS Movers Sierra Leone in January 2015, before occupying his most recent position as Manager of AGS Movers Angola. The 53-year-old father of two daughters has earned diplomas from three engineering schools: l’Ecole de l’Air, ENSTA (Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées) and ENSPM (Ecole Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Moteurs). Passionate about bridge, reading and travel, Jean-Marc wishes to participate in the development of AGS in Africa and to live enriching human experiences.

Julien Favre-Bulle
Branch Manager
AGS Movers Zambia

Julien Favre-Bulle started his career at AGS as Sales Manager at the Kenyan branch in 2004. He was promoted to Trainee Manager in AGS Movers Kenya in 2006 and became Branch Manager of AGS Movers Burundi in 2008. Julien’s career grew further when he took up the position of AGS Movers Uganda Branch Manager in 2013, and was recently appointed as Branch Manager in Zambia. Julien is passionate about sports and enjoys watching movies.

Carole-Anne Duchet
Branch Manager
AGS Movers Uganda

Carole-Anne Duchet joined the AGS Group at its Zambian branch as a VIE in 2010. She was promoted to Trainee Manager in the Zambian branch in 2012 and subsequently, took up the manager position at the same branch in 2013. Earlier this year, Carole-Anne accepted a new position as Branch Manager at AGS Movers Uganda. She loves to play sports and to travel.

Fabris Grujic
Branch Manager
AGS Movers Madagascar

Fabris Grujic started at the Group as trainee manager at AGS Paris in 2003 and accepted the management position at AGS Movers Skopje soon thereafter. Three more Branch Manager positions including Belgrade, Montenegro and Abu Dhabi followed before Fabris accepted the AGS Madagascar Branch Manager position earlier this year. Fabris enjoys mountain biking, parachuting and practices martial arts.

Mathias Bouroullec
Branch Manager
AGS Movers Niger

Mathias Bouroullec joined AGS Movers Botswana as a VIE in 2013 and was offered a position as trainee manager at the same branch in 2015, before accepting his most recent position as Branch Manager of AGS Movers Niger. Mathias enjoys traveling, listening to music, and is a football and swimming enthusiast.

Loïc Delcon
Branch Manager
AGS Movers Mali

Loïc Delcon joined AGS Movers Ivory Coast as a VIE in 2013 and was promoted to trainee manager at the same branch in 2015, before accepting the management position at AGS Movers Mali in 2016. Loïc enjoys traveling, playing rugby, going to the theatre and relaxation therapy.

Frédéric Léomant
Branch Manager
AGS Movers Cameroon

Frédéric Léomant joined the AGS Group as a trainee manager at AGS Movers Reunion in 2005 and was promoted to the manager position of AGS Movers Burkina Faso in 2006. Frédéric was then appointed as AGS Movers Madagascar’s Branch Manager in 2011 before accepting the position as Branch Manager at AGS Movers Cameroon, earlier this year. Frédéric likes to play volleyball, to sail his catamaran and to play chess.

Oscar Nduwimana
Branch Manager
AGS Movers South Sudan

Oscar Nduwimana, a lawyer by training, was appointed as Branch Manager at AGS Movers South Sudan. Oscar brings more than 10 years’ removal industry experience acquired in Burundi and Rwanda. He was also a representative of a worldwide leading container shipping company in Burundi. Oscar enjoys playing rugby.

Emilie Ducert
Branch Manager
AGS Movers Togo

After graduating with a Master’s degree in Management and International Trade, Emilie Ducert wanted to travel (specifically in Africa), to learn new languages and to find a job that wouldn’t bore her. It seems that she made the right choice by choosing AGS. After joining the group as an International Corporate Volunteer (V.I.E) in 2008 in Burkina Faso, she was offered a position as trainee manager in Maputo in 2010 and joined the Rabat, Morocco branch in 2011 as Branch Manager. As of June 2016, she took over the management of our Lomé branch, where she manages 10 people. In her free time, this former Western horse riding champion also jogs and plays golf. But Emilie isn’t only an accomplished sportswoman; she’s also a singer and a musician and plays the guitar at concerts.

Jean-Charles Thorez
Branch Manager
AGS Movers Cameroon

Jean-Charles Thorez started working at AGS in 2004 and was trained as a Branch Manager by Jean-Noël Boulnois, who then managed the Senegalese branch. A year later, Jean-Charles was given the role of Branch Manager in Bangui, in the Central African Republic, where he stayed for 11 years. In August 2016, he accepted the position of Branch Manager at AGS in Yaoundé, Cameroon, managing a team of 15 people. This former officer in the French Army says he loves to be in touch with his customers and to find solutions to the complex situations he is confronted with on a daily basis. When he’s not sitting at his desk, Jean-Charles spends time with his two-year-old daughter, Ludivine.

Mark Jeyasingh
Branch Manager
AGS Movers Seychelles

Mark Jeyasingh joined the Seychelles branch in September 2016 after more than 20 years in the financial services sector. His experience ranges from consulting to management of key accounts and product development. At AGS Seychelles, Mark is tasked with setting up marketing strategies and developing sales of the branch’s various products. In his free time, Mark plays golf at a very good level (with a handicap below 9).

We wish them well in their new positions.

AGS serves the United Nations in Africa

Tue, 26 Jan 2016 07:03:10 +0000

Continuing the good relationship our Group has maintained for years with the United Nations, AGS Frasers Mali recently completed a transport operation to the UN’s base in Kidal, in North-Eastern Mali. In this feature we present more details of this large-scale, 1 500km operation.

AGS Frasers Mali marked the end of 2015 with an exceptional transport operation. After receiving shipments of the UN’s technological and computer equipment from France, AGS Frasers Mali’s team organized in mid-December one of the most important inland removals of its year – in terms of covered distance.

Leaving AGS’ premises in Bamako, where the first equipment consignment had been stored for a few months, a convoy of six trucks drove towards the United Nation’s site in Kidal: 1500 km away, in the North-Eastern region of Mali.

The journey – particularly challenging due to its length – required the support of two separate convoys. The six trucks on the road were first escorted by a local police group, accompanying them across the 400km separating Douentza from Gao, and later by a UN escort.

Despite the scale of this ten-day operation and its unique challenges – such as the convoy being restricted to a speed of only 30km/hour while crossing the harsh desert environment between Gao and Kidal – AGS ensured that the equipment was successfully delivered on deadline.

We wish to congratulate the whole AGS Frasers Mali team who lead this difficult project and ensured the security of the United Nations’ equipment throughout the journey!

Wherever you are moving from or to in Africa, you can rely on AGS’ strong network of branches and expertise, which this year will cover all 54 countries of the continent: a project which is very close to the heart of the Group and that will culminate in September 2016 with three celebrations planned in Johannesburg, Paris, and London.

AGS Achieves Environmental Milestone: 100 000 Trees Planted

Jade Harper — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:55:55 +0000

AGS is proud to announce that as of 2014, with the trust of our clients the group has planted 100 000 trees through AGS’ ‘One Move, One Tree’ campaign.

Now in its sixth year, statistics prove that AGS’ execution of this campaign continues to strengthen each year. This is thanks to AGS’ loyal clients who placed their trust in us, warmly embracing ‘One Move, One Tree’, and enabling AGS’ network of 128 offices in 80 countries to give back to the environment and reduce its collective carbon footprint.

“Having personally spearheaded this project since its start in 2009, I am thrilled that we have surpassed the 100 000 benchmark,” says Gilles Taïeb, Executive Director for AGS.

“We always stress our commitment to preserving and caring for the environment, and this campaign is a highly rewarding means of upholding that promise.”

In 2009 AGS formally launched the campaign by partnering with Planète Urgence, an international Non-Governmental Organisation which supports projects involving the protection of the environment and the promotion of biodiversity.

With each international move booked through AGS, regardless of volume, AGS has committed to donating to Planète Urgence for a tree to be planted. This contributes towards reforestation in three environmental focus areas – Mali, Indonesia and Madagascar – and a certificate confirming this fact is e-mailed to AGS’ clients.

For more information on AGS’ environmental programmes, and to download and familiarise yourself with our detailed Environmental Policy document, please visit the Corporate Social Responsibility section of www.agsmovers.com.

North Sumatra region of Indonesia: swamp trees such as these, planted through AGS’ partnership with Planète Urgence, have played a critical role in reconstructing the mangrove corridor and combatting global warming.

Mopti region of Mali: for a visual representation of trees planted, access Planète Urgence’s map online at

www.planete-urgence.org/environnement-et-developpement/geographic-location.htm