Yannik Simon is a project manager with over 25 years of experience in Africa. He has extensive experience managing large teams and infrastructure projects in the mining industry in the Democratic Republic of Congo. His background includes project management, community development, resettlement, and import/export logistics. He is currently working as a project manager for a consulting firm in Lubumbashi, DRC conducting feasibility studies for mining companies.

1. Yannik SIMON
Date of Birth: October 11 1968
Rue Mazy, 125/21
5100 Jambes / Belgium
+32 479 43 52 91
yanniksimon75@yahoo.com
www.linkedin.com/in/yannik-simon-4247a696
Skype ; yanniksimon14
Driving license
25 years of experience working in Africa including:
Project Manager in civil work
Community development and resettlement expert
Commercial – Marketing - Import/export and logistics
Professional skills
 Management of teams (over 2,000 people) (roads, buildings, bridges, hydroelectric power stations,
economic development, health, agriculture, resettlement, etc.)
 Experience in the international construction industry
 Very strong in capacity and team building. Strong capacity with congolese and local autorities.
 Banking sector experience (documentary credit, warrants, license, etc.)
 Experienced and expert in project planner / project manager
 Social responsibility and community development projects
 25 years of experience in Africa / 10 years working in copper and cobalt mines
 Risk management strategies
 Experience of working in French and English-speaking environments
 Good sense of development and innovation required to simplify and enhance productivity
 Proficient in the monitoring and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data relevant for
management. Highly skilled in the areas of logistics, negotiation and import/export (food products,
etc.)
 Working in the office and in the field.
Professional experience
2016  ... Project Manager ITC ( Inter Connect ) / Lubumbashi RDC; Faisabily studies and
services for Mining Industies
2012 – 2015 Executive Director and Board Member for the NGO Freeport-McMoran/DRC
(www.FCX.com).Infrastructure construction,pilot projects in agriculture and fish farming,
well drilling, etc. Meeting with stakeholder, Governemet, local authorities and NGOs. All
projects in Tenke Fungurume Mining concession, Katanga , RDC.
Freeport-McMoran/TFM donation commetee Board Member / Katanga DRC.
Projects of infrastucture, health, education, capacity building, etc outside the Tenke
Fungurume Mining concession.
2011 – 2015 Director of Community Development - Freeport-McMoran: 1,600 km² concession
with a quarter of a million inhabitant. Community relations with
10 liaison officers, 2 offices in the concession and quarterly meetings with stakeholders
and 57 traditional chiefs, office for community complains, etc. Health; malaria program,
cholera, capacity building for local health services, mobile clinics, river maintenance,

2. clean village well drilling, etc. Economic development; agricultural program, capacity
building initiatives for women, construction of 2 markets, etc. Education; sponsorship of
6 schools ( Primary and high school ) and university financing for 50 local students,
purchasing of school equipment, etc. Sport and Culture;sponsorship of sports teams
in the concession and of TP Mazembe ( One of the best soccer team in DRC ), training
for local artists,etc. Resettlement;Constructionof more than 3,500 homes for displaced
families, replacement of land via compensation and agricultural program, capacity
building and team building ( 42 people – Topography, Data Base, Survey, Community
Engagement, Livelihoods, cash compensation), 2 offices for Community greivances.
Relation with the mine to minimize the impact with the community and LOM (Live of the
mine ). Meeting with the Governement and local authorities about the action plan of the
RAP. Working with the international standart and best practice ( IFC – ICMM ). Strategic
meeting with the Senior Management to explain the 5 year plan and RAP goals.Land
Office for the concession of the mining site; land and infrastructure management,
database management, inter connection between all the department of the compny.to
elaborate a 10 year plan for the LOM and minimizethe community impact. Urbanization
in the concession of Tenke Fungurume Mining / Katanga / DRC ; feasibility study and
subsequent development of a new town. Projects. Evaluate the risk of the influx of people
in the concessionand find the best place to realocated people and land in the concession
with the support of the land office.
2009 – 2011 Site Manager ( Q/C )for the restoration of a hydroelectric power station for
Freeport-MC Moran (supervision of works of ABB Germany, Pauwels Belgium and
Alsthom France). Project for Tenke Fungurume Mining at Nseke, ( 200km NE of TFM
concession, Katanga, DRC ) 200 million US dollars for the entire project.
2007 – 2009 Project Manager ( Civil work )for Freeport-Mc Moran 30,000m³ of concrete . Tenke
Fungurume Mining project , Katanga , DRC ). 3 billion US dollars for the entire project
(Copper&Cobalt and mines project )
1998 – 2007 DeputyGeneralManagerSAFRICAS civil engineering company / Management of ;
Quarries / Crushing plant / Asphalt plant/ Concrete mixing plant / Commercial &
Marketing / Transport. Different projects ;World Bank project, 100 km asphalt road,
European Union project, 55 km asphalt road, several hundred kilometers of dirt roads
and a bridge with 34 m span. Construction of 550 pylons, hospitals, schools, embassies
and homes, structural works for Ruashi Mining, Anvill Mining, TFM covering a total of ±
50,000 m³ concrete. (Projects in Kinshasa, Bas Congo, Bandundu, Katanga and Kasai )
1992 – 1998 General Manager;Gefood / Customs Agency ( Kinshasa , RDC ) Working with Ofida
( National custom agency ) Licence ( SGS , International control company ) banks, etc.
Air cargo, food / (fleet of forty 40 ft + trucks with the National Transport Agency (25 of
our own 40 ft containers – Import of 4,500T of frozen products per month and 2T of air
cargo per week. Management of 15 outlets in Kinshasa)
1990 – 1992 Accountant; SIPA / Belgium
Education and Training
 2006 – 2015 Training courses on corruption in business; occupational risks; and corporate
strategy, compliance, PBC ( Best practice ), human rights,ICMM, FCPA,IFC and
safety training. Study of illegal miner in TFM concession ;Study for action
plan with Social projects.
 1998 – 2011 Site Manager and Civil Engineering Training (Safricas DRC)
 1993 – 1994 Polytech. Engineer at the University of Nice.
 1991  1991 Sergeant instructor in the Belgian army (chasseurs ardennais - Vielsam Belgium )
 1988 – 1991 Accounting and Economics – Master degree - IESN, Namur Belgium

3. Languages
 French: native speaker
 English: fluent ( 90% )
 Lingala: basic knowledge
Strengths
 Open-minded – Project Management - Leader Ship – Respects corporate ethics
 Respects individuals and local culture.
 Project planning, leadear ship, Team building and continious improvement.
 HR management , managing budgets and resovling conflicts ( Company and community )
 External relations, commercial and marketing, relations with new partners
 Procurement
 Contract management, faisability studies, control of bids, Q/C , planning management and cost
controler for projects.
 Business devolepment
Hobbies
 Indoor sports - Tennis - Walking - Swimming