Walid Ladjimi has over 10 years of experience in business and strategic consulting. He holds a Masters in International Business from Grenoble Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor in Business & Administration from Business School Lausanne. From 2015 to 2016, he worked as a Strategic Consultant at EY in Tunisia where he conducted strategic assessments and transformations for various financial institutions. His projects involved opportunity assessments, market entry strategies, organizational redesigns, and business process improvements. He is fluent in English, French and Arabic with strong skills in strategic planning, analysis, and project management.

1. Walid Ladjimi
Avenida Ricardo Soriano 12 P04 A, Marbella, Spain
+216 55 86 15 35 ‖ walid.ladjimi@gmail.com
EDUCATION
01/2014 -
12/2015
Grenoble Graduate School of Business, Grenoble, France
Masters in International Business
Thesis title: Strategic Exploration of the Tunisian Tourism Industry
Relevant Coursework: Strategic Management, Global Business Operations, Research
Methodology for International Managers, Project Management
09/2010 -
03/2013
Business School Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Bachelor in Business & Administration
Relevant Coursework: Supply Chain Management, Corporate Finance, Strategic
Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Decision Analysis
09/2008 -
05/2010
Universal American School, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Relevant Coursework: Higher level Mathematics, Higher level Business and
Management, Standard Level Economics
WORK & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
04/2015 -
06/2016
EY, Tunis, Tunisia
Strategic Consultant - Financial Services Industry (FSI) Advisory
Strategy for the Development of Islamic Capital Markets in the WAEMU Region -
Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector
 Carried out an opportunity assessment for the development of Islamic Capital
Markets in the West African Economic and Monetary Union: region and country
assessments, overview of financial markets, estimation of demand and supply.
 Formulated the business strategy and implementation roadmap: definition of
strategic drivers and objectives, market entry strategy, product offering,
communication strategy, action plan.
Organizational design and reengineering of business processes of a debt collection
company - CIAR (subsidiary of Bank BIAT)
 Realized an organizational and operational diagnosis (SWOT analysis, HR analysis
...).
 Assisted in the definition of a target organizational structure based on CIAR’s
strategy as well as local and international best practices.
 Reengineered business processes based on the diagnosis, the implications of the new
organizational structure, and international best practices.
Strategic transformation offer and pitch - FSI Advisory internal project
 Designed the FSI Advisory’s strategic offering and commercial pitch.
 Defined the needs for strategic transformation for the Tunisian financial sector.
 Architected the approach and methodology for the corporate strategy, business
strategy, and functional strategies.

2. WORK EXPERIENCE
04/2015 -
06/2015
EY, Tunis, Tunisia
Strategic Consultant - Financial Services Industry (FSI) Advisory
Strategy and Organizational Upgrade - Zitouna Bank
 Helped define a target organizational structure based on the Bank’s 2020
strategy.
 Designed and elaborated job descriptions.
Operational and Commercial Effectiveness - Banque Mauritanienne de Commerce
Internationale (BMCI)
 Assessed the Bank’s commercial effectiveness based on the diagnosis of the Bank’s
voice of customer, product offering, pricing, promotion, distribution channels, and its
sales force.
 Identified the areas for improvement and the relative projects for the
implementation of a management framework that ensures commercial effectiveness.
Evaluation of the internal control system - Bank BIAT
 Carried out an organizational diagnosis of the Bank’s internal control system.
 Specified the areas of improvement.
 Developed an implementation roadmap for strengthening the internal control system.
 Elaborated the Bank’s permanent control (2nd level control) handbook.
 Model United Nations (DIAMUN 2010)
 Best Delegate Award in the World Economic Forum (WEF-DIAMUN 2010)
 Leadership Camp - humanitarian mission in an orphanage (Nepal 2009)
 Varsity Football and Golf Teams (UAS Dubai 2008-2010)
 Languages: English (fluent), French (fluent), Arabic (fluent), Spanish (intermediate)
 Computer skills: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, MS Project, GANTT, Basic Web De-
sign
 Certification: Interpersonal communication skills training
 Driving: Clean valid international license
 Competencies: Perseverance, methodology, solution oriented
 Personal Interests: Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Golf, Football, Psychology and
philosophy reading
 European residence visa (Spain)
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
SKILLS & COMPETENCIES