We're not talking enough about this congolese success story company: Plantations et Huileries du Congo. This for me is a story of a state of the art company turnaround and I am not surprise that it's been highlighted in New York just recently.
A turnaround made possible by an exceptionnal leader, Ms Monique Gieskes.
SOME KEY FACTS:
- created in 1911, the company is 113 years old
- In feb. 2021, for the 1st time, shareholders appointed an executive management team 100% congolese under the leadership of Ms Monique Gieskes
- Palm oil production grew by 77% in 3 years (from 45,000 tons in 2020 to 80,000 in 2023); expected to reach 100,000 tons by 2025
- 10,000 direct employment
- ESG oriented management: the company has build 4 hospitals (460 beds); 70 drillings built for local communities; in 3 years, PHC has built 23 schools, 12 medical centers, 7 residences for local group leaders and a warehouse.
- PHC supports more than 2,400 farming families living around its sites, communities structured into 90 Agricultural Producer Organizations (OPAs) to improve their purchasing power.
GOOD TO KNOW:
Agriculture in DRC accounts for 42.5 percent of DRC's GDP, employs 62% of men and 84% of women.
With over 110 years of existence, DRC should host every year an Annual Africa Agriculture Conference, powered by PHC:
the PHC Africa Agriculture Conference.
---just a though!
Gaston Fallu Pene Fallu Mimi Kalinda Achieng Butler Fanny Salmon Obinna Aniche, FNIMN, FIMC, frpa, CMC Farouk Khailann Sidonie Latere Sivi Malukisa Jessica WEBE MAHAMBU Ana Gabriela Juarez
Retour sur la mission de PHC à New York, où la transformation remarquable de l'entreprise depuis 2021 est devenue un véritable cas d’école. Quels éléments ont contribué à cette réussite exceptionnelle, alors que la société frôlait la faillite il y a seulement cinq ans ? Qu'est-ce qui rend si fière Madame Monique Gieskes, Directeur Général de PHC et responsable de 10 000 employés sous contrats directs ?
#agribusiness #éducation #social #RDC #investissement #transformation
🐼🩵 Bravo aux équipes et au CSE 👏🏽💡