Egis, a reference player in Africa for more than 75 years in consulting, engineering, and infrastructure operations, today announced the next phase of its roadmap for the continent which will see the Group pursue a sharpened strategy for growth in engineering, operation and maintenance and concession projects across the continent.
Six subsidiaries of Egis in Cameroon, Madagascar (Inframad), Senegal, Kenya, Côte d’Ivoire and Rwanda have transferred ownership to a new independent group, Infras Group, led by former management.
Infras Group was created following a management buyout by Arnaud de Rugy, former Managing Director of Egis in Africa, Francis Ramiaramanana, and senior executives. Arnaud de Rugy together with six country directors of the subsidiaries, will oversee a smooth transition for clients, partners and employees to the new entity. All roles within the subsidiaries will be retained, with no changes to staffing. The transaction relates solely to the shareholding structure.
Following the transfer of subsidiaries, Egis retains involvement in 25 countries across Africa. Projects in these countries include engineering, project management and consultancy services. Activities also include long-term road concessions in Congo, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, airport concessions in Côte d’Ivoire and Congo Brazzaville and airport operation and maintenance in Zanzibar.
Laure Russier has been appointed Managing Director of Egis in Africa, responsible for delivering the strategic roadmap for Africa. Under Laure Russier’s leadership Egis will continue to pursue growth across the continent in major engineering projects in rail, urban transport, port and aviation sectors, building, water and energy infrastructure and in operations and maintenance and concessions contracts in roads and airports.
Egis will drive delivery through its strategic hubs in Morocco, home to the African head office, and in South Africa. Egis also reinforced its ambition to expand advisory and engineering services, with a strong focus on innovative and sustainable engineering and operations solutions.
Infras Group is headquartered in Casablanca and has more than 500 employees across six countries, offering a range of infrastructure engineering services on a pan-African basis.