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After graduating from École Centrale Paris, Ghita Lahlou began her career in France with the consulting firm Arthur Andersen. In 1994, she returned to Morocco to join ONA, where she held various management positions, before joining the Saham group, where she took over the general management of several subsidiaries. Appointed Group Director in 2012, Ghita Lahlou also sits on several Saham Group Boards of Directors, and is an independent director of other Moroccan companies.

Ghita Lahlou is Managing Director of Ecole Centrale Casablanca.

A graduate of ESIM/Centrale Marseille and holder of a PhD in solid mechanics from the University of Aix-Marseille, Adnane Boukamel obtained his habilitation to direct research in 2006. He taught and conducted research in the fields of mechanics and numerical modeling for 22 years at Centrale Marseille. During this period, he was also Head of Department and head of a research team at the CNRS Mechanics and Acoustics Laboratory. The research projects he led were systematically carried out in partnership with major industrial groups in the aerospace and automotive sectors. Director of the Ecole Hassania des Travaux Publics in Casablanca from 2010 to 2013, he chaired the 2013 edition of the Concours National Commun and was a driving force behind the development of the school’s national and international partnerships. At national level, he has been involved in a number of commissions concerned with the structuring and evaluation of teaching and research. In 2014, he took over as Scientific and Training Director of the Railenium Technological Research Institute in Valenciennes, where he led a number of specialized teams and continued his research career in industrial fields.

Adnane BOUKAMEL is Deputy Managing Director of Ecole Centrale Casablanca.

Doctorate in Political Science from Science Po. Paris, Emmanuelle Armandon has gained experience in teaching, consulting, research and studies management at prestigious higher education establishments.

She is Chief of Staff to the General Manager at École Centrale Casablanca.

HERVE MARTINEZ holds a PhD from the Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour (UPPA) in Chemistry-Physics. After a post-doctoral period in the USA (Carnegie Mellon University – Pittsburgh and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory – Berkeley), he was appointed Senior Lecturer in 1998, then University Professor at UPPA in 2008.

Today, he is a university lecturer with an exceptional academic record, both at his home university and at the Ecole Centrale in Casablanca.

Its research focuses on the physical chemistry of surfaces and interfaces, applied to various fields: – Materials for energy storage (Li-Na-K ion batteries) – Coorosion phenomena and materials protection – Nanomaterials with health-related applications.

He is the author of over 144 A-rated publications (H-index: 38), two book chapters and has been invited to numerous international conferences. He has coordinated over 20 national and international projects (academic and partnership) and supervised 21 PhD students.

Over the course of his career, he has held various administrative positions in research and teaching. He is currently Director of a national CNRS Research Federation (comprising 46 CNRS Unités Mixtes de Recherche laboratories) “Photoemission Spectroscopies”.

In 2022, Hervé Martinez was appointed Director of Research at Ecole Centrale Casablanca.

After completing a thesis under a CIFRE agreement with TURBOMECA (Safran Helicopter Engines) and LMAP (Laboratoire de Mathématiques et leurs Applications) at the Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, Jean-Yves DAUXOIS was recruited in 1996 as Maître de Conférences when ENSAI (Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l’Analyse de l’Information) was created in Rennes. Having defended his HDR in 2004, he was recruited in 2005 as Professeur des Universités at the Université de Franche-Comté and the Laboratoire de Mathématiques de Besançon. In 2012, he joined the INSA (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées) in Toulouse and the IMT (Institut de Mathématiques de Toulouse).

Throughout his career, he has been involved in the creation of and responsibility for engineering school and university Master’s courses. Since 2018, he has been head of the Mathematical Engineering and Modeling Department at INSA Toulouse.

He is the author of some thirty research articles, mainly on non-parametric or semi-parametric inference of lifetimes or recurrent events, with applications to Reliability or Survivability. He has supervised 5 theses.

Doctorate in Microwave and Microtechnology from the Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille and a Master’s degree in Quality Management from ENSAM Paris.
Majda ELKHOU first gained experience in teaching and research at the University of Lille and in collaboration with the Thales France group.
She then joined the Capgemini France group, where she worked as a consultant in quality management, project management and organization. Just before joining the Ecole Centrale Casablanca teaching team, Majda ELKHOU was Quality Manager at Engie France, where she managed the quality of design and development projects for telecoms equipment for the Defense and Security sectors.

Today, Majda is Deputy Director of the Engineering and School Curriculum at Ecole Centrale Casablanca.

With an MBA from the University of Phoenix in the USA and a teaching certificate from Cambridge University, Mohammed Boubou has acquired multidisciplinary experience, notably with major multinational companies.

After graduating in Economics and Business Management from Hassan II University in Mohammedia, Mohammed Boubou moved to the United States to pursue a career as a manager in various companies. He obtained his MBA there and specialized in corporate executive training. His new role brought him closer to the world of education, and he decided to devote himself to teaching, taking a Teaching Knowledge certificate at Cambridge University. He then returned to Morocco, where he taught English in various higher education establishments.

Mohammed Boubou is Deputy Director of International Relations at Ecole Centrale Casablanca.

OMAR LAYACHI is Director of Development and Communications at Ecole Centrale Casablanca (ECC), which he joined in 2016.

The department for which he is responsible is in charge of overall relations with the corporate ecosystem: development of continuing education, support for the ECC Research Department in finding corporate partners, enabling engineering students to work for leading local and international companies, and promoting the image of Ecole Centrale Casablanca.

Prior to this, since 2005, Omar has held several positions of responsibility in the banking and finance sectors.

Finally, Omar holds a Master 2 in Economics and Business Management from the Montpellier Academy and the Executive Mastère Leadership & Innovative Projects from CentraleSupélec Paris.

Yassine HEFFOUDHI has 15 years’ experience working alongside companies in the fields of finance, organization and process reengineering, with strong exposure to international environments.

Yassine HEFFOUDHI began his career with Deloitte in Paris, where he worked as an auditor and consultant for 8 years, assisting listed and unlisted companies in France and abroad with account certification, operational reorganizations, technical audits for privatizations…

In 2011, he joined Grant Thornton’s teams in Casablanca, as Senior Manager, to develop the Risk Management Consulting business and also take charge of an audit portfolio of strategic clients.
After 2 years, Yassine took over as Support Manager for the Moroccan entities of Canadian engineering leader SNC LAVALIN.

In early 2015, Yassine joined the team in charge of launching the Ecole Centrale Casablanca project. In particular, he was responsible for the launch and operation of the Bouskoura Campus and student residence.

Yassine HEFFOUDHI is a graduate of the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP-EUROPE), after obtaining a degree in MIAGE from the Université Paris Sud.

Yassine Heffoudhi is Director of Operations at Ecole Centrale Casablanca.

Yassine HEFFOUDHI has 15 years’ experience working alongside companies in the fields of finance, organization and process reengineering, with strong exposure to international environments.

Yassine HEFFOUDHI began his career with Deloitte in Paris, where he worked as an auditor and consultant for 8 years, assisting listed and unlisted companies in France and abroad with account certification, operational reorganizations, technical audits for privatizations…

In 2011, he joined Grant Thornton’s teams in Casablanca, as Senior Manager, to develop the Risk Management Consulting business and also take charge of an audit portfolio of strategic clients.
After 2 years, Yassine took over as Support Manager for the Moroccan entities of Canadian engineering leader SNC LAVALIN.

In early 2015, Yassine joined the team in charge of launching the Ecole Centrale Casablanca project. In particular, he was responsible for the launch and operation of the Bouskoura Campus and student residence.

Yassine HEFFOUDHI is a graduate of the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP-EUROPE), after obtaining a degree in MIAGE from the Université Paris Sud.

Yassine Heffoudhi is Director of Operations at Ecole Centrale Casablanca.