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Bakari FOFANA

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SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE & CUSTOMER CARE AFRICA at CANAL+ Group
📍 Greater Paris Metropolitan Region, France

Bakari Fofana is the Senior Vice President of Customer Experience and Care for Africa at CANAL+ Group, where he has worked for over 14 years. His extensive 25-year career has seen him rise from a call center agent to overseeing the customer journey for millions of subscribers across 40 African countries, including the MultiChoice group.

He is passionate about sharing insights with his professional community and frequently travels for missions and speaking engagements, such as a recent trip to Kenya and participating in the AFRETAIL forum. He also attends key industry events like the Agora Managers Groupe gala in Paris to foster connections with other customer experience leaders.

Known as the "Mister-T of customer experience" in sub-Saharan Africa, he is recognized for his deep, on-the-ground expertise.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE & CUSTOMER CARE AFRICA
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Paris Metropolitan Region, France
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African Customer Experience
He is a leading expert in creating and managing customer-centric strategies tailored for diverse markets across 40 African countries for CANAL+ and MultiChoice.
AI in Customer Service
His expertise includes digitalizing customer management by implementing conversational AI and creating new digital contact channels to enhance the customer journey.
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Work history

1-2026
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE & CUSTOMER CARE AFRICA
CANAL+ Group
8-2019 - 2-2026
DIRECTEUR EXPERIENCE CLIENT AFRIQUE
CANAL+ Group
1-2017 - 7-2019
RESPONSABLE EXPERIENCE CLIENT AFRIQUE
CANAL+ Group
11-2014 - 12-2016
Responsable du pilotage des prestataires et chef de projet relation client chez Canal+ OVERSEAS:
CANAL+ Group
7-2010 - 10-2014
RESPONSABLE PILOTAGE DES PRESTATAIRES ET CHEF DE PROJET RELATION CLIENT CHEZ CANAL+ AFRIQUE:
CANAL+ Group
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