Conakry Terminal appoints Édouard Leno as Managing Director
His background in consulting and financial auditing spans performance, governance, and organizational transformation.
GUINEA – Conakry Terminal has appointed Édouard Leno as Managing Director, succeeding Emmanuel Masson, to lead a transformation phase to reach one million containers handled and strengthen Guinea’s trade competitiveness in West Africa.
Édouard Leno is a Guinean executive with over a decade of senior management experience at Africa Global Logistics (AGL), most recently as Regional Chief Financial Officer for Senegal, Mali, Gambia, Guinea, and Mauritania.
Before joining AGL, he built a foundation in consulting and financial auditing, developing expertise in performance improvement, governance, and organizational transformation.
A Guinean native educated abroad, Leno combines international finance and logistics experience with deep familiarity with local economic realities.
Leno brings international experience in finance, logistics and management, having held senior roles at Africa Global Logistics (AGL) in Nigeria, Congo and Senegal, most recently as Regional Chief Financial Officer.
His background in consulting and financial auditing spans performance, governance, and organizational transformation.
“I return to Guinea with experience gained across several African and international markets, but above all with the determination to put this experience at the service of my country. My ambition is to contribute, alongside our teams and partners, to making Conakry Terminal an increasingly high-performing, competitive and recognized port platform in the sub-region,” Leno said.
Growth targets and transformation agenda
Under his leadership, Conakry Terminal intends to consolidate its role as a logistics platform serving Guinea and West Africa. The company aims to reach one million containers handled while improving service quality and operational performance.
The terminal’s stated objective is to use its performance to streamline trade flows, strengthen the competitiveness of the Guinean economy, and enhance the country’s attractiveness to investors and economic operators.
Ownership and operations
Conakry Terminal is the concession holder for the container terminal at the Autonomous Port of Conakry. It is a subsidiary of Africa Global Logistics (AGL), part of the MSC Group, and handles the loading, storage and delivery of import and export containers.
AGL operates logistics, port, maritime and railway solutions across 51 countries.
This leadership transition underscores the company’s commitment to modernising the regional supply chain while fostering economic growth through strategic infrastructure management. Through these efforts, the terminal aims to attract greater foreign investment and improve overall service quality for the maritime industry.
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