Konnect wifi

Sarah began her career in 2003 in the telecommunications and media industries. During this period, she gained extensive experience in international marketing, trade and communications, in France and the international market.

Throughout her career, Sarah has worked on several strategic diversification projects, conducted opportunity analyses and launched various projects namely for the African continent.

Most recently, Sarah was a Senior Partner in the telecoms, Retail & Strategy practice of management consulting firm Kurt Salmon-Wavestone, where she headed numerous strategic projects for her clients (Corporate Strategy, Strategic marketing and organisational management) and oversaw the recruitment of a team of 50 people and developed several product offerings in Strategy, Marketing & Innovation.

Sarah holds a Master’s degree in Management, Finance and Strategy from ESCP.

Fatou Konate is in charge of Konnect Africa’s finance and administration team. She has over 20 years of experience in the various fields of business finance, and a strong understanding of the satellite communications industry challenges. She developed an extensive experience in conceiving performance financial strategies, ensuring their implementation, and in investment decisions making.

Before joining Konnect Africa, Fatou Konate led the corporate finance team of Eutelsat and previously various roles within the finance department, such as treasurer management and financial control.

Eric Toulalan is in charge of driving the operational development and deployment of Konnect Africa services. He has over 20 years of experience in the telecommunication industry. He has dedicated his career to building organisations and processes in order to implement companies’ corporate strategies and achieve their business targets.

Previously, Eric has worked at Siemens, Tiscali International Network, Telecom Italia, and ZTE.

Philippe’s responsibility is to develop partnerships with various distribution channels (Telecom Operator, DTH Operator, ISP, VSAT Operator, Retailers) across the coverage of KA-SAT (Europe, MENA).

Having spent previously seven years at Philips, five years at Microsoft and nine years at Nokia in multiple Commercial and Management positions, he has a wide experience of the Consumer Electronics, IT and Telecom markets in an International environment.

Philippe holds a master degree in Economic sciences from Paris Sorbonne University and another master degree in Management from Paris Dauphine University.