Ousmanou Ngam holds a master’s degree in business administration from the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM) and a management development program from ESSEC in France. He is currently completing his PhD in Business Administration at Paris Dauphine University. Chairman and CEO of Transminex, Ousmanou founded this company, which plays a major role in the ports of Douala, Cameroon, and Pointe Noire, Congo, nearly 20 years ago. Since then, the company has opened subsidiaries in the CEMAC region as well as in Shanghai and Paris. He also founded NIG Holding, which oversees the management of other businesses created under the direction of Ousmanou, namely BETA Constructions, GAMA Engineering, SCI IMMO Plus, Global Trade and Logistics and, of course, Transimex. He is a member of the Groupement Inter-Patronal du Cameroun (GICAM) and the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) and a member of the board of directors of the Sealink Promotional Company. He is married and has six children.