Hicham El Habti

GPI Chairman of the Board, President, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco

Hicham El Habti is the President of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. With a combination of both corporate as well as education management and administration skills and leadership capabilities, he continues fostering organizational Development, leading formulation and implementation of the university’s strategic vision and transformation aspirations, promoting the implementation of effective procedures and institutional reforms and building impactful collaborations and linkages at the local and international levels. Hicham El Habti has extensive education, experience and background in Applied Mathematics and Economics at Ecole polytechnique France, Hicham El Habti also holds an engineering degree from l’Ecole Normale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris in Economics, Management and Finance. He joined OCP in January 2013 where he has served in various positions before being appointed deputy general secretary. Prior to joining OCP he has undertaken several strategic and managerial positions including piloting strategic and operational projects, Financial Risk Management, managing investments and providing consultancy services and guidance to leading companies in Morocco and France.