Based in Douala, Vivian is Fako Capital's Managing Director.

Vivian has 13 years of professional experience in the service of SMEs, including more than 10 years in the financing, support and consulting of SMEs in Central Africa (Cameroon, Gabon, DRC) and West Africa (Ivory Coast, Ghana, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger). He has 5 years of operational and managerial experience in the management of ESG issues (Environment, Social, Governance) within SMEs, but also Investment Funds. In addition, thanks to her rich experience, Vivian also has 5 years of specific experience in the management of SME Technical Assistance programs & funds (for the support and transfer of skills to SMEs, by experts & consultants). From 2019 to 2023, Vivian was the Country Director (Cameroon) of Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P), where he managed the Central Africa portfolio, managed the local office of a team of 5 SME investment and support professionals, as well as managed about 20 consultants.

Vivian holds a Certificate in Business Strategy from HEC Paris, an MBA in Business Management from Pigier Cameroun and an Engineering Diploma in Industrial Maintenance and Production from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Sciences Agro – Industrielles (ENSAI) at the University of Ngaoundéré.

 The proverb that inspires him

« You don't have to be Great to start but you have to start to be Great! ». Zig Ziglar