Dadià Tayoraud

Prior to co-founding IIL, Dadie´ had been an active investor and advisor in agricultural SMEs and was a business development manager at Voodoo Group, a leading communications company in francophone West Africa.
As a business development manager, he guided companies to achieve their growth and expansion goals.
This includes defining and executing a US$1m regional rollout for a marketing and communications company spanning several West and Central African countries.
Dadie´ serves on the board of several companies in multiple West African countries including Ghana, Mali, Niger and Co^te d’Ivoire.
Dadie´ began his career as Assistant Financial Controller at Hotel Ivories Inter-Continental and was later a business development professional in New York for Henry Schein, a worldwide distributor of medical, dental products and services, and veterinary supplies.
He is passionate about agriculture and has personal investments in rice and cassava processing mills in rural Co^te d’Ivoire.
He is a graduate of the Ecole Supe´rieure de Commerce d'Abidjan and holds an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.