AGM 2024-2025

AGM 2024 : Meet the Candidates and vote for the Board

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This is the annual proxy for CFA Society France. We would like to remind our members that voting will take place exclusively online.

Online voting will close on Tuesday, 10 September 2024 at 7PM.

All resolutions must receive one of the following votes: "FOR", "REJECT" or "ABSTAIN"

We kindly ask you to read the following voting rules for candidates carefully before proceeding:

  • All candidates must receive a vote ("For", "Abstain" or "Reject"). Vote submissions with a missing vote for at least one candidate will not be valid and will be excluded from the ballot.
  • The first directorship will go to the candidate having received the highest number of "For" votes.
  • The second directorship will go to the candidate having received the second highest number of "For" votes.
  • When two candidates receive equal number of "For" votes, the candidate with the lowest number of "Reject" votes will take the directorship.
  • If several candidates receive equal number of "For", "Abstain" and "Reject" votes for any given directorship, the candidate with the longest length of membership ("ancienneté d'adhésion") will take the directorship. 
  • To be elected, a candidate must receive a higher number of "For" votes than "Reject" votes.

Annual Report 2023-2024

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CANDIDATES SELECTED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE
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  • Boubakar KABORE, CFA
  • Sarah DUPARC, CFA
  • Gabriel HOUETTE, CFA

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CANDIDATES SELECTED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE
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  • Nikolai DOINIKOV, CFA
  • Roxana MITROI, CFA
  • Matthieu SAVI, CFA

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OTHER CANDIDATES.

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  • Mourad KAMOUN, CFA

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CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS SEEKING REELECTION:.

Boubakar KABORE, CFA
President


Boubakar joined Amundi Asset Management in July 2024 as Senior Portfolio Manager on Euro Credit. Before joining Amundi, Boubakar was in charge of High Yield expertise and Head of Credit at Le Conservateur (2019-2024).

He held several positions at OFI Invest for nearly a decade: High Yield Fund Manager (2012-2019), High Yield Credit Analyst (2011-2013) and Analyst on TMT and Industrial (2007-2010). Between 2010 and 2011, Boubakar participated in the West African Development Bank’s Young Professional Program, as an Investment Officer. 

He started his career as a Junior Equity Analyst at Natixis Securities in 2005. Boubakar graduated with a Master in Finance from ISC Business School.

He is a CFA Charterholder, President of the Board, and former Vice President and Audit Committee Chair of CFA Society France, and a volunteer within the “Compliance Connection” group of CFA Institute.

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Sarah DUPARC, CFA
Vice President 


With over 15 years of experience in executive, strategic and financial communication, Sarah is a Partner at leading communications agency Havas Paris. After graduating from HEC Montréal, she started her career at i&e in 2010, before joining Publicis Consultants in 2012 and Havas Paris in 2016. She advises and assists large, listed clients and financial companies in terms of investor relations, individual shareholder communication, corporate communication and reputation. She also worked on various M&A, IPO and ECM transactions, and developed defense strategies against activist investors.

Sarah has been a CFA Charterholder since 2017, the Chair of the Communication Committee of CFA Society France from 2018 to 2021, a member of the CFA Media Awards Jury during the past few years, Director since 2020 and Vice President since 2023.

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Gabriel HOUETTE, CFA
Director


A graduate of the ESLSCA business school, Gabriel has spent over 20 years working in Financial Markets as a Credit trader. He started his career at Crédit Lyonnais on the bond trading desk and afterwards moved to London to join ABN AMRO as a Credit trader. He joined Natixis in 2008 to trade European Corporate debt. In 2021, he left trading to take over Conduct & Culture for COB.

Gabriel received his CFA Charter in 2017 and joined CFA Society France shortly after. He launched the ESG committee in 2019 and played a key role in the launch of the Certificate in ESG investing in France. He was elected to the Board of Directors in 2022.

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​CANDIDATES SELECTED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE:

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Nikolai DOINIKOV, CFA

Nikolai Doinikov received his CFA Charter in 2019. Prior to that, he received Bachelor degrees in Economics and Management and Master Degrees in Finance and International Economic Relations. He started his career as a Financial Analyst in 2015 and is currently working as a Risk Manager at SYQUANT Capital.
He also is a CAIA Charterholder since 2020.

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Roxana MITROI, CFA

Roxana Mitroi has a Master degree in Financial Engineering and Risk Management from HEC Lausanne (Switzerland). After her studies in 2011, Roxana joined Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management where she had various Portfolio Manager roles.  Throughout her professional career, Roxana gained extensive experience in managing passive and active currency hedging strategies as well as multi-asset Fund of Funds portfolios. Currently, Roxana is a Multi Asset and Overlay Portfolio Manager. In this role, she is in charge of managing portfolios with various risk profiles and invested across a mix of global equities and fixed income assets. She is also part of several investment committees such as FX, equities and asset allocation.  

In 2018, Roxana became a CFA charter holder and since 2022 she is a volunteer for CFA Society France. She is mainly involved in the coordination of CFA Quant Awards competition that gathers today 8 participating European countries.

Roxana is from Romania and she evolved in an international environment, having lived and worked in France, Switzerland and the UK. She is fluent in French and English, and she has intermediate proficiency in Spanish.

Matthieu SAVI, CFA

Matthieu Savi, a graduate of HEC Montreal, specializes in Quantitative Finance and has a deep-seated passion for integrating cutting-edge technology within the realm of investment and financial consultation. Bringing more than 12 years of professional experience to the table, Matthieu presently serves as the Consulting Director at FactSet France. He honed his skills in business valuation at the Solocal group, playing an instrumental role in driving the group's digital growth, and even contributing to a book on Mergers and Acquisitions. With an eye for innovation, Matthieu then sought to implement pioneering solutions within a fintech environment. Since 2018, he has been a respected CFA Charter Holder and has been an active member of the International CFA Society since 2015. His primary aspiration within the Society is to cement his influence and elevate its global profile.

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OTHER CANDIDATES : 

Mourad KAMOUN, CFA

With over 17 years of experience in risk management and market finance, I have developed considerable expertise in market and counterparty risk management. My career has seen me successfully hold positions as a team leader and project manager, where I have demonstrated a strong goal and solution-oriented approach. I am known for my ability to inspire and lead teams, fostering a strong team spirit and work ethic to achieve the best performance. As the CEO of Moon Advisory, a risk management advisory firm, I focus on operating efficiently, improving processes, and consistently delivering results on time. My experience spans managing complex projects and challenges involving multiple teams on a global scale, always striving to enhance productivity and achieve excellence.