Webb Fontaine CEO and leadership

François is central to Webb Fontaine’s overall strategic direction, expansion and operation. He leads the Financial, Risk, Legal and Human Resource departments worldwide.

Instrumental in developing Webb Fontaine’s strategy, François provides guidance and legal advice to the Board, CEO and Executive Committee co-members, as well as leading global Finance operations.

He has built an outstanding reputation for people development, which is clearly reflected in the Webb Fontaine culture.

Since 2008 François has managed the exponential growth and expansion of Webb Fontaine across new markets and regions.

Before joining Webb Fontaine, François spent 20 years as a Senior Finance Executive in global financial management (Finance Director and CFO), including acquisitions (private Equity and M&A) in the FMCG and IT industries (Nestlé, RJR Nabisco, SITA), as well as in the Banking sector (UBS).

Over the years at Webb Fontaine, Pascal has shaped the product portfolio of the company and has deployed trade solutions worldwide along with Customs leaders, governments and Webb Fontaine teams on site.

With 30 years of experience in Trade facilitation, domain knowledge and intuitive thinking, Pascal plays a pivotal role in the company’s strategic alignment and performance.

Pascal leads the largest Research & Development centres in the industry across France, Armenia, Philippines and Ukraine, with the objective to produce the world-class standards and technological innovation which have made the reputation of the company.

Before his arrival at Webb Fontaine in 2008, Pascal spent 20 years in Geneva at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) within the group which started the Asycuda System.

Pascal graduated from a French “Grande Ecole” in the field of Applied Mathematics in 1986.

Samy is the driving force behind the growth of Webb Fontaine. His experience in marketing coupled with sales is key to the development and expansion of the brand across new markets and regions. Managing the development, commercialization, and deployment of industry-leading projects worldwide including key reform work with Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, and Guinea Governments.

Before joining Webb Fontaine, Samy worked at Procter & Gamble, which enabled him to acquire a solid background in marketing and product strategy.

Samy holds a Master’s Degree in communications systems from Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland.