Nexans Morocco, a subsidiary of the multinational Nexans, announced on January 31 the appointment of Selma Alami as General Manager, succeeding Karim Bennis who is retiring after 16 years at the head of the cable industry leader.
A subsidiary of the Nexans Group since 1947, Nexans Morocco has established itself on the Moroccan market as a leader in the electrical equipment sector. It is also very active in the Maghreb and African markets. Nexans Morocco has two production sites: the Casablanca site, which groups together the electrical cells, transformers and prefabricated substations units, and the Mohammedia site, which is entirely dedicated to electrical cables (power cables, building cables, telecommunications cables and aeronautical cables). Nexans Morocco produces aircraft cables for Airbus, from its plant in Mohammedia. This partnership, concluded under the mandate of Karim Bennis, says the company, has formalised the significant integration of the Moroccan aeronautics industry into the very closed circle of aircraft cable producers.
With nearly 25,000 employees in 38 countries, the Group is a leader in the design and manufacture of cable systems and services across four main business areas: building and territories; high voltage and large projects; industry and solutions; and telecommunications and data. In 2020, Nexans generated 5.7 billion euros in standard sales.
19 years with Nexans
Selma Alami joined Nexans in 2003 through its Moroccan distribution subsidiary Sirmel, with the main task of upgrading the infrastructure and information systems in line with the Group’s criteria. She will then hold the regional position of CIO for the Middle East and Africa zone, before taking over the general management of the said subsidiary in 2018. Since March 2020 and until her new appointment, Selma Alami was designated Deputy General Manager of Nexans Morocco.
Selma Alami said: “Our group is determined to meet the challenges of the moment! Our ambition is to continue our positive progress in the value chain in order to continue to support our customers in the continuous improvement of their competitiveness, just as we are committed to accelerating our expansion both in Morocco and in Africa. Furthermore, the ecological emergency is one of Nexans Morocco’s immediate priorities, and it is in this context that we are now taking action to address environmental issues by accelerating the transformation of our sites into Industry 4.0, thereby adapting our products and processes with the ultimate goal of achieving zero carbon emissions by 2030”.
Karim Bennis said: “The fact that we have chosen Ms Selma Alami to take over the reins is no coincidence, because in addition to her managerial skills, Ms Alami is a perfect example of the internal promotion advocated by Nexans Morocco, which has always placed Human Resources and Diversity at the heart of its priorities, thus giving priority to the skills, performance and development of its employees”.
