Based in Dubai with over 30 years of industry experience, Jean-Pierre leads TOPPAN Gravity, which he founded in 2019. He has led the company to successfully expand through strategic acquisitions in Central Asia, Africa, and Latin America, making it one of the fastest growing solutions provider for the payment and identity industries. Jean-Pierre holds an MBA from Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley and a BBA from KEDGE Business School.
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What's a recent highlight for TOPPAN Gravity?
Our joint venture with Ethiopia’s US$38bn sovereign wealth fund marks a giant leap in our mission to become a security solutions leader in Africa, starting by tackling counterfeiting and forgery through the creation of TOPPAN Gravity Ethiopia.
How has your team navigated the challenges inherent in operating in new markets?
We have a great, loyal team with resilience and an incredible work ethic. The nature of working in the payments and identity industries with markets new to us means there can be unpredictable outcomes due to sociopolitical circumstances. Yet our team has been completely focussed, and we’ve been lucky enough to deliver our best year ever in 2023.