Our Group
a modern pan-African group is open to the world
We are a team of dedicated professionals, aiming to improve everyone's life through our innovative products and solutions. We build connected and smart solar solutions to solve the challenges of our continent.
Our work spans various areas, including research and development, university partnerships, industrial manufacturing, the creation and integration of digital and connected solutions, and the development of agricultural value chains. Nadji.Bi serves as a robust industrial and collaborative platform dedicated to sustainable development.
Meet the Nadji.Bi Team
Julien POTRON
CEO
Founder and true visionary, Julien is the pillar of the group. Multitasking, he is active in product development, finance, business development and R&D project supervision, among others.
Elhadji Demba SÈNE
Walalma Operations Manager
Trained by Nadji.bi Group, Elhadji Demba is responsible for Walalma operations, our connected solar service hubs.
Audrey KAKPOHOUE
Technical Director
A graduate of the prestigious African Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Audrey is a true mechatronics expert, at ease with electronics, software programming and cryptography. Audrey is behind the deployment of our IoT and PAYGo technology, among others.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/audrey-jean-martial-kakpohoue-03b02512b
Adama NDOUR
Operations Manager
Trained by Nadji.Bi after vocational training at CFPT Sénégal/Japon Dakar, Adama is in charge of Operations, design and mechanical production at Nadji.Bi.
Ibrahima TABARA
Administrative and Accounting Manager
Trained by Nadji.Bi Group after a Master's degree at F.A.S.E.G (U.C.A.D) Dakar, Ibrahima is the Administrative and Accounting Manager for all Nadji.Bi Group activities.
Delphine Manssata SÈNE
QualiSolaire Senegal Manager
Trained by Nadji.Bi Group after a Master's degree from F.A.S.E.G (U.C.A.D) Dakar, Delphine Manssata is the Coordinator of the QualiSolaire Senegal vocational training and incubation program.
Thierno BA
Electrical Production Manager
Trained by Nadji.Bi Group after completing a course at QualiSolaire Sénégal, and a BT in energy management at CSFP BTP in Diamniadio, Thierno is in charge of power generation at Nadji.Bi Group.
Mouhamed Boucounta BA
Junior Web Developer
Trained by Nadji.Bi Group after obtaining a Licence 3 Système Réseau et Télécom at AFI L'UE in Dakar, Mouhamed Boucounta is in charge of mobile application development at Nadji.Bi Group.
Mamadou Niang SALL
Woomal Mbay Installation Manager
Trained by Nadji.Bi after training with QualiSolaire Sénégal, and a 3-year degree in Physics-Chemistry from the Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Mamadou Niang is in charge of Woomal Mbay installations within the Nadji.Bi Group.
Atabou SONKO
Concrete Production Manager
Trained by Nadji.Bi after training as a Site Manager in Building and Civil Engineering at the CSFP BTP in Diamniadio, Atabou is in charge of concrete production for the Nadji.Bi Group.
Papa Ababacar DIOP
Responsable Productions visuelles
Trained by Nadji.Bi after a Master 1 in English at the UCAD in Dakar and a training in film and audiovisual production, Papa Ababacar is in charge of visual photo and video production for the Nadji.Bi group.
Ibrahima SECK
Responsable Suivi & Évaluation
Trained by Nadji.Bi after a Bachelor's degree in Agronomy from UASZ in Ziguinchor and a Master's degree in Environmental Sciences from UCAD in Dakar, Ibrahima is in charge of our monitoring and evaluation activities and the management of our WALALMA business.
Launch of Woomal Mbay
Launch of Woomal Mbay in partnership with LA BANQUE AGRICOLE, and USAID-funded West Africa Trade & Investment Hub: technical and banking offer for the mass distribution of connected solar pumps in vegetable farming production areas in Senegal.
Launch of Walalma: a network of off-grid solar service centers in Senegal, initiated with the support of Efficiency for Access; offering, among other things, hullers and grain mills (millet, sorghum and corn), as well as cold services (refrigeration and freezing); operating with our digital payment, control and real-time management solutions.
Launch of QualiSolaire Senegal: a vocational training and incubation center for solar entrepreneurship supported by the African Development Bank (ADB) through the PDCEJ and located at the Centre de Formation Professionnelle et Technique Sénégal-Japon (CFPT-SJ) in Dakar, Senegal.
1st prize in the Seedstars Gambia competition for a smart-agriculture project
Winner of the 1st EDF Africa PULSE Senegal prize for a smart-agriculture project
Winner of the UNDP innovation competition for a connected solar eco-village project
Winner of 2nd prize in BOAD's innovation competition for a smart-agriculture project
Founding of Nadji.Bi Group SA, a holding company
Lighting Global certificate issued by IFC for Nadji.Bi Zebu v.1 pre-electrification mini-kit (SHS)
Launch of the 1st solar mill for cereals (millet, sorghum, corn): Nadji.Bi Sunguf v.1
Launch of the 1st pre-electrification solar mini-kit (SHS) Nadji.Bi Zebu v.1
Founding of Nadji.Bi Senegal