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Emerging Markets International’s Team 

Frédérique JOUARE

Senior Administration & Compliance Officer

 

Frédérique joined the company in 2017 and is involved in all aspects of the company’s financial and administrative procedures with 15 years of experience in administration, compliance and finance in various international, English and Belgian firms.

She currently oversees the compliance to EMI’s EU-funded projects and the financial aspect of large projects funded by the EU and other international donors This includes invoicing, payments, budgetary and financial monitoring of projects in close relation with the project manager and director. She is also involved with the cash-flow management, accounts monthly and annual closing, various financial reports and human resources.

Thémis SPRUMONT

Administration & Compliance Officer

 

Thémis joined EMI in June 2022 as junior Administration and Compliance Officer, after a first professional experience as a legal adviser for asylum seekers from 2019 and 2022. She is currently responsible for compliance with EU rules during tender preparation and provides general administrative and office management assistance.

Thémis holds two Master’s degrees: one in European Studies (UCLouvain and Université Saint-Louis, Belgium) and another in International Humanitarian Actions (UCLouvain, Belgium).

Pedro RIOS

Senior FWC Manager

 

Pedro is a qualified lawyer holding a Masters degree in Law (University of Murcia, Spain, and University of Rouen, France) and a Masters in Sustainable Human development (University of Murcia, Spain) with more than 17 years of professional experience in international development programmes funded by multilateral and bilateral donors (European Commission UK/FCDO and ENABEL) in Governance, Socio-economic development, Rule of Law, Civil Society and Rural Development.

Having implemented over 100 projects worldwide, Pedro brings extensive experience managing EU framework contracts as well as long-term technical assistance programmes and relevant knowledge in Project Cycle Management, logical framework and cooperation methodological guidelines. Our Framework Contract Manager since 2012, Pedro works in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish, with a strong client orientation and service delivery approach.

Jonathan TRENTESEAUX

Project Manager

 

Jonathan holds a Master’s degree in International relations from the Institute of Political Sciences of Lyon, France.  He has been working in the International Development sector since 2016 and has single-handedly managed major donor-funded projects in the economic development sectors (trade, regional integration, private sector development, quality infrastructure, FTAs etc.) He has hands-on experience in managing multi-million-euro EU projects in various regions in the world (South-East Asia, Northern Africa, Middle East, Eastern Europe etc.), including developed partner countries under the FPI instrument (Japan, Canada, Korea, UK).

Jonathan is also versed in the PRAG and has been involved in the bidding of tenders throughout his career. He is also lecturer in International Development (Business Schools or Institutes of Political Sciences). He has joined EMI in 2021 as Consultant and EC Project Manager. Jonathan is fluent in French, English and Spanish.

Riccardo BONACUCINA

Project Manager

 

Riccardo holds a MA degree in International Relations and as well as a professional certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation and he has been managing development projects and programmes for almost ten years.

Prior to joining EMI Implementation Unit in early October 2022, Riccardo had worked for more than two years as project manager for the EU-funded project CT MORSE and for more than seven years as project manager for an international consulting firm mainly implementing technical assistance projects in Sub-Saharan Africa as well as two Brussels-based Programme Management Units (PMU) funded by the EU at the request of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS).

Riccardo is fluent in French, English and has working knowledge of Spanish.

Victor DELEPLANCQUE

Business Development Manager

Victor joined EMI as a Business Development Manager in March 2024.

He boasts over 10 years of experience in trade-related technical assistance projects and programs across developing countries, working as both a project manager and independent consultant.

His expertise lies in providing strategic advisory services on macroeconomic and trade analysis, export strategy development, and private sector growth. He has a proven track record of designing and reviewing sectoral and national private sector development strategies, in particular for the International Trade Centre (ITC) (UNCTAD/WTO) in countries across Africa and Asia. 

 

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