Guinea Mining Guru
Frédéric Bouzigues
General Manager
Société Minière de Boké (SMB)

Quick Facts

Nationality:
French
Industry Experience:
29 years
Expertise:
Mining-sector management, Project and operational management, Transport and logistics, Commercial and business development
Education:
Master’s degree (maîtrise) in Modern History
Featured Since:
2024
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Executive Summary

Frédéric Bouzigues is the General Manager of the Société Minière de Boké (SMB), one of Guinea’s leading bauxite mining and export companies. He is a business and mining executive whose expertise combines commercial management, logistics, project management and large-scale mining operations, developed through more than two decades of professional experience in Guinea.

He has led SMB since April 2015, following senior management experience in Guinea’s technology, telecommunications, transport and logistics sectors. Under his leadership, SMB has developed into a major force in Guinea’s bauxite industry, combining mining expansion with investments in logistics, infrastructure and community development.

Bouzigues has also promoted responsible mining, environmental stewardship, innovation and local economic participation. In September 2025, African Leadership Magazine honoured him with its Mining and Sustainable Development Excellence Award for his contribution to Guinea’s mining sector and socio-economic development.

Career Timeline
1997
Joined Ricoh, the international office-equipment and reprography group, beginning his professional career in France. He subsequently worked as a commercial representative in Marseille
2000
Moved to Guinea and became Commercial Director of Xerox Guinea, marking the beginning of his long-term professional career in the country.
2001
Joined a mobile telecommunications operator in Guinea, broadening his experience from commercial management into the telecommunications sector.
Early 2000s
Joined United Mining Supply (UMS), a Guinean company specializing in transport and logistics, and progressed into senior management.
2010
Became Deputy Managing Director of UMS, after developing extensive experience in logistics, project management and business operations.
2010–2015
Continued his senior-management career at UMS, gaining substantial experience in the logistics infrastructure that would later become central to Guinea's bauxite-export industry.
7 April 2015
Appointed Managing Director of the Société Minière de Boké (SMB).
2016 onward
Led SMB during its rapid expansion in Guinea's bauxite industry.
2025
Continued serving as Managing Director of SMB, with his career increasingly associated with Guinea's bauxite development, logistics, industrialisation and community engagement.
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