Sid Ahmed ABEIDNA started his career in the Oil & Gas industry and had several functions in Cameroon, UK and Gabon. Then, he came back to his home country, Mauritania, and took over in 1998 as a chairman of the family business: SOGECO. He has more than 20 years’ experience in the logistics sector. He is a board member at Star Oil Group Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea and Mali, Samma Mauritania and Sep Mauritania. British Honorary Consul and member of the Mauritanian Chamber of Commerce, the Mauritanian Business Council, the USA & Mauritanian Business Forum, the French & Mauritanian Public/ Private Sector (PPP).