A PROPOS DU GROUPE

MEHDI LARAKI,
CEO of GELACOM

Originally from Casablanca, Mr. Mehdi Laraki studied hospitality at the University of Glion in Switzerland and also holds an executive MBA. He worked in the Filacom family group before creating his own Holding company, Gelacom, more than a decade ago, mainly specialized in wealth management.
A businessman from father to son, Mr. Mehdi Laraki invests in several sectors and diversifies his group while operating in renewable energies, agribusiness and agriculture, spirits and consulting.
In May 2014, he was appointed Honorary Consul of the Republic of Armenia in Morocco and thus contributes to the maintenance of bilateral relations between Morocco and the Republic of Armenia.
Due to his dedication to entrepreneurship, Mr. Laraki is an active member in several federations and associations in Morocco and abroad such as YPO, WPO and the Union Des Consuls Honoraires Au Maroc (UCHM). He was also re-elected President for a second term in March 2021 of the Réseau Entreprendre Maroc association, which is an association of around 350 business leaders whose mission is to contribute to the success of new entrepreneurs significantly creating jobs and wealth.
Mr Mehdi Laraki was elected in 2020 as President of the Morocco-China Business Council at the CGEM because the confederation remains convinced that his in-depth knowledge of the relations between the Moroccan and Chinese private sectors, his dedication and his skills, will be of ‘a great contribution to the future work of the committee. He also greatly contributed, thanks to his expertise in Sino-Moroccan relations, to the signing of the MOU between the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) and the Chinese Council for the Development of International Trade (CCPIT) in January 2021.