Jacques is both a business management and media professional. He has an extensive experience in communications and marketing and a good knowledge of the media environment in Africa. He graduated from the High School of Journalism (ESJ) and the Institute of Business Administration (IAE) of Lille (France) in Marketing, Communications and Culture and International Media Management. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from the International Institute for Management in Benin. He held key leadership positions at Benin national broadcasting Corporation and at the Ministry of Communications for around 15 years and was involved in strengthening the Marketing and Communications of regional media networks such as the international Council of French speaking broadcasters and the African Union of Broadcasters. With a great passion for wildlife, he joined African Parks Benin Team in 2019 as Communications and Media Coordinator and is strongly driven to raise the community awareness for biodiversity conservation.