Founders
Herve Kozikila – Founder
Born and raised in Paris, Herve grew up in a multicultural environment with origins from the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa. With a background in professional basketball, Herve developed his business mindset around that of team spirit, collaboration, fairness and leadership. His career saw him working for world renowned Telecoms and Banking companies like Orange and Barclays Bank where he was placed in Paris, London, Singapore and Hong Kong. Through these, his passion for fashion and lifestyle products was born.
With a strong belief in supporting communicates and ethical brands, in September 2017 Herve set up Feedelon. He believes that Feedelon is a means to help communities scale their businesses, whilst highlighting local products and regions. His unrivalled determination for “Zero Waste” and supporting local communities, stems from his early days where he would collect old clothing to send to support groups in Africa, especially those who were victims of war crimes. He is now setting out to change the way that people shop and make ethical brands accessible to everyone, anywhere, anytime.
Lassaad Ismail – Co-Founder
Born in Tunisia, Lassaad arrived in France at the age of 18 to pursue his studies in Computer Science in Paris. Graduated from ENS Telecom Paris, he worked as a Business Process Management Consultant for Société General, before he setting up his own Consulting firm.A born leader, Lassaad successfully founded two social enterprises in France. One which is a social association around football (his passion) and the second a foundation that supports children’s education and families in need for Africa. Needless to say, the core of his beliefs is to make the world a better and more fun place!
Lassaad joined Feedelon as a co-Founder in October 2017 to support these ideologies. He brings is expert knowledge in IT to raise the profile of the brand through marketing and online presence, and is key to developing the infrastructure of the model.