Chief Financial Officer, he has held several positions of responsibility within the Customs Administration including: Head of the Central Office of Customs in Bouaké, Regional Director of Bouaké and Abengourou Customs with the rank of Director of Central Administration and Chief Inspector of Customs. He also holds several degrees including HEC/Paris/MIRI, Deloitte Customs Audit and Internal Audit and Control of the International Institute of Auditors (IIA). As well, he holds the Certificate of International Humanitarian Law from the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in Sanremo, Italy. Colonel KAMAGATE holds an MBA in Economic intelligence from the Paris Graduate School of Management, and a Certificate in Economic Intelligence and Corporate Diplomacy from ACCI.