Angèle Melkonian is one of the founding members of the Franco-Armenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFA). A former business leader in the mining industry, she has drawn on her entrepreneurial experience to foster stronger economic ties between France and Armenia since the Chamber's very inception.

A widely respected public figure in the Aix-en-Provence region, she has held the presidency of the CCIFA and remains today fully engaged within its Board of Directors. Her career, spanning the economic, academic and social spheres, reflects an enduring conviction: that connecting businesses is a powerful driver of shared development.

Positions held

• Former business leader in the mining industry
• Founding member of the Franco-Armenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• President of the CCIFA
• Chair of the Board of Directors of the IUT of Aix-Marseille (University Institute of Technology)
• Board Member of the Pôle d'Activités d'Aix-en-Provence (Aix-en-Provence Business Park)
• President of the Company Nursery (Crèche d'Entreprises) of the Pôle d'Activités d'Aix-en-Provence
• Vice-President of the Mission Locale du Pays d'Aix (local youth employment and integration agency)
• Member of the Board of Directors of the CCIFA, continuously serving the Chamber