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Citizen and Resident of Mauritius
Appointed: July 2018
Qualifications: HEC Paris (France).
Skills & Experience:
- Started in the clothing industry by setting up a buying office for overseas buyers (Kasa Textile Ltd).
- Then diversified his activities by acquiring controlling stakes in Ducray Lenoir Ltd in 1988, and in Rey & Lenferna Ltd in 1998.
Board Committee memberships: Corporate Governance, Nomination & Remuneration Committee; Risk Committee; Assets and Liabilities Committee.
Directorship in other listed companies: Director of Ascencia Ltd, Chairman of Forges Tardieu Ltd and United Docks Ltd.
Citizen Germany and Resident of Mauritius
Appointed: September 2022
Qualifications: Master’s in International Business (ESCP Business School) and Doctor of Business Administration, Finance (Henley Business School)
Skills & Experience:
- Began his career in banking before joining McKinsey & Company as Engagement Manager.
- Over 26 years of experience in the insurance and investment sectors, 20 of which with the Allianz Group.
- Whilst at Allianz he occupied several executive roles in different European countries (Germany, Belgium, Netherlands). More recently he was CEO of Allianz Direct Benelux, before joining Allianz Maroc as CEO and the Allianz Africa board in 2018.
- Became Group CEO of MUA in October 2022.
Board Committee memberships: Assets and Liabilities Committee.
Directorship in other listed companies: none.
Citizen and Resident of Belgium
Appointed: January 2019.
Qualifications: Bachelor degree from the University of Louvain (Belgium).
Skills & Experience:
- Served as General Manager at Crédit Lyonnais Europe and, before its acquisition, at Chase Manhattan Bank. ∙
- Worked at AXA where he was CEO of Axa Belgium, Germany, Switzerland (with the acquisition of Winterthur), Ukraine and Russia and a member of the main Management Board. ∙
- Past President of the Board at Belfius Bank and Insurance. ∙
- Currently holds various positions in several boards of non-listed and listed companies outside Mauritius.
Board Committee memberships: Risk Committee (Chairman); Assets and Liabilities Committee (Chairman).
Directorship in other listed companies: none.
Citizen and Resident of Mauritius
Appointed: Alternate Director to Vincent Ah Chuen since January 2019
Qualifications: Bachelor of Business Administration Honours degree from Schulich School of Business, York University (Toronto, Canada). Fellow Member of the Mauritius Institute of Directors
Skills & Experience:
- Currently Executive Director of ABC Banking Corporation Ltd (listed on the DEM of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius).
- Previously the Executive Director of several companies in the ABC Group including Chue Wing & Co. Ltd (Foods), ABC Autotech Ltd (Automobile) and Marina Resort (Hospitality).
Board Committee memberships: none.
Directorship in other listed companies: Director of ABC Banking Corporation Ltd and ABC Motors Company Limited.
Citizen and Resident of Mauritius
Appointed: January 2019.
Qualifications: MBA from the University of Birmingham (UK), a Bachelor in Science with a Major in Marketing from Louisiana State University (USA)
Skills & Experience:
- Experienced professional in the property and building sector.
- General Manager and owner of Square Lines Ltd, a property development company.
Board Committee memberships: Assets and Liabilities Committee.
Directorship in other listed companies: Director of MDF Group Ltd.
Citizen and Resident of Mauritius
Appointed: January 2019.
Qualifications: DEUG in economics from University of Paris I - Panthéon Sorbonne (France) and an MSc in Management from EM Lyon School of Management (France).
Skills & Experience:
- Started her career as the trading manager of Thon des Mascareignes Ltee (IBL Group).
- Since 2010, she has served as non-executive director and member of various committees of La Prudence Leasing Finance Cy Ltd and Credit Guarantee Insurance Co ltd.
- Co-founder and director of various business ventures in the sectors of retail, healthcare and online ads.
Board Committee memberships: Corporate Governance, Nomination & Remuneration Committee.
Directorship in other listed companies: none.
Citizen and Resident of Mauritius
Appointed: January 2019.
Qualifications: Chartered Accountant, fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Skills & experience:
- Over 25 years professional experience in audit and financial advice, with a diversified portfolio of clients in sectors such as banking, insurance, manufacturing, sugar companies, the hospitality industry, betting operator, textiles and trading;
- Joined Roger de Chazal & Partners (founders of Price Waterhouse in 1988 in Mauritius), serving as a partner from 1991 until his retirement in 2015. Primarily an Assurance Partner, he was also responsible for Business Recovery Services as well as the Chief Operating Partner for Mauritius.
Board Committee memberships: Audit Committee (Chairman); Risk Committee.
Directorship in other listed companies: Director of ENL Land Ltd, Automatic Systems Ltd, United Docks Ltd, Les Moulins de la Concorde Ltée, Forges Tardieu Ltd, PIM Ltd and Sun Resorts Ltd.
Born in 1970
Appointed: November 2023
Qualifications: DESS Marketing ; Maîtrise de Sciences de Gestion - Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne).
Skills & Experience:
• Held several posts in the sectors of e-commerce, and marketing until 2000.
- Became Marketing & Communication Director at Protegys in 2000 and then at Mutuelle des Motards in 2005.
- She was successively Marketing & Communication Director and Managing Director at Amaguiz (subsidiary of Groupama) between 2007 and 2014, before becoming Marketing & Distribution Director at Groupama.
- In 2016 she became Marketing & Digital Factory Director at MAIF and then took on the role of Deputy Managing Director at Mutuelles des Motards in 2018.
- She was VP Insurance at Capegemini Invent from 2021 to 2023 and is now a consultant.
- She has been Vice President of Insurtech France (association) since December 2020.
Board Committee memberships: none.
Directorship in other listed companies: none.
Citizen and Resident of Mauritius
Appointed: May 2019.
Qualifications: Master in Management ESCP Paris (France).
Skills & Experience:
Career in international corporate and investment banking at JP Morgan and HSBC with responsibilities in senior management and client coverage.
Worked in Paris, New York, London and Hong Kong with a specialty in financial institutions.
Board Committee memberships: Risk Committee; Assets and Liabilities Committee and Audit Committee.
Directorship in other listed companies: none.
Citizen and Resident of Mauritius
Born in 1971
Appointed: November 2023
Qualifications: Degree of Bachelor of Science in Accounting. Registered with the Mauritius Institute of Professional Accountants; Fellow Member of ACCA (UK); Affiliate Member of IIA (UK); Fellow Member of Mauritius Institute of Directors.
Skills & Experience:
• Held several posts within the public sector, with the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry Education, and the Economic Crime Office.
- Was Internal Audit Manager and Marketing Finance Manager at British American Tobacco (2000-2005).
- Between 2005 and 2018 she was Chief Risk & Audit Executive at Rogers and CIM groups.
• Managing Director of SmarTree Consulting from 2018 to 2020.
- Currently Chief Executive Officer of the Mauritius Institute of Directors.
Board Committee memberships: none.
Directorship in other listed companies: Innodis Ltd, Alteo Limited, Vivo Energy Mauritius Limited, United Docks Ltd.
Citizen and Resident of Mauritius
Appointed: Alternate Director to Dominique Galea since January 2020.
Qualifications: Master in Management ESCP Europe (Paris, France).
Skills & experience:
- Started her career with Duff & Phelps in Paris in 2006, specialising in business valuation and advisory.
- Held various positions in Strategy and Marketing at AXA Group in Paris from 2010 to 2017, before moving to AXA Middle East to work in the Partnership and Bancassurance division of the Gulf region;
- joined the retail industry in 2019, first as Head of Strategy and Marketing at Majid Al Futtaim Carrefour in Iran, and now as Group Director of New Business at Carrefour Group in France.
Board Committee memberships: none.
Directorship in other listed companies: none.
Citizen and Resident of Mauritius
Qualifications: LLB (Hons.) degree; Qualified Quality Management System Auditor; Executive Education program ESSEC (France).
Skills & experience:
- Joined La Prudence (Mauricienne) Assurances (now part of MUA) in 2000 as Claims Manager of the General Insurance business. After the merger with MUA in 2010 she was appointed Head of Claims until 2013.
- In 2014 she was appointed Head of Group Risk, Legal & Compliance and Customer Care, where she served as the Group Risk Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer.
- In 2022, she became Chief Operating Officer for the General Insurance business.
- She sits on the Board of MUA Foundation.
Citizen and Resident of Mauritius
Qualifications: Master in Business Administration from the Université de Bordeaux IV (France).
Skills & Experience:
- Financial specialist with more than 20 years’ experience in financial analysis and structuring, cross-border transactions, corporate valuation, finance raising and financial strategy, also expert in stock exchange related matters, from IPOs and takeovers to delistings.
- Broad experience in insurance operations.
- Worked for more than 15 years at PwC.
- Joined MUA in 2016 as Head of Mergers & Acquisitions.
- Became Group Chief Finance Officer in April 2021.
Citizen and Resident of Mauritius
Qualifications: BA in Accounting and Finance from the University of Leeds (UK); MBA from Warwick Business School (UK); Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA); Advanced Management Programme INSEAD (France).
Skills & Experience:
Started his career with PwC in 1993.
- Joined the Cim Group in 1997 as Head of Research and General Manager of Cim Stockbrockers; then became Head of Finance of Cim Insurance, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director of Cim Insurance and Cim Life, and finally Managing Director of Cim Property Fund, where he launched Ascencia Ltd.
- Joined MUA in 2012 and was appointed Managing Director of the Life subsidiary in Mauritius in 2015.
- Appointed to Country CEO - Mauritius in 2022
Executive Director and Country CEO - Tanzania
Citizen of Mauritius and Resident of Tanzania
Qualifications: Master in Management ESCP Europe (Paris, France).
Skills & experience:
· Started his career with the American bank JPMorgan in Paris in 2006.
· Joined Feber Associates (now part of MUA) in 2009 as the Manager. From 2014 until 2023 he oversaw the group strategy, with extensive involvement in the African subsidiaries, strategic marketing and digitalisation and also supervised all the group’s investment and asset management activities.
· In September 2023 he became CEO of MUA Tanzania.
Citizen and Resident of Mauritius
Qualifications: MBA, Chartered Insurer and an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute (London, UK).
Skills & experience:
- Started his career with Swan Life and was there from 1979 to 1993;
- Joined Cim Insurance in 1993 to develop the long-term individual assurance products and was appointed Technical Manager for Life and Pension in 2001;
- Joined La Prudence (Mauricienne) Assurances (now part of MUA) in 2006 as Technical Manager of the Life and Pension department and is currently in charge of the Operations of the life insurance subsidiary in Mauritius.
Citizen and Resident of Uganda
Qualifications: Banking degree; Postgraduate qualification in Management. (London UK)
Skills & experience:
- Founder of Rock Insurance Services in 2000, an insurance brokerage firm subsequently acquired by Marsh Uganda, of which he became Managing Director;
- Joined MUA in 2017 as Managing Director in Uganda;
- Served as a Board Member for Financial Literacy Foundation, the Private Sector Foundation of Uganda, Member of the Financial Literacy Advisory Group under the Bank of Uganda and GIZ, founding Vice Chairman of the Forum for South African Businesses in Uganda (FOSABU); and current Board Chairman of Experian Uganda (formerly Compuscan Credit Reference Bureau Uganda).
Citizen and Resident of Mauritius
Qualifications: Graduated in Computer Science and Engineering from University of Mauritius; MBA University of Mauritius. Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Business, MIT Sloan and Columbia Business School Executive Education.
Skills & Experience:
- He joined J. Kalachand & Co. Ltd in 1998 as Systems Manager and later Sales Manager.
- Joined MUA in 2005 as Head of Information Systems and appointed Senior Manager in 2008.
- Pioneered several key strategic IT projects including mergers in Mauritius and East Africa and led the implementation of several innovative technologies across the group.
Citizen and Resident of Mauritius
Qualifications: Graduated from London School of Economics and Political Science (UK), Fellow and Graduate Statistician of the Royal Statistical Society of London (UK), Certified Insurance Professional and Associate of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance.
Skills & experience:
- Served various positions in reinsurance broking, investment banking, and marketing both in Mauritius and London;
- Joined MUA in 2009 as Reinsurance Manager and was promoted Senior Manager in 2012;
- Appointed Practice Group Manager of the Globus Financial Lines Centre of Excellence in October 2016;
- Appointed Group Chief Underwriting Officer in 2016.
Citizen and Resident of Mauritius
Qualifications: Maitrise en Droit des Affaires (Université R.Schuman, Strasbourg, France); LL.M Corporate & Tax (The London School of Economics & Political Sciences, UK); Certified Trustee (College of Insurance, Kenya).
Skills & Experience:
- From 2000, worked in various legal advisory positions in the financial services industry.
- In 2004, joined Banque des Mascareignes as Legal Manager.
- From 2007 to 2010, was the Temple Group’s senior legal & compliance consultant and registered trainer.
- From 2008 to 2009: Director of Transparency Mauritius.
- Worked for the Nestlé Group from 2010 until end 2021, as Head of Legal for the Equatorial African Region & later Regional Senior Legal Manager for the East & Southern African Region, covering 26 jurisdictions overall.
- Joined MUA in 2022 as Head of Legal, Compliance & Risk.
- He sits as alternate director to Mehtab Aly on the board of Phoenix of Tanzania Assurance Company Limited.
Citizen and Resident of Rwanda
Qualifications: Business Economics Degree, MSc Finance & Management, Part Qualified CIMA and Candidate CFA.
Skills & Experience:
- After gaining experience in Europe as a Senior Analyst, he spearheaded transformation projects at Banque Populaire du Rwanda as Chief Operating Officer.
- He was CEO of RSwitch, Rwanda's national payments switch.
- Then became CEO of Atlas Mara’s Commercial Bank in Rwanda, following the merger between BPR and BRD.
- He has extensive boardroom experience in hospitality, energy, insurance, ICT, real estate, leisure industry and export agriculture. Combined with two decades of business executive experience in business start-up, banking, insurance, as well as turnaround, merges & acquisition and expansion experience in Europe and Africa.
- Joined MUA in 2021 as Managing Director of MUA Rwanda.
Qualifications: BSc (Hons.) in Management; Master of Business Administration in Human Resources.
Skills & Experience:
- Human Resources professional with over 13 years’ experience incorporating business strategy into HR Affairs within different sectors – Service, Manufacturing, Construction, Finance.
- Before joining MUA, Annie Nankou has completed 9 years within the HOLCIM Group and was occupying the double-hat role of Head of Human Resources at Lafarge Mauritius and Head of Regional Communications at LafargeHolcim within the Indian Ocean Cluster, combining 6 countries.
- Joined MUA in May 2021 as Group Head of Human Resources.
Citizen of South Africa and Australia, Resident of Mauritius
Qualifications: Bachelor of Commerce & Bachelor of Economics, specialising in Economics, Finance, International Business & Banking
Skills & Experience:
- Experience in investment banking, real estate investment management and development, corporate activities and investor relations
- Previously worked for JP Morgan (Investment banking, Mergers & Acquisitions), LondonMetric Property (FTSE250 listed REIT) and Grit Real Estate Income Group amongst others
- Joined MUA in 2019 as Investment Manager
- Experience working across difference markets including Australia, United Kingdom
