Our team

QUALIFICATIONS/ CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• LL.B. in English and French Law from King’s College London and Université de Paris I (Panthéon- Sorbonne), (First Class Honours)
• ‘Maîtrise en Droit Privé (Droit des Affaires)’ from Université de Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne)
• Bar Vocational Course, Inns of Courts School of Law, London
• Called to the Bar of England and Wales
• Called to the Mauritian Bar
• Practising Barrister-at-Law

APPOINTMENT

• 08 December 2022
• Member of Corporate Governance Committee since 13 June 2023

QUALIFICATIONS/ CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences (University of Natal, South Africa)
• Master of Business Administration (University of Surrey, UK)
• Extensive experience in commercial and hospitality sectors, being a Board member of various companies evolving in those sectors

APPOINTMENT

• 02 February 1994
• Member of Risk Management and Audit Committee since 26 April 2017
   

QUALIFICATIONS/ CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• BSc (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
• BSc (Hons) (Louisiana State University, USA)
• Master of Business Administration (INSEAD Fontainebleau, France)
• Directorship Programme: Leader to Leaders
• Collegiate Leadership Tutorial

APPOINTMENT

• 15 July 1999
• Member of Corporate Governance Committee since 13 June 2023

QUALIFICATIONS/ CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
• Leadership Course – INSEAD Business School

APPOINTMENT

• 22 December 1987

QUALIFICATIONS/ CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• BSc in Agricultural Economics (University of Natal, South Africa)
• Master of Business Administration (London Business School)

APPOINTMENT

• 06 February 2004
• Member of Corporate Governance Committee since 18 January 2012
• President of the Sustainability and Inclusive Growth Commission of Business Mauritius
• Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Denmark

QUALIFICATIONS/ CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Master’s degree in Computer Science and Management from Paris IX University
• Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
• Various professional qualifications in Investment Management Industry, including IMK, UK. 

APPOINTMENT

• 12 February 2018
• Member of the Risk and Management and Audit Committee since 10 May 2018 
   

QUALIFICATIONS/ CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• BA (Hons) in Economics
• MSc in Tourism Planning

APPOINTMENT

• 02 May 2018
• Chairman of Sustainability and Inclusiveness Committee since 13 February 2019

QUALIFICATIONS/ CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
• Executive Programmes (London Business School)
• INSEAD Business School, Singapore
• Rogers Summit 2018
• IFRS 9 – Financial Instruments & IFRS 16 – Leases Workshop
• Crafting a Compelling Strategy for a Sustainable Future
• Strengthening Marketing Capabilities 2019
• Workers’ Right Act 2019 workshop

APPOINTMENT

• 10 May 2017
   

QUALIFICATIONS/ CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Master’s in economics (University of Paris-Assas)
• Diplôme d’Études Comptables Supérieures (DECS, France)
• Executive Leadership Programme (Harvard Business School)
• Consulting in MedTech and Textile industry

APPOINTMENT

• 10 September 2015
• Member of Risk Management and Audit Committee since 10 December 2015
• Chairman of Risk Management and Audit Committee since 10 May 2018
   

QUALIFICATIONS/ CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Notary in Mauritius

APPOINTMENT

• Chairman since 09 November 2012
• Chairman of Corporate Governance Committee since 19 January 2012

QUALIFICATIONS/ CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• First Degree – Mathematics and Physics (Faculté des Sciences de Luminy, Marseilles)
• Master’s In Engineering – Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Engineering with specialisation in Real Time Engineering and Systems (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, Toulouse)
• Executive education programme at London Business School, INSEAD Singapore and IMD Lausanne. 

APPOINTMENT     

• 20 July 2017
• YPO Executive Committee Member (Mauritius Chapter) 
• Honorary Consul of the Republic of Lithuania in Mauritius 

QUALIFICATIONS/ CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• FCCA (Fellow Chartered and Certified Accountant)
• Certificate: ESG Specialisation (Wharton, University of Pennsylvania)
• Various Leadership Development Programmes.
   

APPOINTMENT

• 30 November 2023
   

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master of Science in Energy and Environment from EPF Engineers School, France (2010)
• Preparatory Classes for Grandes Ecoles (CPGE-PTSI) from the Lycée Lislet Geoffroy, Reunion Island (2007)
• Scientific Baccalaureate with Honors (Engineering Sciences option) (CPGE-PTSI) from the Lycée Lislet Geoffroy, Reunion Island (2005)

EXPERIENCE

• Mickaël joined the Rogers Group in May 2023 as Chief Sustainability and Inclusive Development Executive. 
• Prior to joining Rogers, he was appointed as Officer in Charge of Low Carbon & Resilience Strategies/Circular Economy at Cap Business Océan Indien in May 2022.
• From 2015 to 2022, he assumed the roles of Head of Sustainability & Inclusive Growth and Head of SUNREF Technical Assistance at Business Mauritius. 
• Mickaël was instrumental in developing the Sustainability and Inclusiveness thrust of Business Mauritius since its inception in 2017. Under his leadership, the “SigneNatir manifesto” for the members of Business Mauritius was developed.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Executive Programmes at London Business School and INSEAD Business School
• Master of Business Administration 
• Bachelor (Honours) in Management 

EXPERIENCE

• Manish joined Rogers in the Logistics sector in January 2006 as Division Manager - Human Resources and was subsequently appointed Chief Human Resources Executive of Rogers in September 2008
• He holds a Certified Master’s in NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) and Neuro-Semantics. He is a certified Agility Coach, Gallup-certified Strengths Coach, Co-active Coach from the Coach Training Institute (CTI) and an Executive Coach from the International Association of Coaching Institutes (ICI). He is also a certified Lego Serious Play Facilitator. 
• He regularly facilitates and delivers executive leadership and team workshops and practices as an adjunct professor in Human Resources Management, Strategy and Organisation Development at the postgraduate level
• He is an author on Amazon, having published two books (Shots of Insights and Disruptor), and he regularly writes a leadership blog on LinkedIn
   

QUALIFICATIONS

• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA)

EXPERIENCE

• Eric was appointed Head of Internal Audit & Risk Management of Rogers Group in April 2017
• He has over 20 years of experience in the audit field in various sectors such as Property Investments, Hospitality, Sugar, Retail, Logistics and Financial
• He started his career as an external auditor with De Chazal du Mée in 1997
• He has also worked in Rwanda as acting CFO in a commercial bank and in Bermuda and Guernsey in the hedge fund industry
• Before joining Rogers, Eric was a Senior Manager at BDO in the audit division
   

QUALIFICATIONS/ CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• BSc in Agricultural Economics (University of Natal, South Africa)
• Master of Business Administration (London Business School)

APPOINTMENTS

• Board Director since 06 February 2004
• Appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Rogers Group in 2007
• Member of Corporate Governance Committee since 18 January 2012
• President of the Sustainability and Inclusive Growth Commission of Business Mauritius
• Honorary Consul of Denmark

EXPERIENCE

• Philippe joined Rogers in 1997.
• Prior to joining Rogers, he worked for SC Index in London as Management Consultant from 1994 to 1997.
• Philippe has proven experience of mergers and acquisitions, business turnaround and transformation with extensive expertise with strategy development and execution. 

QUALIFICATIONS

• BCom (Hons), Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting 
• Qualified Chartered Accountant from the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
• Executive Programme (London Business School)
• INSEAD Business School, Singapore
• Marketing Training Programme (ESSEC, Paris)
• He attended a workshop on strengthening marketing capability

EXPERIENCE

• Alexandre joined Rogers Aviation in 2001 as General Manager - Finance & Administration
• Prior to joining Rogers, he worked in South Africa for a period of 7 years with Arthur Andersen
• He was appointed Managing Director of Rogers Aviation in October 2006 and Chief Executive Officer in October 2010.
   

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in journalism from the Institut International de Communication de Paris (IICP)

EXPERIENCE

• Céline has over 15 years of experience in the communications field, and was appointed Chief Communication Executive for the Rogers Group in October 2021
• She spent ten years in Paris, where she started her career as an editor’s assistant at Editions Larivière, before joining the marketing department of the Hotel de Crillon palace in Paris
• Upon her return to Mauritius in 2010, she joined Facto We, an advertising agency, as a Project Manager
• In 2011, she joined the ENL Group as Communication Officer and then Communication Manager for the luxury real estate developments of Villas Valriche and La Balise Marina
• She then worked from 2017 to 2021 for the Medine Group where she held the role of Head of Group Communications and CSR.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Barrister-at-Law admitted to the Bar of Mauritius (2008)
• INSEAD Executive Education, Innovation in the Age of Disruption (2021)
• Master of Business Administration with specialisation in Financial Services (2014)
• LLM with specialisation in Computer and Communications Law (2005)
• LLB with First Class Honours (2004) 

EXPERIENCE

• Arvin joined the Rogers Group recently after holding a Partner position in a leading business law firm with international affiliation.
• He has previously been an in-house counsel in a local aircraft leasing and aviation hospitality group and managing director of a management company.
• Arvin has extensive knowledge and experience in corporate and commercial law, banking and finance, financial services compliance, technology media and telecommunications law. 
• He is a registered trainer with the Mauritius Qualifications Authority and regularly delivers training in corporate law, FinTech, AML/CFT compliance, and technology law. He also lectures for Continuous Professional Development courses at the Institute of Judicial and Legal Studies.
   

QUALIFICATIONS

• Chartered Financial Analyst (Member since 2017 of CFA Institute)
• Chartered Accountant Australia and New Zealand (Member since 2016 of CAANZ)
• Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting & Finance - University of Western Australia

EXPERIENCE

• Simon was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Ascencia in January 2024. 
• His experience at leadership level, and his prior involvement with Ascencia, particularly in his role as Asset Manager from April 2020 to December 2021, position him as a strategic choice for leading the company. 
• He is a member of both the Chartered Accountant Australia & New Zealand and the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute. 
• Prior to joining Ascencia in January 2024, he was the Chief Executive Officer of World Knits from January 2022 to December 2023. 
• From May 2018 to March 2020, he was the Managing Director of Resiglas. 
• From August 2017 to May 2018, he was appointed as Group Finance Manager for TNS Tobacco and its subsidiaries.  
   

QUALIFICATIONS/CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
• Executive Programmes (London Business School)
• INSEAD Business School, Singapore
• Rogers Summit 2018
• IFRS 9 – Financial Instruments & IFRS 16 – Leases Workshop
• Crafting a Compelling Strategy for a Sustainable Future
• Strengthening Marketing Capabilities 2019
• Workers’ Right Act 2019 workshop

APPOINTMENTS

• Board Director since 10 May 2017
• Appointed Chief Finance Executive of the Rogers Group in May 2017 
• Member of the Sustainability and Inclusiveness Committee since 13 February 2019
• Appointed Chief Projects & Development Executive of the Rogers Group in October 2014
• Appointed Managing Director of Foresite Property Fund Management Ltd in 2009 

EXPERIENCE

• Damien joined Rogers in 2009.
• He started his career with Ernst & Young in London in 1999. 
• In 2003, he moved to BDO De Chazal Du Mée (Mauritius) and in 2006, he was appointed Manager of Corporate Finance of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Commerce – University of Cape Town
• Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting – University of Cape Town
• Member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
• Member of the Mauritius Institute of Professional Accountants

EXPERIENCE

• Thierry joined VLH in 2012 as Chief Finance Officer and was promoted to Chief Executive Officer in September 2019
• He started his career in audit in a medium firm of Chartered Accountants based in Cape Town in 1998. After three years, he went on to work as a Forensic Accountant for the Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs – London
• In 2002, he joined the Corporate Finance division of BDO, Mauritius
• In 2007, he was promoted to Partner – Corporate Finance
• In 2007/08, he also lectured on Accounting and Finance at the Charles Telfair Institute on a part-time basis

QUALIFICATIONS

• MSc in Engineering from the Odessa Technological Institute of Food Industry
• Master of Business Administration from the University of Mauritius
• Executive Programmes at the London Business School and INSEAD Business School, Singapore

EXPERIENCE

• Nayendranath joined Rogers in 1993 and has since been involved in several business activities in the 
• Group, which allowed him to develop a wide-ranging managerial capability
• He has worked as Project Manager, Deputy General Manager of RIDS Madagascar, General Manager of EIS Ltd, the IT subsidiary of the Rogers Group, and Corporate Manager - Strategic Planning
• In July 2011, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Velogic

QUALIFICATIONS/ CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• First Degree – Mathematics and Physics (Faculté des Sciences de Luminy, Marseilles)
• Master’s In Engineering – Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Engineering with specialisation in Real Time Engineering and Systems (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, Toulouse)
• Executive education programme at London Business School, INSEAD Singapore and IMD Lausanne. 

APPOINTMENTS    

• Board Director since 20 July 2017
• Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Rogers Capital in 2017 
• Appointed Managing Director of AXA Customer Services in 2013 
• Appointed Managing Director of Enterprise Information Solutions in 2009
• Appointed Chief Information and Planning Executive of Cim Group in 2008
• Honorary Consul of Lithuania 
• YPO Executive Committee Member (Mauritius Chapter) 

EXPERIENCE

• Kabir joined Rogers in 2007.
• Prior to joining Rogers, he worked for Capgemini Telecom, Media, and Entertainment – Central and Southern Europe as Senior Engineer and Project Leader from 2000 to 2005 and for DCDM Consulting (managed by Accenture) in Mauritius as a Management Consultant from 2005 to 2007.
• Kabir has proven experience in mergers and acquisitions, business, and technology transformation, with extensive experience in strategy development, execution, and business leadership.  

QUALIFICATIONS

• Maîtrise d’Économie Appliquée from Paris Dauphine University
• He is also a licensed stockbroker with the Stock Exchange of Mauritius

EXPERIENCE

• Thierry joined the Rogers Group as a Consultant for the Agribusiness sector in 2020 and was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Agria Ltd in September 2021
• He has over 16 years of experience in the property development sector
• Thierry started his career as Corporate Banking Executive at Credit Lyonnais France
• After that, he joined the MCB Group, as Manager at MCB Stockbrokers Ltd and as Corporate Banking Executive
• He joined the Medine Group in 2004 as Project Consultant and became Managing Director for its property cluster in 2007
• He was promoted to Deputy CEO of Medine Ltd in 2011 and CEO in 2017