Board Director
Board of Directors
Born in 1977, Damien is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). He started his career with Ernst & Young in London in 1999 and moved to BDO De Chazal du Mée in Mauritius in 2003. He took on the position of Manager of Corporate Finance with PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2006.
Born in 1970, Aruna is a practising Attorney-at-Law. She holds a BA (Honours) degree in Jurisprudence from Balliol College, Oxford University. She is admitted to practise as a Solicitor of England and Wales. She served her articleship for two years with Sinclair, Roche and Temperley, a Solicitors’ firm based in the City of London.
Born in 1977, Ashley Coomar holds a first degree in Mathematics and Physics from the Faculté des Sciences de Luminy, Marseilles and an M.Eng in Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Engineering with specialisation in Real Time Computing and Systems from the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, Toulouse.
(Born in 1950)
APPOINTMENT
5 October 1994
Member of Corporate Governance Committee since 18 January 2012
QUALIFICATIONS
Doctor of Medicine (MD).
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS).
PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY
Appointed Fellow of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland.
Practising as a Consultant General Surgeon in Mauritius since 1988.
SKILLS
Broadly-based NED experience across diverse sectors
Over 20 years with the Group with a detailed knowledge of its operations
Extensive knowledge of corporate governance
CURRENT EXTERNAL COMMITMENTS
Medical Adviser to Swan Health Insurance
Member of the Board of Directors of the Medical and Surgical Centre and chairs its CG and Ethics Committees
CURRENT EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS IN LISTED COMPANIES
None
(Born in 1959)
APPOINTMENT
2 February 1994
CGC – Member
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences (University of Natal, South Africa)
Master’s degree in Business Administration (University of Surrey, UK)
PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY
Worked with De Chazal du Mée & Co., Chartered Accountants in Mauritius and with Indian Ocean Export Co. Ltd in South Africa.
Joined the ENL Group in 1986.
Appointed Executive Director of ENL Ltd in 1987.
SKILLS
Well versed in corporate governance matters.
Strong marketing, portfolio development and commercial skills.
Valuable experience across several sectors.
CURRENT EXTERNAL COMMITMENTS
Chief Executive Officer of ENL Commercial Ltd
Member of the National Committee on Corporate Governance
CURRENT EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS IN LISTED COMPANIES
Automatic Systems Ltd (Chairman)
ENL Limited
Les Moulins de la Concorde Ltée
Livestock Feed Limited
Swan Life Ltd
Swan General Ltd
(Born in 1964)
APPOINTMENT
15 July 1999
QUALIFICATIONS
BSc (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
BSc (Hons) (Louisiana State University, USA)
MBA (INSEAD Fontainebleau, France)
PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY
Joined Food and Allied Group in 1990.
Was appointed Group Operations Director in 2000.
Joined the ENL Group in February 2007.
Was Chief Executive of ENL Property Ltd.
SKILLS
Detailed knowledge of the Group.
Past President of various private sector institutions (including MCCI, JEC, etc.).
Experienced non-executive director in several sectors.
Significant M&A experience locally and regionally.
CURRENT EXTERNAL COMMITMENTS
CEO of New Mauritius Hotels Ltd
CURRENT EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS IN LISTED COMPANIES
ENL Limited
New Mauritius Hotels Ltd
Livestock Feed Limited
Velogic Holding Company Limited
(Born in 1958)
APPOINTMENT
22 December 1987
QUALIFICATIONS
Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY
Worked for Coopers & Lybrand in London.
Worked with De Chazal du Mée in Mauritius.
Past Chairman of the Board of Rogers and Company Limited. Past President of the Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture.
Past President of the Mauritius Sugar Producers’ Association. President of the Mauritius Sugar Syndicate.
SKILLS
CEO experience across diversified sectors.
Significant experience in alliances, ventures and partnerships.
Strong financial skills and strategic understanding.
CURRENT EXTERNAL COMMITMENTS
CEO of the ENL Group
Chairman of New Mauritius Hotels Ltd
Chairman of Bel Ombre Sugar Estate Ltd
CURRENT EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS IN LISTED COMPANIES
Ascencia Limited
ENL Limited
New Mauritius Hotels Ltd
Tropical Paradise Co. Ltd
(Born in 1965)
APPOINTMENT
6 February 2004
CGC – Member
QUALIFICATIONS
BSc in Agricultural Economics (University of Natal, South Africa)
MBA (London Business School)
PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY
Worked for CSC Index in London as Management Consultant from 1994 to 1997.
Joined Rogers in 1997.
Was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Rogers Group in 2007.
SKILLS
Proven experience of mergers and acquisitions, business turnaround and transformation.
Extensive expertise with strategy development and execution.
Inspiring leadership with senior management in the Group’s four served markets, FinTech, Hospitality, Logistics and Property.
CURRENT EXTERNAL COMMITMENTS
Chairman of Ascencia Limited
Chairman of Velogic Holding Company Limited
CURRENT EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS IN LISTED COMPANIES
Ascencia Limited
Swan Life Ltd and Swan General Ltd
Velogic Holding Company Limited
(Born in 1966)
APPOINTMENT
12 February 2018
Member of Risk Management and Audit Committee since 10 May 2018
QUALIFICATIONS
Master’s Degree in Computer Science and Management, University of Paris Dauphine, France
Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales ICAEW
Various professional qualifications in Investment Management industry, including IMC, UK
PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY
January 1990 – August 1994: Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC), London, UK
January 1995 – September 1998: General Brokerage Ltd, part of Rogers and Fleming Martin Securities, Mauritius
October 1998 – May 2003: Blakeney Management, London, UK
June 2003 – June 2013: Chief Investment Officer - Ciel Capital International Ltd, Mauritius
In July 2013, he was appointed Managing Partner at Kibo Capital Partners Ltd, Mauritius
- 02 May 2018
- BA (Hons) Economics
- Msc Tourism Planning
- Program Director of Eclosia Group
- Chairman of the University of Technology, Mauritius
- Chairman of the Financial Services Institute
- Member of the Research and Innovation Committee and the Research and Development Working Group of the Mauritius Research Council
- Previously CEO of Business Mauritius
- Established experience in Macro Economic Development and Strategic Planning
- Experience in Government/ Private Sector dialogue
- Extensive engagement in Business Facilitation Process
- Leadership role in National Energy Efficiency Programme
- 10 May 2017
- Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales
- Started his career with Ernst & Young in London in 1999
- In 2003, he moved to BDO De Chazal Du Mée (Mauritius)
- In 2006, he was appointed Manager of Corporate Finance of PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Joined Rogers Group where he was appointed Managing Director of Foresite
- Property Fund Management Ltd in 2009
- In 2014, he was appointed Chief Projects & Development Executive of Rogers
- Detailed knowledge of the Company’s activities and business having previously occupied the position of Fund Manager
- Strategic and commercial understanding
- Team management skills
- Treasurer of l’Ecole du Centre
- Director of the Blue Penny Museum (part of the MCB Group)
- Director of Ascencia Limited
- Treasurer of l’Ecole du Centre
- -Director of the Blue Penny Museum (part of the MCB Group)
(Born in 1956)
APPOINTMENT
10 September 2015
Member of Risk Management and Audit Committee since 10 December 2015
Acting Chairman of Risk Management and Audit Committee
QUALIFICATIONS
Masters in Economics (University of Paris-Assas).
Diplôme d’Etudes Comptables Supérieures (DECS, France).
PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY
Started his career with PriceWaterhouse in Paris and thereafter worked in the Vanuatu and Lyon branches.
Joined Pfizer Medical Technology Group as Finance Director in 1985. Worked as General Manager of Alliance Spinners Ltd in Mauritius over the four years to 1991.
Was Managing Director of Howmedica France, a company of the Pfizer Medical Technology Group.
From 1998 to 2015, he was President of Stryker Trauma & Extremities,
a division of Stryker Corporation developing, manufacturing and marketing globally technologies for surgical treatment of bone fractures and deformity corrections.
SKILLS
Many years of operating within international businesses with cultural diversity.
Knowledge and experience of acquisition and disposal of businesses in international markets.
Many years of leadership in the medtech industry, creating successful R&D innovation, world-class manufacturing facilities and sales execution excellence.
CURRENT EXTERNAL COMMITMENTS
Executive Adviser at Stryker Corporation
CURRENT EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS IN LISTED COMPANIES
None
(Born in 1963)
APPOINTMENT
Director: 25 March 2002
Chairman: 9 November 2012
QUALIFICATIONS
Notary Public in Mauritius
PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY
Participated in the National Committee on Corporate Governance as a member of the Board of Directors’Sub-Committee.
SKILLS
Well versed in corporate governance matters.
Broadly-based NED experience across the private and public sectors.
Significant experience in alliances, ventures and partnerships.
CURRENT EXTERNAL COMMITMENTS
Chairman of Promotion and Development Ltd
Chairman of Fincorp Investment Ltd
Chairman of Caudan Development Ltd
CURRENT EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS IN LISTED COMPANIES
Caudan Development Ltd
Fincorp Investment Ltd
Les Moulins de la Concorde Ltée
New Mauritius Hotels Ltd
Promotion and Development Ltd
MCB Group Ltd
(Born in 1970)
APPOINTMENT
18 October 2012
QUALIFICATIONS
BA (Hons) in Jurisprudence (Balliol College, Oxford University)
Solicitor of England and Wales (NP)
Attorney-at-law (Mauritius)
PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY
Two-year articleship with Sinclair, Roche and Temperley, a Solicitors’ Firm in the city of London
Joined Rogers as Project Analyst in 2001
In July 2001, she was appointed Group Company Secretary
She was appointed Chief Legal Executive in 2007
SKILLS
Transactional lawyer with over 15 years’ experience in the Group and well versed in mergers and acquisitions.
Extensive experience of board practices, corporate governance, FSC and stock market requirements
Growing people and inspiring teams successfully
CURRENT EXTERNAL COMMITMENTS
Chairman of the Central Depository & Settlement Co. Ltd
Chairman of the National Committee on Corporate Governance
Fellow Member of the Mauritius Institute of Directors
CURRENT EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS IN LISTED COMPANIES
Mauritius Development Trust Company Ltd
- 20 July 2017
- First Degree – Mathematics and Physics (Faculté des Sciences de Luminy, Marseilles)
- Masters In Engineering – Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Engineering with specialisation in Real Time Engineering and Systems (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, Toulouse)
- Executive education programmes at London Business School and INSEAD
- Worked as a Senior Engineer and Technical Lead for Capgemini Telecom, Media and Entertainment, Central and Southern Europe, Paris from 2000 to 2004.
- Was appointed as Manager (Management and Business Consulting) at DCDM Consulting, a company managed by Accenture in 2005
- Joined Rogers in 2007 was appointed Chief Information and Planning Executive of the Cim Group (the then Financial Services investment of Rogers) in 2008 and concurrently Managing Director of Enterprise Information Solutions Ltd in 2009
- Held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Rogers Technology sector since 2012, and was concurrently Managing Director of AXA Customer Services Ltd until 2016
- Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Rogers Capital in 2017
- Strategy development and execution
- Strategic information planning and execution
- Large scale systems engineering and integration
- Business leadership skills - was selected by the Institut Choiseul for international Politics and Geoeconomics as one of the 200 young African Economic Leaders of tomorrow during 3 consecutive years (2014-16)
- Business process re-engineering and transformation
- Member of Young Presidents’ Organisation (YPO) - 2017
- Appointed as Honorary Consul of the Republic of Lithuania in Mauritius
- None