Skills & Experience

Jean-Pierre Lagesse is a specialist in property investment, development, asset enhancement and portfolio management in London as partner of 10 Ant Group since 2007 and is responsible for the purchase and redevelopment of real estate, He has more than 20 years of experience in the sector, in Europe and Africa.

Qualifications

• MBA from Cramfield School of Management – UK

External appointments

• None.

Core competences:

• Property development, Real Estate

Skills & Experience

Martine de Fleuriot heads the Commercial, Corporate and Banking department of ENSafrica (Mauritius), one of the largest law firm in Mauritius. She is an experienced Barrister and recognised as a leading lawyer by international directories such as Global Guide of Chambers and Partners, ILFR 1000 and Legal 500.

Qualifications

• Diplômes d’Etudes Approfondies – Mention Droit Privé - Université de Droit, d’Economie et des Sciences Sociales – Aix Marseille III
• Barrister’s Examination – Council of Legal Education Mauritius

External Appointments

• None.

Core competences:

• Law, M&A, Corporate Restructuring, Banking, Security law

Skills & Experience

• Benoit Lagesse started his career with Touche Ross, then Canadian Pacific in London before moving to Zimbabwe to manage a farming business.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science (Computers) – Manchester University – England
• Chartered Accountant – England & Wales

External appointments

• Chairman of GML Ineo Ltée and Mon Loisir Ltée
• Member of the Board of Directors of Alteo Enery Ltd & Compagnie Sucrière de Saint Antoine

Core competences:

Finance, Accounting and Agriculture

Skills & Experience

Jean Ribet is the CEO of the Constance Group since 2004 with overall responsibility for the agro-industrial, tourism and investment activities of the Constance Group.

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant – University of Cape Town

External appointments

• Is a member of the Board of Directors of Belle Mare Holdings Limited a listed Mauritian company

Core competences:

• Finance, Strategic Development

Skills & Experience

• Maxime Rey has extensive experience in the Insurance sector. He worked for the Mauritian insurance leading company Swan as CFO for more than 20 years until his retirement in 2016.  Before that, he also worked in Johannesburg for Kuehne and Nagel (Pty) Ltd, the South African arm of a leading global provider of innovative and fully integrated supply chain solutions, as Group Financial Director for 13 years.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant

 External appointments

• Member of the Board of Directors of Belle Mare Holding Limited
• Member of the Board of Directors of Lux Island Resorts Limited
• Member of the Board of Directors of MFD Group Limited
• Member of the Board of Directors of Constance La Gaieté Co. Limited
• Member of the Board of Directors of Tropical Paradise Co. Limited
• Member of the Board of Directors of Pharmacie Nouvelle Limited

Core competences:

• Finance, Accounting, Risk Management, Insurance

Skills & Experience

• Thierry Lagesse is the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Palmar Group of Companies, one of the pioneer companies in the development of the textile industry in Mauritius. A visionary entrepreneur, he launched Direct To Home (DTC) satellite television company in the Indian Ocean Islands.

Qualifications

• Maitrise des Sciences de gestion – Université de Paris Dauphine

External appointments

• Is a member of the Board of Directors of several major listed Alteo Limited, Lux Island resorts, Phoenix Beverages Limited, Phoenix Investment Company Limited, The United Basalts Products Ltd and non-listed Mauritian companies

Core competences:

• Entrepreneurship, Business Development and Finance, Strategic Development, Textile, Media

Skills & Experience

Arnaud Lagesse is the Group CEO of IBL Ltd, the largest business group in the island of Mauritius. He is one of the prominent leaders of the Mauritian Private Sector and has been known to drive the Group he leads with innovative and challenging undertakings. Two years ago, he initiated the merger of GML Investment Ltd and Ireland Blyth Ltd, creating a successful Group and substantial shareholders value for all stakeholders since introduction on the local Stock Market.

Qualifications & Professional Development

• Breakthrough Executive Program, Egon Zehnder-Mobius, Portugal
• Advanced Management Program (AMP180), Harvard Business School, United States
• Executive Education Program at INSEAD, France
• Master’s in Management, Université d’Aix-Marseille, France and graduated from the Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Paris.

External appointments

• Chairman of Fondation Joseph Lagesse, Alteo Limited, Lux Island Resorts Ltd, Phoenix Beverages Limited, and Phoenix Investment Company Limited
• Member of the Board of Directors of several major listed companies including BlueLife Limited, The United Basalts Products Ltd and non-listed Mauritian companies

Core competences:

• Business and Finance, Deal Structuring, Strategic Business Development

Skills & Experience

• Gilles Michel has held executive positions in major international companies or institutions like Saint Gobain Group, PSA Peugeot Citroën and Fonds Stratégique d’Investissement ;  he was, until 2018, President and CEO of Imerys.

Qualifications

• Ecole Polytechnique, Ecole Nationale de la statistique et de l’Administration Economique  (ENSAE)

• Institut d’Etudes Politiques (IEP) Paris

External appointments (listed companies)

• Chairman of the Board of Directors Imerys (Paris)
• Member of the Board of Directors of Valeo (Paris)
• Member of the Board of Directors of Solvay (Bruxelles)

Core competences:

• Automobile Industry, Mathematics, Strategic Development, Management

Skills & Experience

Pierre Guenant is an accomplished entrepreneur, he founded and developed the PGA Group whose turnover is € 5,2 Bn, employing about 11,000 people in France, Belgium, Holland and Poland. He is currently President of PGA Holding. He is also involved in the hotel industry and the wine industry as well as in investment funds. And serves as a director on the Board of several listed companies outside Mauritius.

Qualifications:

Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris

External appointments:

• None

 Core competences:

• Entrepreneurship, Strategic Development, International Business and Management

Skills & Experience

• Jason Harel is the co-founder and partner of BLC Robert & Associates which is ranked as a top tier business law firm by all leading legal directories. He leads their corporate and M&A practice which includes non-contentious restructuring and taxation.  Jason’s practice mainly involves mainly the real estate (including construction & hospitality) and financial services sectors (including the banking and global business sector).  

Qualifications:

• Chartered Accountant-(England & Wales)
• Barrister-at-Law-(England & Wales and Mauritius)

External Appointments

• None

Core competences:

• Corporate and business law, taxation, mergers and acquisitions, hospitality sector including real estate, financial services sector including banking and global business.

Skills & Experience

• Hugues Lagesse is the Head of Project and Strategic Property Development of Blue Life Limited, a Real Estate Company developing property in Mauritius. He has acquired considerable experience and competence in high market residential and mixed-use real estate.

Qualifications:

• Diploma in administration and Finance – Ecole Superieure de Gestion – Paris
• Management Program INSEAD - France
• Real Estate Program – Harvard Business School – United States
• General Management Program for Mauritius and South East Africa from ESSEC

External appointments

• Member of the Board of Directors Phoenix Beverages Limited
• Member of the Board of Directors of Phoenix Investment Company Limited

Core competences:

• Real Estate, Property development and management

Skills & Experience

Jan Boullé worked for Constance Group from 1984 to 2016 and occupied various executive positions and directorships.

Alteo Ltd, Phoenix Beverages Ltd, Blue Life Ltd, Lux Island Resorts Ltd and The Bee Equity Partners Ltd. He has a particular expertise in hospitality and real estate development.

Qualifications:

• “Ingenieur Statisticien Economiste” France
• Sciences éonomiques – Université de Laval- Canada

External appointments

• Is a member of the Board of Directors of several major listed Alteo Limited, BlueLife Limited, Lux Island resorts, Phoenix Beverages Limited, Phoenix Investment Company Limited, The Bee Equity Partners Limited and non-listed Mauritian companies

Core competences

• Strategic Development, Hospitality and Real Estate Development

Skills & Experience:

Born in 1963, Jean-Claude started his career in 1980 by spending 7 years as external auditor and then moved to a sugar group to perform various functions within accounting and finance before joining GML in 1997 as Finance Manager. He is currently the Group Head of Financial Services and Business Development of the Company and has also been appointed as Executive Director of that company in August 2018.

Qualifications & Professional Development

• Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Core competences and contribution

Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategic Development.

External appointments on Public Interest Entities

• AfrAsia Bank Limited
• AfrAsia Capital Management Ltd
• Alteo Limited
• Anahita Estates Limited
• Anahita Residences & Villas Limited
• Anglo African Investments Ltd
• Camp Investment Company Limited
• DTOS Ltd
• Knights & Johns Management Ltd
• Lux Island Resorts Ltd
• Mauritian Eagle Insurance Co Ltd
• Phoenix Beverages Limited
• Phoenix Investment Company Limited
• The Bee Equity Partners Ltd

Skills and experience

Stéphane Lagesse is the CEO of the Palmar Group, a garment manufacturing company in Mauritius.

Qualifications

• Degree in Gestion des Entreprises - Paris Dauphine

External appointments

• The United Basalt Products Ltd

Core competencies

• Finance, Textile, Manufacturing, Trading.

Skills and experience

Isabelle de Melo has held executive and leadership positions in various companies and institutions, including Arthur Andersen Audit, Gemplus, Privatair, SETE, Genève Sport and Association Nicolas Bogueret. She was also an independent consultant from 1998 to 2003, and has been a Business Angel (Investor and Coach) since 2009.

Qualifications

• HEC Paris – Paris, France

External appointments

None

Core competencies

Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions,

Treasury, Tax, Human Resources,

Information Technology.