Thierry Lagesse

Citizen and Resident of Mauritius
Appointed: 24/09/1983

Skills and experience

Thierry Lagesse is a visionary entrepreneur, who, amongst other ventures, launched a Direct-To-Home satellite television company in the Indian Ocean Islands. He was also involved in building up the textile industry in Mauritius in the 1980s. He serves as a director on the Boards of several listed companies on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius.

Qualifications

External Appointments

Core competencies

Entrepreneurship, Business Development and Finance, Strategic Development, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Textile, and Media.

Thierry Lagesse

Thierry Lagesse

Non-Executive Director
Citizen and Resident of Mauritius Appointed: 18/12/2019 Skills and experience Isabelle de Melo has held executive and leadership positions as CFO, Head of HR and COO in various fast-growing companies and institutions in Europe, from high technology to aviation and financial services, including Arthur Andersen, Gemplus, PrivatAir, SETE. She has been an angel investor since 2009 and co-founded Mo Angels in Mauritius to support innovation and entrepreneurship in Mauritius and Africa.  She is a fellow of the Mauritius Institute of Directors (MIOD). Qualifications HEC Paris – Master’s in Management Grande Ecole – Paris, France MIOD – Open University of Mauritius – Chartered Director External Appointments Five35 Ventures ABAN – African Business Angel Network Core competencies Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Treasury, Human Resources, and Information Technology
Skills and experience
Isabelle de Melo has held executive and leadership positions as CFO, Head of HR and COO in various fast-growing companies and institutions in Europe, from high technology to aviation and financial services, including Arthur Andersen, Gemplus, PrivatAir, SETE. She has been an angel investor since 2009 and co-founded Mo Angels in Mauritius to support innovation and entrepreneurship in Mauritius and Africa. She is a fellow of the Mauritius Institute of Directors (MIOD).
Qualifications
● HEC Paris – Master’s in Management Grande Ecole – Paris, France ● MIOD – Open University of Mauritius – Chartered Director
External appointments
● Five35 Ventures ● ABAN – African Business Angel Network
Core competencies
Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Treasury, Human Resources, and Information Technology