Directors
GEORGES LEUNG SHING
Independent Non-Executive Chairperson
Appointed to the Board in 1995
Georges holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and is a Chartered Tax Adviser and a Fellow Chartered Accountant. He was the Senior Economist of the Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture, Executive Chairman of Lonrho and Illovo Mauritius and Managing Director of Omnicane Ltd. He is a former Chairman of the MCA and the Mauritius Institute of Directors (MIoD) and its Audit Committee Forum (ACF) and has served as Chairman/Director of companies in the Banking, Commercial, Construction, Energy, Hotel, Industrial and Insurance sectors and of the Mauritius Sugar Syndicate, Stock Exchange of Mauritius and Sugar Insurance Fund Board. He is presently the Chairman of the Review Committee of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), a Director of Pharmacie Nouvelle Ltd and a member of the MIoD ACF and Directors' Forum.
CHEONG SHAOW WOO (MARC) AH CHING
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Board in 2018
Marc is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management and Accountants (CIMA) and a member of the Chatered Institute of Bankers UK (ACIB). He has a strong grasp on corporate finance, deal structuring and financing, with thorough knowledge in risk assessment and management, international banking and trade finance. Marc has been with Rogers Group since 2005.
CATHERINE AHNEE-GOUÉREC
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Board in 2011
Catherine holds a DESS (Master) d’Affaires Internationales and a Maitrise d’Economie Appliquée of Université Paris IX-Dauphine. She started her career in Mauritius in 1988 as consultant at Price Waterhouse before joining the Eclosia Group (formerly Food and Allied Group) as Economist of Management and Development Company. Since 2008, she is Chargée d’études at Les Moulins de la Concorde Ltée contributing to projects and marketing strategy and is in charge of corporate communication and CSR activities. She is also a member of the Women Directors Forum and is a Trustee on Eclosia Group Pension Fund.
Dick Li Wan Po
Executive Director
Appointed to the Board in 2022
Dick has a BSc Honours in Business Administration and Computer Science in the UK and is a Fellow of the ACCA. He has more than 20 years’ experience in accounting and industry. He was formerly a member of the boards of ABC Banking Corporation Ltd and of Prime Ebony Fund, a collective investment scheme, respectively. He was the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee of Prime Ebony Fund and a member of the Investment Committee.
Jacques Li Wan Po
Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Board in 2023
Jacques is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountant (UK). He is the Chairman and Managing Director of the Jacques Li Wan Po group of companies. He is Vice Chairman of Medine SE Co Ltd and is a Director of the Bank of China. He was previously an Independent Director on the board of the Bank of Mauritius and was also a member of the Monetary Policy Committee. He is a Fellow of the Mauritius Institute of Directors.
FABRICE PARSOORAMEN
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Board in 2020
Fabrice is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and started his career in 1997 in the audit department of De Chazal Du Mée. He thereafter worked as Financial Controller for the VLH Group (previously Veranda Resorts) and Cogir Ltée (now amalgamated into BCE Ltd). He is a past Manager of MDIT from 2010 to 2012 and was previously acting as its Company Secretary on behalf of JLP Company Secretarial Services Ltd. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Ducray Lenoir Group since 2017.
TAHEN KUMAR (BENU) SERVANSINGH
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Board in 2014
Tahen holds a Bachelor's degree in Physics and started his career as physics teacher. After serving as Adviser in 1992 to the Minister of Finance, he was appointed senior adviser from 2005 to 2010 where he contributed in the formulation and implementation of national economic policies, capacity building, national economic empowerment programme and corporate social responsibility framework. He is a former Chairman of SICOM Group, and has been a director of the State Investment Corporation, the Mauritius Duty Free Paradise, the National Equity Fund and the Real Estate Investment Trust and a board member of the Gambling Regulatory Authority. He is past Chairman of the Mauritius Institute of Directors and a former member of the Financial Reporting Council. He is presently the Strategic Adviser to GFin Corporate Services and is a Director of Building and Civil Engineering Ltd.
Banoomatee (Rita) Veerasamy
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Board on 07 July 2021
Rita holds a Masters’ degree in law from the University of London and is a Fellow member of the ICSA/The Chartered Governance Institute. She has a strong background in strategic investment, having worked at the State Investment Corporation for 34 years and having served as Director and Independent Director on a multitude of Board of high-profile companies such as the Mauritius Duty Free Paradise Ltd; Air Mauritius Ltd; Airports of Mauritius Ltd; Lottotech, and Employees Real Investment Trust.
Rita is a qualified stockbroker and played an active role in the setting up of the Stock Exchange in Mauritius of which she was also a member. Rita is presently consultant to a team of qualified and experienced professionals specializing in compliance and company secretaries.
Cyril Wong Sun Thiong
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the Board in 2023
Cyril has a BSc (Hons) in Physics and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He worked at Barclays Bank Mauritius for more than 10 years and is currently a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of ABSA Bank Mauritius (ex-Barclays Bank Mauritius). Before joining Barclays Bank Mauritius, Cyril worked at De Chazal Du Mee, British American Tobacco and Esso Mauritius. He is currently a Non-Executive Director on a number of listed and non-listed companies.