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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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LAWRENCE POISSON
Lawrence Poisson, non-executive, holds a diploma in Agriculture and Sugar Technology and a "Diplome Superieur en Administration des Enterprises". He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. Mr Poisson presently advises the Company Secretary of Omnicane Ltd and is a director of four GBL 1 companies, operating in the offshore sector, and of the Illovo Group Holdings Ltd. He was appointed on the board of directors of Mauritius Union Assurance Co Ltd in July 2010, and on that of La Prudence (Mauricienne) Assurances Ltée on 07 September2010. He is also the Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee of Mauritius Union Assurance Co Ltd.
VINCENT AH CHUEN
Vincent Ah Chuen, non-executive, is the Managing Director of ABC Group of Companies and a member of the Board of Mauritius Union Assurance Co. Ltd. since 1992. Mr Ah Chuen also holds numerous directorships of quoted companies on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius.
PIERRE DE CHASTEIGNER DU MÉE
Pierre de Chasteigner du Mée, executive, managing director, is the company secretary and stockbroker of the company. Since 1st January 1993 he is the Estate General Manager of Constance La Gaieté Co. Ltd., which is mainly engaged in sugar cane farming and other agricultural activities in the East. He is a Sworn Broker, a Stockbroker, on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius, a licensed Company Secretary and a member of the Chartered Management Institute (England). He is a member of the National Pensions Board, National Savings Fund Technical Committee, National Pension / National Savings Fund Investment Committee and of the Advisory Council of the Mauritius Sugar Authority. He is also a Director and the Chairperson of the Audit Committee of P.O.L.I.C.Y. Ltd. and a Director of Investec Bank (Mauritius) Ltd. Since completing his Chartered Accountancy Studies in the U.K., he has occupied various functions as Group Financial Controller of the Constance Group and Executive Director of Constance Hotels Services Ltd.
DOMINIQUE GALÉA
Dominique Galéa, non-executive, is the Chairman of The Mauritius Union Assurance Co. Ltd. He holds a degree in "Hautes Etudes Commerciales" (HEC) and is currently the Chairperson of Ducray Lenoir (Investments) Ltd and United Docks Ltd. He started his career in the textile industry in the early 1980's by setting up a textile agency business, Kasa Textile & Co Ltd. He has since diversified his activities by acquiring a majority interest in Ducray Lenoir Ltd in 1988, and in Rey & Lenferna Ltd in 1998. The latter subsequently took over Forges Tardieu Ltd in early 2005. He was appointed on the board of directors of that company on 26 January 1994, resigned on 28 May 2010 and was reappointed on 07 September 2010
FRANÇOIS CAYEUX
François Cayeux, executive, stockbroker of the company, is an active Sworn Broker dealing in the sale of sugar for the account of free planters and metayers under the agis of the Mauritius Sugar Syndicate. Mr. Cayeux is the Syndic of the Mauritian Chamber of Brokers and has been a member of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius since its inception.
LAKSHMANA (KRIS) LUTCHMENARRAIDOO
Kris Lutchmenarraidoo worked for the State Bank of Mauritius from 1973 to 1986. He was promoted to management level in 1978 and was the Assistant General Manager of the bank from 1982 to 1986. In 1987, he joined the Mauritius Leasing Company Ltd as General Manager before being appointed Managing Director in 1997 and President of the Financial Services arm of the British American Group from 1999 to 2002. He joined the Mauritius Post Ltd in July 2002 as Executive Chairman and was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Mauritius Post and Cooperative Bank Ltd in May 2003. In September 2005, he left the bank to join Mauritours Ltd as General Manager. He joined La Prudence (Mauricienne) Assurances Ltée in September 2007 as General Manager of the General Insurance department and was appointed to the board on 28 May 2010. Mr. Lutchmenarraidoo was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Company in January 2011 and to the board in April 2011. He is also a director of La Prudence Leasing Finance Ltd.