Muhammad Yoosuf Salemohamed started his career in a chartered accountants firm where he obtained training in Accounting and Auditing. He joined a vertically integrated textile manufacturing Company as accountant in 1975 and ended his career there as General Manager.

He is a past president of the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry, past Chairman of the Mauritius College of the Air, past Chairman of Enterprise Mauritius and past president of the MEFPA (now Business Mauritius Provident Association). He has also been a Director of the Development Bank of Mauritius Ltd and an adviser to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

He is presently a Board member of Air Mauritius Limited and a Board member of the Islamic Cultural Centre Trust Fund Board.    

MSc in Financial Economics, University of London

Anandsing Acharuz is currently a Director (Economic & Finance) at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development and is responsible for Public Finance and Budget Management at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. Mr Acharuz leads various reforms in the area of public financial management and in this context works closely with international institutions like the Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI) and IMF (AFRITAC South).

During his career, he has served on different boards of public bodies, including the State Trading Corporation, the Civil Service Family Protection Scheme Board, the Mauritius Post & Co-operative Bank Ltd, the Government Lotteries, and the Mauritius Ex-Services Trust Fund Board.

Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, UK
Fellow of the Mauritius Institute of Directors
BSc (Hons) in Actuarial Science, London School of Economics and Political Science

Karuna Bhoojedhur-Obeegadoo was the Group Chief Executive Officer heading the SICOM Group of Companies until her retirement in September 2017.  She has also worked with M&G Reinsurance Company in London (now Swiss Re) prior to joining SICOM and was appointed Actuarial Adviser to the National Pensions Fund and member of its Investment Committee. 

In the past, she has served as Director on the board of several companies, including State Bank of Mauritius Ltd, National Mutual Fund Ltd, First Republic Fund Ltd, Cyber Properties Investment Ltd, Mauritius Housing Company Ltd, National Housing Development Company Ltd, China Index Fund Ltd and China Actis Ltd. She was also a Founding Member of the National Committee on Corporate Governance and of the Board of Investment.

She is currently a Director on the Board of companies within the SICOM Group and is also a member of the Board of the MCB Group Ltd and of its Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee.

Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute
Chartered Insurer

Gilles Chaperon joined SICOM as a Technical Officer in 1981 and served in the Life and Pensions Department in various positions at management level and was later promoted to Senior Manager (Legal and Compliance).

He held the position of Chief Support Officer responsible for the Group's Corporate Marketing, Communication, CSR and Compliance functions. He was also the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) of the Group and was overseeing the Group's Risk Management and IT functions.  Since 1 October 2017, he is the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer.

Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA)
Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)
MSc (Finance), University of Mauritius

Koosiram Conhye joined the public service in 1981 and has served in various Ministries at senior management level for more than 20 years. He was a former Administrative Secretary of the Export Processing Zones Development Authority and Director at the Board of Investment. Koosiram Conhye was also Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Technology, Communication and Secretary to the Public Service Commission and Disciplined Forces Service Commission.

He is presently the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Social Security, National Solidarity, and Environment and Sustainable Development. He is also Director at Multi Carrier (Mauritius) and Mauritius Telecom Ltd.

Dhanunjaye Gaoneadry joined the public service in 1978 as Clerical Officer at the Electoral Commissioner’s Office. Subsequently, he has served in various Ministries at different levels, of which more than 25 years at senior management level. He was former Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Business, Enterprise and Cooperatives and in this capacity he was also part of different Boards and Committees.

Dhanunjaye Gaoneadry is currently the Chairperson of the National Property Fund Limited and Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Financial Services and Good Governance.

LLM in International Tax Law
B.S.c (Econ) from the London School of Economics
Grand Officer of the Star and Key’ (GOSK) of the Indian Ocean

Kee Chong Li Kwong Wing (K.C.LI) started his professional career in 1974 as a Lecturer in Public Finance at the University of Mauritius and was also an external lecturer for the School of Management, University of Surrey (UK). He held different prominent positions including Advisor to the Minister of Finance, Chairman of the Stock Exchange Commission, and was Board member of State Trading Corporation, National Remuneration Board among others.

K.C Li started his own private consulting firm and served as Consultant to two United Nations organisations (UNECA, UNIDO). He founded the Mauritius International Trust Co. Ltd and was also founding member of the council of China-Africa Interbank Association.  K.C Li was a Member of the Parliament of Mauritius (2010-2014) and sat on the Public Accounts Committee.

He is currently the independent non-executive Chairman of the State Bank of Mauritius Group and is a Board Director of several emerging market funds in Asia and Africa, and also of Afrexim Bank. He’s also currently Chairman of UnionPay Africa Regional Council.

Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, UK (FCIS)
Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Transport, UK (FCIT)

Ramprakash Maunthrooa was the former Director General and subsequently the former Chairman of the Mauritius Ports Authority. He was also the former Managing Director of the Board of Investment of Mauritius (now Economic Development Board).

Ramprakash Maunthrooa also served as Senior Adviser at the Prime Minister’s Office from January 2015 to April 2019, and he also sits on the Boards of the SBM Holdings Ltd and Air Mauritius Limited

Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Masters in Business Administration - specialisation in Finance, Manchester Business School
Fellow of the Mauritius Institute of Directors
Member of the International Fiscal Association (Mauritius)

Nandita Ramdewar joined SICOM in 1992 after working in a leading audit firm. Since then, she has been heading several departments of the Group at senior management level and acted as the Company Secretary.

She has acquired along the years a broad experience in the areas of finance, strategy, insurance, financial services and corporate matters. In February 2018, she was appointed Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer, besides acting as Chief Finance Officer.

She currently serves as Director on the Boards of SICOM Financial Services Ltd, SICOM Global Fund Limited and SICOM Management Limited. She has in the past acted as the Chairperson of the Private Secondary Schools Authority and has been a Director of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius Ltd and Central Depository and Settlement Co. Ltd.

Masters in Business Administration (MBA), University of Surrey, UK

Jairaj Sonoo is a Consultant, having extensive experience in banking at both local and international level, and has spent nearly 38 years in various positions at the State Bank of Mauritius.

He has served as Chief Executive Officer at SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd from September 2012 to August 2016 and subsequently as the Acting Group Chief Executive at SBM Holdings Ltd from November 2014 to September 2015. Jairaj Sonoo was also the former Chief Executive Overseas Expansion of SBM Holdings Ltd and led to the acquisition of a Kenyan Bank which marked the Group's entry into East Africa.

He is currently the Chairman of the State Investment Corporation Limited and of the Investment Support Programme (ISP) Ltd and also holds directorship on various investee companies of the Corporation.

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Certified Accountants (FCCA)
Master in Business Administration - specialisation in Financial Management (MBA-FM)
Member of the Mauritius Institute of Professional Accountants (MIPA)

Koosh Raj Sooknah has worked in several African countries, United Kingdom and Mauritius. He has worked for more than 25 years in the Construction Industry, gaining experience in the Structural Steel, Mechanical and Electrical, Building and Civil Engineering Companies.

He started his career in 1985 as an audit clerk in an auditing practice in Mauritius and in 1988 he took employment in Tanzania for an Italian construction company. He returned to Mauritius in 1995 and carried on working in the construction industry. He worked for Grade A building & civil engineering construction company for more than 18 years till September 2017, of which the last 10 years has been as Financial Director.

From October 2017 he took up a new challenge as Executive Director of an Offshore Management Company, in the Financial Services Industry, till April 2019. Since May 2019, he is the Chief Executive Officer of the Sugar Insurance Fund Board.

Attorney–at-Law

Theresa Lee Shing Po was admitted as Attorney–at-Law in 1986. She had her private practice and also worked in an international accounting and auditing firm, and at the Attorney General's Office. She joined SICOM in 2000 as Legal Officer.

She currently serves as the Senior Executive Officer – Legal, responsible for the overall operational and strategic functions of the Legal Department and deals with and advises the Group in all legal matters. Theresa Lee Shing Po also acts as Company Secretary to the State Insurance Company of Mauritius Ltd, SICOM General Insurance Ltd, SICOM Financial Services Ltd and SICOM Foundation.

Muhammad Yoosuf Salemohamed started his career in a chartered accountants firm where he obtained training in Accounting and Auditing. He joined a vertically integrated textile manufacturing Company as accountant in 1975 and ended his career there as General Manager.

He is a past president of the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry, past Chairman of the Mauritius College of the Air, past Chairman of Enterprise Mauritius and past president of the MEFPA (now Business Mauritius Provident Association). He has also been a Director of the Development Bank of Mauritius Ltd and an adviser to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

He is presently a Board member of Air Mauritius Limited and a Board member of the Islamic Cultural Centre Trust Fund Board. 

BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance, University of Birmingham (UK)
Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK)

Rikesh Ballah has acquired professional experience with Big 4 accountancy firms in Cyprus, Ireland and Luxembourg as well as in leading offshore management companies in both Luxembourg and Mauritius.

He is currently the Chairman of RIHABA Group and also serves as a Director on the Board of several companies.  He is also the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Moldova in the Republic of Mauritius.

Diploma in Human Resource Management, University of Mauritius

Awadhkoomarsing Balluck had a long career in the public service and has served at different levels in the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment prior to being the Registrar of Associations.  He was also a former Customs and Excise Officer in the Customs and Excise Department. 

From 1995 to 2012, Awadhkoomarsing Balluck has been successively a Board Member, Vice-Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Directors as well as the Chairman of the Building Committee and has been throughout, a member of the Finance Committee at the Mauritius Civil Service Mutual Aid Association Ltd.  He is also in the co-operative sector (credit union) as President of a co-operative society for more than 30 years.

Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, UK
Fellow of the Mauritius Institute of Directors
BSc (Hons) in Actuarial Science, London School of Economics and Political Science

Karuna Bhoojedhur-Obeegadoo was the Group Chief Executive Officer heading the SICOM Group of Companies until her retirement in September 2017.  She has also worked with M&G Reinsurance Company in London (now Swiss Re) prior to joining SICOM and was appointed Actuarial Adviser to the National Pensions Fund and member of its Investment Committee. 

In the past, she has served as Director on the board of several companies, including State Bank of Mauritius Ltd, National Mutual Fund Ltd, First Republic Fund Ltd, Cyber Properties Investment Ltd, Mauritius Housing Company Ltd, National Housing Development Company Ltd, China Index Fund Ltd and China Actis Ltd. She was also a Founding Member of the National Committee on Corporate Governance and of the Board of Investment.

She is currently a Director on the Board of companies within the SICOM Group and is also a member of the Board of the MCB Group Ltd and of its Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee.

Master in Business Administration, UK

Balchund Boodhoo has over 25 years of experience in the management and marketing business.  He has extensive experience in Sales and Insurance and also has excellent communications and leadership skills.

He has worked as a freelance Consultant and Trainer/Advisor for companies in the security service field.  Balchund Boodhoo is currently a freelance Management Consultant and Security Advisor hiring his service to SMEs and private security companies.

Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute
Chartered Insurer

Gilles Chaperon joined SICOM as a Technical Officer in 1981 and served in the Life and Pensions Department in various positions at management level and was later promoted to Senior Manager (Legal and Compliance).

He held the position of Chief Support Officer responsible for the Group's Corporate Marketing, Communication, CSR and Compliance functions. He was also the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) of the Group and was overseeing the Group's Risk Management and IT functions.  Since 1 October 2017, he is the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer.

Affiliate of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
BSc (Hons) Business Management, University of Mauritius

Chandrek (Nitin) Dussoye has been working in the financial sector since 2000 as Business and Financial Consultant and Financial Analyst. He also has extensive exposure to private equity financing.  He currently works as Investment Executive at the State Investment Corporation Limited where he is involved in portfolio and investment management.

He has been involved in the implementation of several live projects in a fast-paced investment environment and gathered experience across several economic sectors. He is also a Director of some companies within the SIC Group.

B.Sc (Hons) Chemistry, Delhi University

Vinod Kumar Koonjoo has a long career in the private and parastatal sectors.  He started his career as a teacher in 1982. He has also worked at the MITD and in 1994, he had introduced the National Dual System of Apprenticeship Training which is an important part of the training sector till date. 

In 2002, he joined the National Handicraft Promotion Agency where he promoted the local handicraft products in Europe.  Vinod Koonjoo has also set up a unit for Chemtech Ltd (Medical and Signage products) in Madagascar from 2008 to 2011.  In 2011 he joined the Harel Mallac Group as the Regional Sales Manager in Tanzania and was responsible for the marketing and sale of industrial chemicals in the East African Countries.  He is presently the CSR Executive at Compagnie de Mont Choisy Limitée.

Chartered Insurer
Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute UK (ACII)

Since joining SICOM, Suzanne Leung Lam Hing has served the Company in various capacities in both the General and Life Insurance Departments. In 2002, she was appointed Manager of the General Insurance Business.

Following the setting up of SICOM General Insurance Ltd in 2010, Suzanne Leung Lam Hing is responsible for the overall strategic and operational functions of the business. She currently serves as Executive Director on the Board of SICOM General Insurance Ltd. In 2013, she was appointed Chief Operating Officer. She serves on the Council of the Insurance Institute of Mauritius of which she has been a past President.

Attorney–at-Law

Theresa Lee Shing Po was admitted as Attorney–at-Law in 1986. She had her private practice and also worked in an international accounting and auditing firm, and at the Attorney General's Office. She joined SICOM in 2000 as Legal Officer.

She currently serves as the Senior Executive Officer – Legal, responsible for the overall operational and strategic functions of the Legal Department and deals with and advises the Group in all legal matters. Theresa Lee Shing Po also acts as Company Secretary to the State Insurance Company of Mauritius Ltd, SICOM General Insurance Ltd, SICOM Financial Services Ltd and SICOM Foundation.

Attorney–at-Law

Subiraj Sakurdeep has been practicing since April 1993 after having completed his Articleship with Attorneys and Senior Attorneys. During his career, he has worked as legal adviser for various District Councils and other companies and entities. Subiraj Sakurdeep has extensive experience in Labour Laws, Matrimonial Cases, recovery of debts, accident cases, Petition for Division-in-kind, encroachment cases and defamation cases.

Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, UK
Fellow of the Mauritius Institute of Directors
BSc (Hons) in Actuarial Science, London School of Economics and Political Science

Karuna Bhoojedhur-Obeegadoo was the Group Chief Executive Officer heading the SICOM Group of Companies until her retirement in September 2017.  She has also worked with M&G Reinsurance Company in London (now Swiss Re) prior to joining SICOM and was appointed Actuarial Adviser to the National Pensions Fund and member of its Investment Committee. 

In the past, she has served as Director on the board of several companies, including State Bank of Mauritius Ltd, National Mutual Fund Ltd, First Republic Fund Ltd, Cyber Properties Investment Ltd, Mauritius Housing Company Ltd, National Housing Development Company Ltd, China Index Fund Ltd and China Actis Ltd. She was also a Founding Member of the National Committee on Corporate Governance and of the Board of Investment.

She is currently a Director on the Board of companies within the SICOM Group and is also a member of the Board of the MCB Group Ltd and of its Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee.

Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute
Chartered Insurer

Gilles Chaperon joined SICOM as a Technical Officer in 1981 and served in the Life and Pensions Department in various positions at management level and was later promoted to Senior Manager (Legal and Compliance).

He held the position of Chief Support Officer responsible for the Group's Corporate Marketing, Communication, CSR and Compliance functions. He was also the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) of the Group and was overseeing the Group's Risk Management and IT functions.  Since 1 October 2017, he is the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer.

Diplôme d'Etude Approfondies (DEA) in Finance and
Maîtrise in Financial Management, Institut d’Administration des Entreprises (IAE) of the University of Montpellier II, France
Qualified Stockbroker

Dev Gopy joined SICOM in 2001 after working for a leading local banking institution. He is responsible for managing the different funds of the SICOM Group. He is also responsible for the proper running of the operations of the Leasing and Unit trusts businesses transacted by SICOM Financial Services Ltd and the operations of SICOM Global Fund Ltd and SICOM Management Ltd.

He currently serves as Executive Director on the Board of SICOM Financial Services Ltd and is also a Director of Cyber Properties Investments Ltd.

Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Masters in Business Administration - specialisation in Finance, Manchester Business School
Fellow of the Mauritius Institute of Directors
Member of the International Fiscal Association (Mauritius)

Nandita Ramdewar joined SICOM in 1992 after working in a leading audit firm. Since then, she has been heading several departments of the Group at senior management level and acted as the Company Secretary.

She has acquired along the years a broad experience in the areas of finance, strategy, insurance, financial services and corporate matters. In February 2018, she was appointed Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer, besides acting as Chief Finance Officer.

She currently serves as Director on the Boards of SICOM Financial Services Ltd, SICOM Global Fund Limited and SICOM Management Limited. She has in the past acted as the Chairperson of the Private Secondary Schools Authority and has been a Director of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius Ltd and Central Depository and Settlement Co. Ltd.

Diploma in Financial Management, University of Mauritius

Nankumar Seewoochurn reckons more than 20 years of service in the Public Service and has served different Ministries as well as a Mauritius Diplomatic Mission overseas. He has also been a board member of different statutory bodies and served on different Committees.

Nankumar Seewoochurn is currently Assistant Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Financial Services and Good Governance. Prior to that, he was posted at the Ministry of Social Integration and Economic Empowerment and the Ministry of Tourism.

Attorney–at-Law

Theresa Lee Shing Po was admitted as Attorney–at-Law in 1986. She had her private practice and also worked in an international accounting and auditing firm, and at the Attorney General's Office. She joined SICOM in 2000 as Legal Officer.

She currently serves as the Senior Executive Officer – Legal, responsible for the overall operational and strategic functions of the Legal Department and deals with and advises the Group in all legal matters. Theresa Lee Shing Po also acts as Company Secretary to the State Insurance Company of Mauritius Ltd, SICOM General Insurance Ltd, SICOM Financial Services Ltd and SICOM Foundation.