OOSMAN MOHAMED OOMAR NOORMOHAMED(“MUSHTAQ OOSMAN”)
Independent Director – Chairman of the Board
Mushtaq Oosman, born in 1954, is an independent Director of La Prudence Leasing Finance Co Ltd. He has worked for 30 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd and he became a Partner of PwC in July 1991. Primarily an Assurance Partner, he was also responsible for Business Recovery Services. He has served on the Governance Board of PwC Africa and was also responsible for the financial affairs of PwC in Mauritius.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.
YUE-CHI-MING Clement
Executive Director
Clement Yue Chi Ming, born in 1966, has been appointed as Executive Director to the Board on 22nd June 2017. He holds a DipCRM from the Institute of Financial Services (UK) and a BSc (Hons) in Financial Services, UMIST (UK). He is an Associate member of the Institute of Bankers (ACIB) London, UK. He spent 30 years with Barclays Bank Mauritius Ltd, holding various roles in the branch network, Credit Risk, Recovery and Corporate & International Banking Division.
YEUNG MIN JOHN CHUAN Christine
Independent Director
Christine Yeung Min John Chuan was appointed as an Independent Director to the Board on 3rd August 2020. She has worked with State Bank of Mauritius Ltd (SBM) since its inception in 1973 till July 2007. She was a Team Leader with SBM, managing a cluster of branches in Retail Banking and eventually a portfolio of Large customers in Corporate Banking. In August 2007, she joined Barclays Bank Mauritius Ltd (now ABSA Mauritius Ltd) and spent 12 years as Senior Corporate Manager in the Corporate & International Banking Division where she was responsible for managing and sustaining a portfolio of Large Corporate customers, both in private and public sectors. She graduated from the University of Surrey, U.K. and holds a Master in Business Administration.
MAMET Linda
Independent Director
Linda Mamet holds a BSc (1st class) degree in Biology and Applied Psychology from the University of Aston, UK and an MPhil and a PhD in Plant Genetics from the University of Cambridge, UK. She did scientific research at the Mauritius Sugarcane Industry Research Institute from 1986 to 1999. In 1999 she joined the Regional Training Centre (RTC) and she held the post of Managing Director from 2005 to 2019. Her most recent post was Interim CEO of the Mauritius Institute of Directors (MIoD). Linda is a Non-Executive Director of MIoD and an Independent Director of the Higher Education Commission (HEC). She sits on several sub-committees of MIoD and HEC.
She is a Fellow of the Mauritius Academy of Science and Technology and a Fellow of the Mauritius Institute of Directors.
VIKRAMDASS Punchoo
Independent Director
A seasoned central banker with a career spanning over three decades at the Bank of Mauritius, with 25 years in the Bank of Mauritius Department of Economic Research, Analysis, and Statistics during which he held various senior positions.
Effective 30 December 2014, he was appointed Deputy Governor responsible for banking regulation and supervision, financial stability, legal, and corporate affairs.
Over his thirty-year career at the Central Bank of Mauritius, he has developed core competencies in the areas of economic analysis and research, economic and financial liberalisation, central bank statistics namely compilation of Balance of Payments and Monetary and Financial Statistics, banking regulation and supervision including bank licensing, resolution of failed banks, voluntary liquidation and risk-based supervision, foreign reserves management, financial markets, and corporate governance.
GALEA Dominique
Non-Executive Director
Mr Dominique Galea, born in 1952, holds a degree from HEC (Paris) H77. He started his career in the clothing industry by setting up a buying office for overseas buyers (Kasa Textile Ltd). He has since diversified his activities by acquiring controlling stakes in Ducray Lenoir Ltd in 1988, and in Rey & Lenferna Ltd in 1998. He was appointed to the Board of The Mauritius Union Assurance Cy. Ltd in 2010 and was elected Chairman. Mr Galea is the Chairman of United Docks Ltd, Rey & Lenferna Ltd and Forges Tardieu Ltd. He is also a Director of Ascencia Ltd.
DELAMAIRE Alexis
Independent Director
Alexis holds Bachelor degree in Accounting and Finance from Universite Montesquieu Bordeaux 4 and Master degree in Financial Management from IAE Bordeaux. He also completed an MBA from Universite Paris Dauphine. Alexis has been working extensively in the financial sector the past 25 years both local and in Europe (Credit-Insurance and Factoring). For several years, he has acquired experiences on credit risk management with, the number one credit insurer worldwide, Allianz Trade. Last 10 years before moving to Mauritius, Alexis was the Chief Operating officer and risk manager of Bibby factor France. As from 2018, he is the managing director of Credit Guarantee Insurance Co. Ltd
LAM KING TENG Dean Allen
Independent Director
Dean is an independent director of La Prudence Leasing Finance Co Ltd. He is also currently a board director of several Listed entities on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius and of Private Equity funds worth USD8bn of assets under management.
From 2013 to 2023, Dean was the Managing Director of HSBC Bank (Mauritius) Limited where he was responsible for the Commercial Banking and Global Banking businesses. Dean was the Vice- Chairman of the Mauritius Bankers Association from 2015 to 2017, a former director of Mauritius Finance (formerly Global Finance), former member of Economic sub-committee of Business Mauritius, and a member of Mauritius Institute of Directors.
Dean is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales ICAEW). He holds a BSc (Econ) degree in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
GALEA Antoine Jean Robert
Non-Executive Director
Antoine, born in 1986 holds a Bachelor of Business & Administration in Marketing & Finance, Executive MBA (HEC Paris) and Advanced Management Programme (ESSEC). He is currently Director at Kasa Corporate Services Ltd. From 2017 to 2022, he was Managing Director at Watertech Ltd. Before joining Rey & Lenferna Ltd in 2017, he occupied from 2012 to 2016 various positions at Labelling Industries Ltd, Berque Ltée and Narrow Fabrics Ltd, such as Operations Manager, Sales Manager and Supply Chain Manager. Antoine also worked for Ernst and Young Mauritius in the Audit team from 2009 to 2012.
DE LA HOGUE Stéphanie
Non-Executive Director
Stéphanie de La Hogue, born in 1982 brings over two decades of professional expertise in corporate management, marketing, and strategic leadership to her role as a company director. She currently serves on the boards of several companies, including both listed and privately held entities.
Her career began in marketing and management roles across industries such as technology, manufacturing, and corporate services, where she honed her skills in leadership and communication. Stéphanie has been instrumental in guiding organizations through strategic growth and operational excellence, leveraging her international education and diverse professional experience.