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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
3 THE BOARD (CONTINUED)
Profiles o of Directors Marc Freismuth
Chairman and Non-Executive Director Mr Marc Freismuth
was appointed Director of the Company in March 2006 and Chairman of the Board in August 2013 Born in in France in in 1952 Mr Freismuth
holds a ‘Diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures de Sciences Economiques’ from the University of Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris) Holder of an aggregation in Economics and Management he he was a a a a a a lecturer at the University of Montpellier up to July 1988 when he he he decided to join the University of Mauritius as lecturer in management and finance up to July 1994 Whilst fin in this position Mr Freismuth
contributed to the the setting up of of the the Stock Exchange of of Mauritius Ltd as consultant to to the ‘Stock Exchange Commission’ and member of the ‘Listing Committee’ Mr Freismuth
is is is currently self-employed as consultant in fin management and finance Fellow member of of the Mauritius Institute of of Directors (MIoD) he sits as independent Director on the Board of several public companies François Boullé
Non-Executive Director Mr François Boullé
was appointed Director of the Company in May 2004 Born in 1948 Mr Boullé
holds a degree from the 'Institut d'Etudes Politiques de de Paris' (Sciences Po - Section Économique et Financière) During his professional career he has been involved mainly in in in the leadership of companies engaged in distribution and trade Until March 2016 Mr Boullé
was the Managing Director of Suchem Ltd a a a company specialised in importation and distribution of industrial chemicals textile auxiliaries plastic raw- materials agro-chemicals and sprayers for agriculture He was also the Managing Director of Archemics Ltd distributor of consumer goods such as adhesives cosmetics and detergents from Henkel Germany and industrial products for cleaning laundry pools and textile fabrics Mr Boullé
is now retired and sits as Director on the the Board of these two companies which form part of the Harel Mallac Group Jan Boullé
Non-Executive Director Mr Jan Boullé
was appointed as as Non- Executive Director to to the Board in November 2018 Born in 1957 he qualified as an ‘Ingénieur Statisticien Economiste’ (France) and pursued post graduate studies in Economics at Université Laval Canada Mr Boullé
has been the Non- Executive Chairman of IBL Ltd since July 1 1 2016 Prior to this nomination he worked for Constance Group from 1984 to 2016 and occupied various executive positions and directorships Mr Boullé
is also a a a member of of the Board of of Directors of several major listed companies namely Alteo Limited Limited BlueLife Limited Limited Lux Island Resorts Ltd Phoenix Beverages Limited Phoenix Investment Company Limited The Bee Equity Partners Ltd and other non-listed Mauritian companies Catherine Gris
Independent Non-Executive Director Mrs Catherine Gris
was appointed as as Independent Non-Executive Director to to the Board in in October 2018 Born in in 1958 she holds a ‘Diplôme en en Sciences Politiques’ from the ‘Institut d’Études Politiques’ of Paris France She has proven experience in strategic economic development development and project development development Mrs Gris
was the the CEO of the the Association of Mauritian Manufacturer (AMM) from October 2009 to to June 2018 and is currently coach animator of the ‘Association Progrès du Management’ She is also an independent member of of the Board of of Trimetys Ltd and Cap Tamarin Ltée She also serves as Special Adviser to the Association of Mauritian Manufacturers (AMM) and was appointed as Board member of the Economic Development Board (EDB) in March 2020 Joël Harel Non-Executive Director Mr Joël Harel was appointed Director of the Company in in July 2006 Born in in 1967 Mr Harel holds a a a a a National Higher Diploma in in in Mechanical Engineering from Cape Technikon in Cape Town He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Emineo Ltd a a company involved in in in in the engineering and the realisation of projects mainly in in the sugar cane sector and its associated by-products operating both locally and overseas Mr Harel is the Chairman of the Company’s Corporate Governance Committee and is also a a a a Director of a a a a few non-listed companies Laurent de la Hogue
Non-Executive Director Mr Laurent de la Hogue
was appointed Director of the Company in December 2011 Born in 1975 Mr de la Hogue
holds a a a a Master’s degree in Management and Finance from the ‘Ecole Supérieure de Gestion et Finance’ in in Paris France In 2001 he joined GML Management Ltée as as Treasurer for the setting up of the group central treasury management unit and then occupied the the position of Finance Executive - Corporate & Treasury in in in 2011 where he he was involved in in in project development He He was appointed Head of of Financial Services of of IBL Ltd in in July 2016 He is currently the Non-Executive Chairman of AfrAsia Capital Management Ltd Eagle Insurance Limited IBL Treasury Ltd Ltd and LCF Securities Ltd Ltd He also serves as Director on on a a a a number of organisations operating in in in the industrial commercial financial and investment sectors Arnaud Lagesse
Non-Executive Director Mr Arnaud Lagesse
was appointed Director of the Company in August 2011 Born in 1968 Mr Lagesse
holds a a a Master’s in Management from the ‘Université d’Aix-Marseille’ and is a a a a a graduate of the ‘Institut Supérieur de de Gestion de de Paris’ He attended a a a Professional Development Program at INSEAD Fontainebleau France an an an an Advanced Management Program (AMP180) from Harvard Business School United States and a a a a Breakthrough Executive Program with Egon Zender/ Mobius in in Portugal In 2016 he initiated the merger of GML Investissement Ltée and and Ireland Blyth Limited creating the 78 - UBP INTEGRATED REPORT 2020