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Mark Watkinson is the Chief Executive Officer of Bank One since April 2020. He has been a career banker with the HSBC Group for 33 years, during which time he held senior leadership roles in 10 countries in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. In particular, Mark was CEO and Main Board Director for HSBC Bank Bermuda Limited (2015-2018), CEO and Main Board Director for HSBC Bank Malta Ltd (2011-2015), Executive Vice President Commercial Banking Canada and North America (2010-2011), President and CEO for HSBC Bank Philippines (2006-2010), Senior Vice President Commercial Banking HSBC Bank USA (2004-2006) and Senior Manager Commercial Banking HSBC Bank United Arab Emirates (2001-2004).
Mark holds a law degree and is a Barrister at Law in the United Kingdom, he is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, holds a MBA (with Distinctions) from the University of Warwick and is also a qualified Chartered Director from the Institute of Directors, United Kingdom.
Virginie Corneillet is the Group Head of Governance and Legal Affairs at ENL. She oversees the legal, internal audit as well as risk and governance functions within ENL Corporate Services. She provides expert guidance to the group’s leadership team with regards to mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactions and corporate governance matters. Virginie holds a Maitrise Droit des Affaires and serves as director for companies engaged in various sectors namely: property, global business, agribusiness and fintech. She previously worked at Groupe Mon Loisir (now IBL) where she was mainly responsible for the legal aspects of mergers and acquisitions within the Group. She started her career at Soulier & Associés, a French law firm based in Paris and Lyon, France.
Mahomed Baboo is the owner and Director of Mabco Consulting Ltd, a professional firm of business development consultants providing Corporate and Business Consulting Services to companies in various sectors of the economy. He is a Fellow of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK), Member of The Mauritius Institute of Professional Accountants and a Licensed Auditor with nearly 40 years of experience in Accounting, Finance and Management Consultancy. Adding value and development of human capital are his guiding principles in his professional life. Mamed is a Past District Governor of Rotary International who also served as Regional Coordinator for Africa and is now a Member of Leadership Development and Training Committee of Rotary International.
Thiwantee Ramgutty, also known as Pooja, holds an MSc in Total Quality Management and Performance Excellence, a BSc(Hons) in Food Science and Technology and, a Nebosh National Diploma in Health and Safety. Pooja is the Regional Quality and HSE Manager at Equipements & Services BIA and works closely with entities based in Belgium, DRC, Mauritius, Netherlands and Zambia. She has more than 10 years’ of international experience in monitoring and advising on the performance of the quality and HSE management systems.
Mohamad Fardeen Jeetoo holds the position of Acting Accountant/Senior Accountant at the Early Childhood Care and Education Authority (ECCEA), a parastatal body under the Ministry of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology. In this role, he is responsible for the Finance Section and is a member of the Bid Evaluation Committee (BEC) of ECCEA.
Additionally, Fardeen serves as a Non-Executive Director at MauBank Ltd. His responsibilities include Chairperson of the Board Risk Management Committee and memberships in the Strategy and Finance Committee, Corporate Governance Committee, and Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
His academic qualifications include a Master of Science in Accounting and Finance Management and a BSc in Finance and Accounting from the University of Hertfordshire (UK), as well as a BSc in Business Management from the University of Southampton (UK).
Fardeen is also an entrepreneur, involved in the food sector and consultancy services. He holds director positions at Tamarin Briani House, Connectivity Consultancy Ltd, and Manzer Lokal Ltd.
Shalini Jugessur currently leads Accenture Technology in Mauritius and Vietnam, and holds director positions at Accenture Services (Mauritius) Ltd and Accenture Vietnam (Linkbynet) Ltd. Her primary focus is steering over 2,000+ skilled engineers in bringing innovation, new technology and industry knowledge to help Accenture’s clients innovate at scale, transform, and grow their businesses.
Shalini champions Accenture’s Inclusion/Diversity & Equality programs in Mauritius. She is passionate about responsible business practices and sustainability, fostering initiatives that support the local economy in Mauritius via collaborations with non-Governmental organizations on environmental and societal issues.
Her tenure at Accenture began in 2009, with her elevation to Technology business lead in 2019. Before Accenture, Shalini worked as a project manager at Total Energies in Paris, France. She is an alumnus of Centrale-Supélec, France, where she studied Information Systems and Computer Science Engineering. Further enhancing her expertise, Shalini completed the Accenture Technology Executive Development program with MIT Sloan School of Management in 2017 and an Innovation Advisory course at Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2021.
Shalini actively participates in people development, focusing on coaching and mentorship. She supports initiatives like Hour of Code and Cracking the Code, aimed at nurturing technological skills among children and youngsters.
