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Board of Directors
Board of Directors
The names and details of the current directors are set out below.

THOMAS Appalsamy

Is the Chairman of the Board. He is currently Group Head of Human Resources, Marketing and Communications of Harel Mallac and Chairman of Mauritius Telecom. Mr Thomas started his career with Air Mauritius and spent thirteen years with the national carrier, occupying several positions including that of Executive Adviser to the Chairman and Managing Director. In 1986, he joined British American Tobacco (Mauritius) as Human Resources Manager before embarking on an international career for nearly 5 years with the same company. In 2001, he joined consultancy firm DCDM in Mauritius as a free-lance consultant and, in 2004, became its CEO for the Central, Eastern and Southern Africa Region. Mr Appalsamy Thomas holds a Diploma in Personnel Management and a Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety as well as an MBA from the University of Surrey, UK. He is a Fellow of the following bodies: Chartered Institute of Management of UK, Mauritian Institute of Management and Mauritius Institute of Directors.

VILJOEN Andries Nathaniel

Mr Andries Nathaniel Viljoen was appointed to the Board on 21 July 2011. He is the Chief Executive Officer from August 2012. He joined the Company as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer in April 2009. Apart from his degrees in the commercial and financial fields, he is also a Chartered Accountant (SA). Mr Viljoen is a seasoned airline executive with more than 32 years airline leadership experience. His experience includes the 15 years he spent with Comair/British Airways as Finance and Commercial Director and the 8 years he spent at South African Airways, initially as Chief Financial Officer and then as President and Chief Executive officer.

BEEGOO Kremchand

Mr Kremchand Beegoo was appointed to the Board on 30 September 2005. He was formerly the Director of Cargo at Air Mauritius. He is involved in strategic re-engineering programs for performance enhancement with major leading global brand names in textiles and apparel in Mauritius, Europe and Asia. He is also in freight forwarding.

DABEE Dheerendra Kumar, G.O.S.K., S.C

Mr Dheerendra Kumar Dabee, SC, a Laureate and Law and Political Science Graduate from Birmingham University, Barrister at Law of Middle Temple since 1981, and a Senior Counsel, is currently Solicitor-General in the Attorney General’s office, the Chairman of the Medical Tribunal and of the Cane Planters, Millers Arbitration and Control Committee and a member of the Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal and also Legal Adviser to a number of public organisations. He was appointed to the Board on 22 June 1998.

ESPITALIER-NOËL Philippe

Mr Philippe Espitalier-Noël was appointed to the Board on 9 October 2000. He is currently the Chief Executive for Rogers & Company Limited, one of the largest listed conglomerates in Mauritius.

GUJADHUR Ramapatee, C.S.K

Mr Ramapatee Gujadhur, C.S.K. was appointed to the Board on 30 September 2005. He was Senior Manager at the Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) and retired at the end of 2003.

NANDAN Rohit

Mr. Rohit Nandan took charge of Air India Ltd. as Chairman & Managing Director on 12th August 2011. He was appointed to the Board on 12 August 2011. He was earlier Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Delhi and belongs to Service Cadre of “IAS/Uttar Pradesh/1982 batch. Prior to Civil Aviation Ministry, he was holding the post of Principal Secretary, Rural Development Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh.





MANSOOR Ali

Mr Ali Mansoor was appointed to the Board on 29 September 2006. He is currently the Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. He was formerly the Lead Economist of the Office of the Chief Economist Europe and Central Asia Region, World Bank, Washington DC, USA.

WOO SHING HAI Francois , G.O.S.K

Mr. François Woo Shing Hai, G.O.S.K was appointed to the Board of Air Mauritius Ltd on 14 August, 2009 and is currently the Group Managing Director of Compagnie Mauricienne de Textile Ltée, industry leader in fashion wear manufacture.

PATRY Dominique

Mr Dominique Patry was appointed to the Board on 03 May 2010. He is currently the Vice President International Affairs and Alliances of Air France/KLM since 1998. Mr Dominique Patry is a graduate from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales and from the Ecole Nationale d’Administration.

RINGADOO Raj

Mr Raj Ringadoo was appointed to the board on 8 March 2006. He is currently the Chairman of The State Investment Corporation Ltd, the investment arm of the Government of Mauritius. He was the Chief Manager at the Development Bank of Mauritius and retired at the end of April 2005.

ESPITALIER-NoëL Gerard, C.S.K.

Mr Gerard Espitalier-Noël C.S.K., C.O.N.M. was appointed to the Board on 12 August 2010. After a long career as the Head of Air Mauritius in Europe, he also held the position of Hotels & Leisure Director of Indigo Hotels & Resorts Ltd in Mauritius between January 2008 and December 2009.

SEEBALLUCK Suresh, G.O.S.K

Mr Suresh Seeballuck, G.O.S.K. was appointed to the Board on 29 September 2006. He is currently the Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the Civil Service. He was formerly the Secretary to Home Affairs.

RIVALLAND Louis

Mr Louis Rivalland is currently the Group Chief Executive of Swan Insurance and Anglo-Mauritius Assurance. He was previously part of the management team of Commercial Union in South Africa and conducted several assignments for Commercial Union in Europe. He then worked as Actuary and Consultant for Watson Wyatt Worldwide. He is a past President of the Joint Economic Council and of the Insurers’ Association of Mauritius. He is a Board member of the Mauritius Revenue Authority and a member of the Financial Services Consultative Council. He has played an active role in the development of risk management, insurance and pensions in Mauritius having chaired or been part of various technical committees on these areas. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Actuarial Science and Statistics, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, UK.

TIMOL Aisha, G.O.S.K

Mrs Aisha Timol, G.O.S.K. was appointed to the board on 01 September 2008. She is the Chief Executive of the Mauritius Bankers Association Limited. She has previously worked at the Ministry of finance as Deputy Director, Budget Bureau and Director, Financial Services and at the University of Mauritius. Mrs Timol is on a number of boards and committees in both public and private sectors and has previously served on the Air Mauritius Limited and Air Mauritius Holding Limited from September 2005 to September 2006 when she also chaired the Audit Committee.

COMPANY SECRETARY

Fooad Nooraully


Is the Company’s Secretary and General Counsel. He joined the Company in April 2001 in the legal division as General Counsel. He was formerly a State Counsel at the Mauritius State Law Office.