Kishore Sunil Banymandhub
Non-executive Chairperson
Appointed to the Board in 2010

Kishore Sunil Banymandhub, born in August 1949, graduated from UMIST (UK) with a B.Sc. Honours First Class in Civil Engineering, and completed his Master’s Degree in Business Studies at London Business School. He is also an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales. He has occupied senior positions in the private sector in Mauritius, and in 1990, he launched his own transport company. In 2008, he retired as Chief Executive Officer of the Cim Group, which is engaged in financial and international services. He currently acts as independent Director of a number of domestic and offshore entities. In addition to the chairmanship of Omnicane, Sunil is also a Director, and Chairman of the Risk and Audit Committee of New Mauritius Hotels, the largest hotel group on the island. He has been Chairman of two parastatal bodies, member of various private sector institutions, including President of the Mauritius Employers Federation in 1987. He was Member of the Presidential Commission on Judicial Reform, headed by Lord Mackay of Clashfern, previously UK Lord Chancellor. He is also Adjunct Professor at the University of Mauritius.

Jacques M. d’Unienville holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce. Prior to joining SUDS as Chief Executive Officer in 2005, he was the Managing Director of Société de Traitement et d’Assainissement des Mascareignes. He has held office as Chief Executive Officer of MTMD (now Omnicane Limited) as from 1 April 2007. He is the Chairperson of Omnicane Thermal Energy Operations Limited (La Baraque) and Omnicane Thermal Energy Operations Limited (St Aubin) and is a director of The Real Good Food Company plc, Southern Cross Tourist Co Ltd and The Union Sugar Estates Co Ltd.

He is a board member of several sugar-sector institutions in Mauritius and was the President of the Mauritius Sugar Producers’ Association in 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2010. He was President of the Mauritius Sugar Syndicate in 2012.

Nelson Mirthil is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants. He started his career in the Audit Department of De Chazal Du Mée. He worked in the Audit Department of Ernst & Young as from 1995, where he was promoted to the position of Audit Manager. He joined MTMD (now Omnicane) in 2003 as Finance Manager and was also appointed as Fund Manager of the Mauritius Development Investment Trust (MDIT), a listed investment company. He is presently the Chief Finance Officer of the Omnicane Group.

Georges Leung Shing holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and is a Chartered Tax Adviser and Fellow Chartered Accountant. He started his career in Mauritius in 1973 as Accountant of the Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture and was appointed Senior Economist the next year. In 1981, he joined Lonrho Sugar Corporation Ltd as Finance Manager and was appointed Executive Chairperson of Lonrho (Mauritius) Ltd before its take-over by Illovo Sugar Ltd in July 1997. After the Illovo deal in April 2001, he continued as Managing Director of Omnicane Ltd (formerly Mon Trésor & Mon Désert Ltd) and served as consultant for one year to 31 March 2008.

He has served on most sugar-sector institutions in Mauritius, the Mauritius Employers’ Federation and the Joint Economic Council, and is a former executive director of Lonrho Sugar Corporation Ltd and Illovo Sugar Ltd. He is presently the Chairperson of The Mauritius Development Investment Trust Company Ltd, the first approved investment trust in Mauritius, and a Non-executive Director of Standard Bank (Mauritius) Ltd, Pharmacie Nouvelle Ltd, Mauritius Molasses Company Ltd and the Mauritius Institute of Directors. He is also a member of the Sugar Insurance Fund Board and Financial Reporting Monitoring Panel.

Ravin Bholah is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants. He started his career at De Chazal Du Mée and was a manager in the Audit and Business Advisory Division of BDO De Chazal Du Mée in 2005, when he joined the Sugar Investment Trust as Chief Operating Officer. He has a wide experience of the sugar industry, both in Mauritius and overseas. While he was at BDO De Chazal Du Mée, he worked on assignments in the following countries: Burundi, Ivory Coast, Rwanda, Malawi, Tanzania, Madagascar, Kosovo, Yugoslavia, Haiti and Fiji Islands.

He is a non-executive director of Omnicane Milling Operations Limited, Omnicane Thermal Energy Operations Limited (La Baraque) and Omnicane Thermal Energy Operations Limited (St Aubin), Consolidated Energy Limited and FUEL Steam and Power Generation Co. Ltd.

Marc Hein is a barrister. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law and a Licence en droit. He started practising law in Mauritius in 1980 at the Chambers of Sir Raymond Hein Q.C. In 1989, he set up his own Chambers, Juristconsult Chambers. He is the legal adviser of several well-known local and multinational corporations, trusts, banks, financial institutions and fund managers. He is a director of several Mauritian companies, global business companies and offshore investment funds.

Bertrand Thevenau holds a Diplôme universitaire de technologie, option Marketing international. He has a wide experience of the Mauritian industrial sector. He is currently the Executive Director of Tropic Knits Ltd (CIEL TEXTILE).

Pierre M d'Unienville holds a Licence es Sciences Economiques from the University of Aix-Marseille III and post graduate specialization in Finance and Strategy from IEP Paris. After gaining international experience in finance and mergers & acquisitions, he has founded Infinite Corporate Finance Ltd, a consultancy, of which he remains the partner and deal executive. In addition, he is currently the executive chairman of Le Warehouse Ltd.

Rajeswara Duva Pentiah holds a Diploma in Public Administration and Management. He also obtained the Part I of the Institute of Statisticians, U.K and later a fellowship to study Total Quality Management at the National Institute of Public Administration, Malaysia. Over the past 40 years, he occupied senior positions at the Public Service Commission, the Ministries of Public Utilities, Education, Health, Women’s Rights, Public Infrastructure, Tertiary Education, Environment and NDU, and Social Security, National Solidarity and Reform Institutions, among others.

Mr. Merven holds a “Maitrise en Aménagement du Territoire” and a “Diplome d’Etudes Supérieures Spécialisées (DESS) en Aménagement et Développement Local” from l’Institut d’Aménagement Régional d’Aix-en-Provence (France). He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Compagnie de Beau Vallon Ltee and of the Union Group of companies. He joined the sugar sector in 2004 as General Manager of Compagnie de Beau Vallon Ltee which manages Riche en Eau S.E. He started his career in France where he practiced between 1987 and 1996 as a Town Planner and Environmental Specialist. Upon his return to Mauritius in 1996, he successively held office as Manager of Société de Traitement et d’Assainissement des Mascareignes Ltee (STAM) and of IBL Environment Ltd. He was the President of the Mauritius Chamber between 2008 and 2011 and is a Board member several sugar-sector institutions and companies involved in agriculture production, sugar, hospitality and power generation.

Didier Maigrot holds a “Maitrise en droit” from l’Université Aix Marseille III (France) He has been practicing as a notary since 1996 and is currently a Director at Compagnie de Beau Vallon Ltee.