PROFILE OF DIRECTORS Get to know their journey, skills and roles

Mr Gooroodeo (Mahen) Sookun FCCA, MBA, CSK

Mr. Sookun is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and holds an MBA (Finance) from the University of Leicester (UK). He has served in private and public companies during the last thirty years as a Corporate Finance Executive, in Mauritius and across Africa, in diverse sectors such as Public Utilities, Agriculture, Textile, Real Estate and Mining.

In Mauritius, Mr Sookun has served as a Finance Executive at the Central Electricity Board, FUEL Sugar Estate, Palmar Textiles Ltd, and as Head of Finance of the largest Real Estate Development Company, Anahita Estates Ltd. Currently Mr Sookun is the Executive Director of SB ProConsult Ltd, a Chartered Certified Accountancy Firm, which provides accounting tax and advisory services to a range of local and international clients.

The international career of Mr Sookun started in 1999 as a Finance Executive in Sena Sugar Estates in Mozambique (project developed by a Mauritian Consortium). From 2005 to 2007, he was the Group Finance Manager of Titanium Resources Limited, a company involved in Mineral Resources Development and Mining in Sierra Leone and listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. From 2008 to 2013, he was also the Director, CFO and Secretary of Diamond Fields International Ltd, a public company listed in Toronto having mining assets across Africa. From 2012 to 2017, Mr Sookun has also served as Director and CFO of an Australian (ASX) listed company involved in Mineral Sands Exploration investments in Africa

Mr. Vishuene Vydelingum is a seasoned banker with over 25 years’ experience, with expertise in Corporate & Investment Banking, Treasury and Markets.

Mr Vydelingum holds a Maitrise – Ingenieur Maitre en Banque et Finance from Université Sorbonne Nord and a Licence (IUP) en Ingénierie de la Banque, Finance et Industrie in addition to a D.E.U.G Sciences Economiques. He is a licensed Stockbroker of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius.

Mr Javed Codabux is an Accountant, and is currently working as Accountant and Manager at D & S LINES LTD (Accredited Agent for Jubilee Insurance). Prior that, he has worked in the accounting departments of African Reinsurance Corporation, Lamco International Insurance and Cheribinny Ltd.

Mr Codabux holds an Executive Master in Business Administration {EMBA} with First Class(Hons) from EIILM University, Sikkim, INDIA and completed his Level 2 ACCA qualifications. He also holds a Higher National Diploma in Business Finance, BTEC, EDexcel Level 5 - EDEXCEL UNIVERSITY (U.K) under the programme of Resource Development International(RDI) U.K.

He is a member of the Mauritius Institute of Directors.

Mr. Codabux has served as Board member on ex Mauritius Post and Cooperative Bank from March 2015 to January 2016.

Mr Rabin Rampersad is currently the CEO of SME Mauritius, having spent a major part of his career at senior management positions in the private sector both locally and abroad. He has curated experience in the FMCG sector and has successfully evolved in areas of Operations, Marketing, Logistics and Business development mostly on behalf of multinationals.

Mr Rampersad is also well versed in Strategic development, Business Restructuring and International Business, and as part of the senior Management teams, has been Member of the Board of Directors of several private sector companies.

Rabin Rampersad holds a Master in Business Administration, a Master in Marketing and Innovation, is a Chartered Manager, a Chartered Marketer and a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, UK.

Mr Ramanaidoo Sokappadu, currently Acting Director, Economy and Finance at the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, has been working in the civil service for nearly 37 years. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Mathematics and Statistics.

He has in the past worked as short term consultant for the Commonwealth Secretariat and the World Bank. He has been a Board director on several parastatal bodies and companies. In addition, he has represented Mauritius in several international conferences and meetings, both locally and abroad.

Mr. Fardeen Jeetoo is currently working as Acting Accountant, and in his capacity is in charge of the finance section of the Early Childhood Care and Education Authority (ECCEA).

Apart from his expertise and experience in Finance, Mr Jeetoo is also a young entrepreneur with strong business and innovation skills. He has vibrantly set up and managed businesses in the food sector and in consultancy.

Mr. Jeetoo holds a Bsc in Finance & Accounting from the University of Hertforshire (UK) as well as a Bsc in Business Management from the University of Southampton. (UK).

He is a member of the Bid Evaluation Committee (BEC) and the Secretary of the Finance Committee of ECCEA.

Mr. Anil Kumar Kokil is a former Director (Economic and Finance) of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. During his professional career, he has contributed to and spearheaded the national budget preparations and policy making of successive Governments. He is presently a Consultant for both local and International Organisations, and a part-time Lecturer at the University of Technology, Mauritius.

He has previously been the Chairperson of the Skills and Information Technology Development Fund, and Chairperson and Assessor of several Disciplinary Committees and Commission of Inquiries appointed by the Public Service Commission and the Disciplinary Forces Service Commission and the Government. He has also acted as the Chief Executive of the Gambling Regulatory Authority.

The contributions of Mr. Kokil are also recognised at regional and international level. He was the Chairperson of the SADC Macro Economic Meetings held in South Africa and in Botswana as well as the Chairperson of the Committee set up by the SADC Ministers to look at the Self-Financing Mechanism for SADC. He was the Founder Member of the Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative. He has been a Consultant on Migration for the World Bank, the European Union and the International Organisation for Migration, and has also contributed to several papers in International Publications. He actively participated in UN Annual Meetings of the Global Forum on Migration and Development, as Panelist and Moderator.

Mr. Kokil holds an MSc in Public Sector Management, a B.A (Hons) in Statistics with Economics from the University of Delhi and a Professional Certificate in Statistics from the Institute of Statisticians, UK. He has received professional training at the Institute of Development Studies UK; the IMF and World Bank in Financial Programming and Policies, and on Government Finance in Washington amongst others.

Mr Sivananda Semjevee is currently the Managing Director of Logfret Services Ltd, a Clearing and Freight Forwarding Company. Prior to that, he was the Executive Director of World Speed Consolidators Ltd. For three years he was based in Madagascar where he was the Executive Director for World Speed Madagascar.

With his solid experience in Freight Forwarding services both at the national and regional level, Mr Semjevee has set up his own company in the field of Import and Export Agent Services since 2004. His business achievement makes him a successful entrepreneur and employer in his category.

Mrs. Alexandra Vasseur-Soneea is an independent director at Maubank LTD since 2021.

After acquiring experience from Morgan Philips Group, one of the biggest recruitment firm in the world, she moved on set up her own enterprise. Mrs Vasseur is currently the Founder and Director of Kanopé Consulting Ltd, a recruitment firm specialized in Head Hunting, with presence in Mauritius, France and Switzerland.

Alexandra Vasseur has been conferred with the “Africa’s Women Leaders Award” in 2022 by the World Leadership Women Congress.

She is well versed on the European financial market and specializes in recruitment for Private Banking, Wealth Management, Trust, Fiduciary and Private Equity institutions as well as commercial and investment banks. Her knowledge and experience in talent acquisition in the sector of finance have honed her skills in human resource strategy for large European companies. She also has sound knowledge of the energy and luxury sectors.

Mrs. Vasseur-Soneea holds a Master in Management and a Licence de Gestion from the Université de Poitier in France. She is currently completing a PostGraduate director applied program diploma.