The Board of Directors

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Mr. S R Beebeejaun (Chairman)

Saleem Rashid Beebeejaun is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Insurance (UK) and was the winner of the H G Greening award, which rewards the first prize in all life subjects worldwide. He is also a holder of a Licence – ès Sciences Economiques from the University of Montpellier, France and is Harvard Business School Alumni having followed the Advanced Management Program
At present, Saleem is primarily engaged in providing business facilitation and consultancy services in Africa.
In addition Saleem serves as an independent, non-executive director in several organizations including
Warwyck Private Bank Ltd., the first private bank which he established in Mauritius in 2014.
Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Fund which operates as the Collective Investment Scheme Manager to Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Mauritius Fund I LP and PRIF Feeder Blocker LP.
MAREF a fund which aims to own and develop prime real estate projects in Africa especially in the retail office blocks and industrial buildings.
Saleem is also an associate director of Africa Practice and is the Honorary Consul of Malaysia in Mauritius.
Previously Saleem spent 23 years in various management and directorship positions in the financial services and trading industries. Saleem has also led several transactions including listings, delistings, privatization, corporate mergers and acquisitions.

Mr. M.S. Bindra

Manraj Singh Bindra is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales. He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and an Associate Member of the British Institute of Management. He has international experience from countries including the United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Australia, Switzerland, Botswana and India working in financial services, manufacturing, retail, government, publishing and construction. He is currently the Managing Partner of MSB Consultancy, Dubai and has vast experience in finance spanning from 1976 having served in various roles including, being the Chief Financial Officer of Al Shamsi Holdings and Finance and Administrative Manager of National Development Trust Limited.

Mr. G.R. Flanagan

Grant Robert Flanagan has over 20 years’ experience specialising in the frontier and emerging market of Africa. He has served
as the Chief Operations Officer of EFT
Corp, a Mauritius headquartered business with offices in South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Zambia and Zimbabwe. He is the founding Chief Executive of Atria Africa, an
investment banking boutique and has also served as the Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of the Asset Management Division of the Imara Group.

Mr. A.P. Shanghavi

Ajay Pratapray Shanghavi is a Mechanical Engineer and Production Engineer and also holds a Marketing, Computer and General Management Diploma. He has over 38 years’ experience in leading and expanding various medium and large-scale companies in industries such as engineering, manufacturing, packaging, IT, ITES, EdTech, financial services, media and entertainment. He has served on various boards encompassing different industries and has in depth exposure to Corporate Management, Taxation, Litigation, Arbitration, Labour Management, Union Management and Business Development.

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Caleb Dengu(Deputy Chairman)

Caleb Dengu is a Fellow of the British Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (FCIS), he has a Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Post Graduate Training in Advanced Financial Management Techniques for Public Enterprises from Strathclyde Graduate Business School and Senior Executive Program Africa (SEPA) from Harvard Business School. He is an experienced Development Banking and Finance Professional who has 22 years of experience in international and regional development banking. He is currently the Managing Partner in CDF Trust and Consulting BV, an Investment Advisory Platform and Private Equity management firm. He has sat on several Boards of venture capital companies around the globe representing the Amsterdam based Common Fund for Commodities. Before going to Amsterdam he worked for PTA Bank, a Nairobi based Regional Trade and Development Bank where he was the Senior Finance Officer responsible for project finance.

Rajgopal Swami (Chief Executive Officer)

Rajgopal Swami holds a B. (Com) Honours Degree from St Xavier’s College, University of Calcutta and a CPA from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is an Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India as well as an Associate member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
He has more than 30 years’ experience at senior management level in the airports, aviation, infrastructure, mining, project management, energy (including renewables), BOOT, PPP as well as EPC, manufacturing and financial services industries across India, United Kingdom, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa.
He has expertise in business turnaround with a proven track record in setting up, scaling up and heading business operations in alignment with organizational goals of revenue maximization and market leadership. Over the last 20 years, he has specialized in business development, strategic planning, business growth & expansion, strategic finance, IPOs and fundraising, corporate governance, risk management, contract management, cost optimization, stakeholder and team management.

Mr. M.T. Sachak

Mustafa is currently the CEO of Masawara Insurance which is TA Holdings insurance group operating in Botswana, Uganda and Zimbabwe with investments in general insurance, life assurance, reinsurance, asset management and microfinance. Mustafa started his career at Motorola in the USA where he spent 10 years in the Communication Division before moving to Zimbabwe in October of 1996 to pursue a different career path. Mustafa graduated from University College London with a BSc in Chemical Engineering in 1980 and a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Florida Atlantic University in 1986 and an MBA from Florida International University whilst working for Motorola. He was appointed to the Board