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

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 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. 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.