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UBP INTEGRATED REPORT 2022
INTRODUCTION ABOUT US MANAGEMENT APPROACH
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
3. THE BOARD (CONTINUED)
Profiles of Directors as at June 30, 2022 (Continued)
Thierry Lagesse
Non-Executive Director
Resident in Mauritius
Mr Thierry Lagesse was appointed Director of the Company in December 1989 and subsequently Chairman of the Board in December 2002 until August 2013. Born in 1953, Mr Lagesse holds a ‘Maîtrise des Sciences de Gestion’ from the University of Paris Dauphine. He is the Founder of the Palmar Group, a textile and garment-oriented manufacturing company and a visionary entrepreneur, having launched Parabole Reunion Group of Companies in 1999, a Direct To Home satellite television company in the Indian Ocean Islands. He is also the Executive Chairman of Parabole Group and presently serves as a Director on several well-known companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius Ltd namely: Alteo Limited, IBL Ltd, Lux Island Resorts Ltd, Phoenix Beverages Limited and Phoenix Investment Company Limited.
Christine Marot
Non-Executive Director
Resident in Mauritius
Mrs Christine Marot was appointed Director of the Company on July 16, 2020. Born in 1969, Mrs Marot is an Accountant by profession and followed an Executive Management Programme from ESSEC Business School. She started her career with De Chazal du Mée & Co (now known as BDO) and was the Finance Executive of GML Management Ltée where she was involved at a senior level in businesses across the IBL Group, formerly known as GML Group. She was also appointed as Acting CEO of BlueLife Limited in November 2014 and CEO in May 2015. Since July 01, 2020, she is the Group Head of Technology and Sustainability of IBL Ltd. She is also responsible for the following clusters of IBL: Life Together, IBL Link, DotExe Ventures and Fondation Joseph Lagesse.
Christophe Quevauvilliers
Group CFO and Executive Director
Resident in Mauritius
Mr Christophe Quevauvilliers, born in 1968, is a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He joined the Group as Finance Manager and Company Secretary in May 2002 after having spent ten years in public practice at De Chazal Du Mée & Co (now known as BDO) and four years in the industrial sector. In 2013-2014, he completed a General Management Program delivered by the ESSEC (Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales) Business School. In September 2015, Mr Quevauvilliers resigned as Company Secretary and was appointed as Executive Director to the Board, effective as from October 01, 2015. He also sits on the Board of several companies within the Group.
Kalindee Ramdhonee
Independent Non-Executive Director
Resident in Mauritius
Mrs Kalindee Ramdhonee, born in 1963, was appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director to the Board and nominated as Chairperson of the Audit Committee and member of the Risk Committee in November 2018. Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, she is a highly accomplished finance professional with over 20 years of experience in finance and operations management within world class local and international business environments in sectors such as technologies, telecommunications, mining, construction, financial and property development. She has proven competences in accounting and finance extending to IT, HR, business development and general management functions. She has occupied senior management positions for decades and largely contributed to establishing and grooming business excellence in local groups such as Harel Mallac, Currimjee Jeewanjee, as well as international groups, namely African Alliance, Canal + and BIA Group from Belgium and its multiple African entities. Mrs Ramdhonee is currently the Managing Director of Karics Partners Ltd engaged in advisory and BPO activities.
Stéphane Ulcoq
Group CEO and Executive Director
Resident in Mauritius
Mr Stéphane Ulcoq, born in 1977, holds a ‘Diplôme d’Ingénieur en Mécanique’ from the ‘Institut National des Sciences Appliquées’ (INSA) of Rouen, France and an ‘MBA International Paris’ from the Paris Dauphine and La Sorbonne Universities. He also holds a Certificate in Global Management awarded by INSEAD after having completed three Executive Education Programs at INSEAD Fontainebleau, France and INSEAD Singapore in 2011 and 2012. Mr Ulcoq joined the Company as Assistant Works Manager in 2000 and was promoted Workshop Manager in 2007. In January 2012, Mr Ulcoq was promoted to the post of Production Manager where he was in charge of all production units, both in Mauritius and overseas. In addition to his responsibilities as Production Manager, Mr Ulcoq was appointed Deputy CEO by the Board of Directors in December 2012. He then gradually handed over his duties as Production Manager and was nominated as Executive Director in December 2014. He was appointed CEO of the Company in January 2015, and eventually Group CEO with effect from July 2015.