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OUR CORPORATE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE GOVERNANCE STATEMENTS
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18 Jean-Claude Bellepeau
General Manager
Drymix Ltd
Mr Jean-Claude Bellepeau, born in 1963, holds a ‘Diplôme d’Ingénieur Chimiste’ from ECPM, Strasbourg, France. After having spent ten years in the textile and industrial chemicals sectors in Mauritius, he joined the Lafarge Group to launch the cement terminal in Mayotte. He then joined Premix as Operations Manager in February 2003 and was promoted to General Manager of Premix and Drymix in 2008. In 2011, further to the restructuring of the two companies, he directed the integration of Drymix into the UBP Group and is henceforth the General Manager of the company.
19 Benoit Béchard
General Manager
Espace Maison Ltée
Mr Benoit Béchard, born in 1965, holds an MBA with a specialisation in Finance from the Charles Sturt University NSW, Australia, an ISM Diploma in Management from the Institute of Leadership and Management of UK and a Foundation Certificate in Tax from the Taxation Institute of Australia. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Management and of the Taxation Institute of Australia and an affiliate member of the Institute of Leadership and Management of UK. He joined the Group as General Manager of Espace Maison in January 2016, after having occupied senior managerial positions in various sectors of activity over the past twenty years.
20 Christopher Blackburn
General Manager
Compagnie de Gros Cailloux Limitée
Mr Christopher Blackburn, born in 1969, holds a ‘Brevet de Technicien Agricole’ with a specialisation in ‘Jardin Espace Vert’ (France), a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing from Curtin University Australia and a Master’s degree in Strategic and Consulting Organisation with ESCP Paris. He joined the Group as General Manager of Gros Cailloux in May 2012 after having worked as General Manager of the Landscaping and Nursery department at Médine Ltd.
21 Vikram Gunnoo
General Manager
Pre-Mixed Concrete Limited
Mr Vikram Gunnoo, born in 1979, holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and a MSc in Project Management from the University of Mauritius. He is a Registered Professional Engineer of the Council of Engineers in Mauritius as well as a Concrete Technologist from the Institute of Concrete Technology UK. Further to the takeover of Premix by UBP in November 2021, Mr Gunnoo was appointed as General Manager in June 2022.
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