Standing, from left:
Farouk Hossen, Saleem Beebeejaun, Nicholas Ashford-Hodges, Farid Gulmohamed, Ayoob Rawat.
Seated, from left:
Shivananda P. Mootien, Dawood Rawat (Chairman), Bocar Elimaine Dia
Dawood A. Rawat
Chairman of British American Investment Co (Mtius) Ltd and Chairman of other principal subsidiaries of the Group. During more than four decades with British American Insurance Mr. Rawat has risen from country manager to worldwide CEO and eventually the Chairman and the largest single shareholder of BA Investment. The dramatic transformation that the company has undergone in the past 10 years was as a result of Mr Rawat`s vision and drive.
Saleem R. Beebeejaun
A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Insurance, he is Group Chief Executive Officer of BA Investment and a member of the boards of companies in the Group. He was President of the Mauritius Insurers` Association from 2003 to 2005. Mr Beebeejaun joined British American Insurance (Mtius) in 1989 as a trainee manager, splitting his time between Mauritius and London, where he studied for his Associateship of the Chartered Insurance Institute of the United Kingdom. A year later, he won the H.G. Greening Prize for topping the world list of those studying for a Fellowship in Life subjects. Throughout the early 1990s, he progressed through the various departments of the expanding insurance company, before being appointed General Manager. In 2002 he was appointed President of Financial Services.Two years later he became CEO of British American Investment.
Farouk A.A. Hossen OSK
Appointed to the Board in 2004, Mr. Hossen is a leading entrepreneur in Mauritius. He is the founder of Farouk Hossen (Medic Optics) Ltd, Farouk Hossen (Opticians) Ltd, Farouk Hossen (Optical Manufacture) Ltd and Farouk Hossen (Optical Supplies) Ltd. Mr. Hossen, who is a former Director of the State Bank of Mauritius, is also a member of other subsidiary boards and sub-committees of the British American Group.
J. Nicholas Ashford-Hodges
Mr. Ashford-Hodges, who was appointed a Director of the Board in 2002, is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds an Honours degree in Engineering Science from Oxford University. As well as being president of British American (UK) Ltd, a representative office in the UK for the British American group of companies, Mr. Ashford-Hodges is Vice Chairman of British American Investment Co. (Mtius) Ltd and a Director of several other Boards and sub-committees of the British American Group in Mauritius and Kenya. He is also Chairman of GlobalCapital plc, which is listed on the Malta Stock Exchange.
Farid R. Gulmohamed
Mr. Gulmohamed, who was appointed a Director of the Board in 2005, is a Fellow Chartered Accountant residing both in the UK and India. A former Director of corporate finance, Deloitte & Touche (India), he is now a Senior Adviser of KPMG in India. Mr. Gulmohamed also holds directorships in several companies in the UK, Denmark, France and Mauritius.
Ayoob M. H. Rawat
Mr. Rawat was appointed to the Board in 2005. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the Swiss Association of Certified Accountants and Tax Consultants. Mr. Rawat is also a Director of GlobalCapital Life Insurance Ltd in Malta and a member of various sub-committees of the British American Group. He has more than 20 years international banking experience having occupied senior positions in London and Geneva, and now runs a Swiss-based company specializing in investment control and monitoring.
Shivananda P. Mootien
Mr. Mootien, who was appointed to the Board in 2004, is a retired banker with comprehensive experience in risk management, having been the Director of the Risk Department of Barclays Bank plc. He is also a Director of The Mauritius Leasing Company Limited as well as various sub-committees within the British American Group.
Bocar Elimane Dia
Mr. Dia was appointed a Director of the Board in 2007. Holding an honours degree in International Economics and International Relations, he has worked extensively for UNESCO occupying several senior posts. He is currently an international consultant for UNDP, UNICEF and UN Aid and acts as the Chairperson for Network System Area, Societe de Batiments et Travaux Publiques and Amayelle Transport, three Senegal-based companies. He also teaches Economics and International Relations at the University of Montreal in Canada.
