1. Mr Stéphane Ulcoq, born in 1977, joined the Company as Assistant Works Manager in September 2000 and was promoted to Workshop Manager in 2007. In January 2012, he was promoted to the post of Production Manager where he oversaw all production units, both in Mauritius and overseas, and in December, the Board appointed him as Deputy CEO. He then gradually handed over his duties as Production Manager and was appointed CEO of the Company in January 2015 and subsequently, Group CEO with effect from July 2015.

2. Mr Laurent Béga, born in 1979, joined the Company as Group Engineering Manager in May 2014. He has since been responsible for all engineering services, machinery maintenance and supplies, as well as projects, both in Mauritius and overseas, where his expertise in heavy machinery and experience in Africa have been invaluable to the Group.

3. Ms Cécile Boyer, born in 1989, joined the Company as Group Financial Controller in April 2020. Ms Boyer holds a Masters in Management with a specialisation in Finance from Kedge Business School in Bordeaux, France. She has eight years of experience in the Finance Sector in Mauritius and abroad.

4. Mr Alan Cunniah, born in 1968, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Actuarial Science from the University of Calgary, Canada and an MBA specialising in Human Resource Management from the University of Mauritius. Prior to joining the Group in July 2018, he worked as Head of Human Resources for ENL group for ten years.

5. Mr Bryan Gujjalu, born in 1976, holds a ‘Diplôme d’Ingénieur’ from INSA, Lyon (MEng) and an MBA from the ‘Institut d’Administration des Entreprises’ (IAE), France. He is also a registered CRPE and EUR ING (European Engineer) and a Certified Practitioner Coach (Business and Life). He joined the Company as Group Business Development Manager in March 2017. Prior to this, Mr Gujjalu worked in the APAVE Group for 12 years, where he left as CEO of APAVE Indian Ocean Group and APAVE International’s Deputy MD for the Southern Africa-Indian Ocean-Australia region. He also served as Non-Executive Director on the Board of the Mauritius Institute of Directors (MIoD), and was appointed Director of UBP Coffrages Ltée in May 2019.

6. Mr Gino Gunness, born in 1967, holds a ‘Brevet de Technicien en Fabrication et Maintenance Mécanique’ from the Lycée Polytechnique Sir Guy Forget in Flacq, Mauritius. He also followed several training courses in stone crushing equipment maintenance and management. He joined the Company as Technical Assistant for the maintenance of crushing plants in July 1989 and was promoted to the post of Plant Manager in 1991. He managed several plants within the Group, including Welcome Industries in Rodrigues, until 2003. Between 2004 and 2011, he was expatriated to Madagascar to act as General Manager of UBP Madagascar. Back in Mauritius in 2012, he was appointed Assistant Production Manager before being promoted to the position of Service Manager of the Heavy Machinery department of our Engineering Division in 2013. In April 2017, he was promoted to the post of Group Assets and Procurement Manager.

7. Mr Dwight Hamilton, born in 1974, holds a Professional Graduate Diploma in Information Technology from the National Council for Vocational Qualification (NCVQ). He joined the Company as Systems Coordinator in May 2004 where he was responsible for the implementation of the ERP for the Group. In 2011, he was promoted to the post of IT Manager for the Group.

8. Mrs Bhooneshi Nemchand, born in 1987, holds a BA (Hons) Law and Management and an MBA (International Business) from the University of Mauritius and is an Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (UK). She joined the Group as Company Secretary Designate in May 2015, after having spent six years in the financial services sector. She was appointed Company Secretary in October 2015 and in February and July 2016, Mrs Nemchand was appointed Company Secretary of several companies within the Group.

9. Mrs Samantha Perrier, born in 1978, holds an Executive Master in Marketing from the University of Paris-Dauphine. She joined the Company as Group Communications Manager in October 2019. She has sixteen years of experience in the communications field, locally and abroad.

10. Mr Christophe Quevauvilliers, born in 1968, is a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He joined the Company as Finance Manager and Company Secretary in May 2002. In 2015, he was appointed as Executive Director to the Board. He is now the Group CFO and sits on the Board of several companies within the Group.

11. Mr Dhuenesh Rambarassah, born in 1976, is a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and holder of an MBA with a specialisation in strategic planning from the Edinburgh Business School of Scotland. He joined the Company as Financial Accountant in February 2006 after having spent more than eight years successively in the Audit and Assurance department of Ernst & Young and De Chazal Du Mée (now known as BDO). Mr Rambarassah was designated Financial Controller of the majority of companies within the Group in July 2013 and Group Finance Manager in 2020.

12. Mr Jean-Marc Selvon, born in 1962, holds a Higher Diploma in Integrated Marketing and Communication from AAA South Africa. He joined Pre-Mixed Concrete Ltd as Sales Representative in 1982 and successively held the posts of Assistant Sales Manager, Sales Manager and Sales & Marketing Manager until 2012. Between 2012 and March 2015, he moved to Dry Mixed Products Ltd as Sales & Marketing Manager. Thereafter, he joined UBP as Sales Manager, overseeing the sales function of our core business. In July 2020, he was promoted to Group Sales Projects Manager.

13. Mr Jean-Jacques Jullienne, born in 1966, holds an MBA from the University of Paris-Dauphine and a National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical College of Durban. He was the Deputy Managing Director and the Chief Operations Officer - Oil and Gas at Forges Tardieu Ltd before joining the Company as Head of Operations in September 2019.

14. Mr Francis Koenig, born in 1957, joined the Company in May 1980 and was in charge of Stone Utilities Ltd. The same year, he was promoted to the post of Plant Manager for Terre Rouge, Roche Bois and Coromandel plants. After two years in this position, he was promoted to the post of Area Manager for the northern region until 1991 when he moved to the southern region. In February 2012, he was promoted to the post of Quarry and Field Manager where he has since been in charge of our Land Reclamation Unit involved in quarrying operations and the supply of raw materials to the majority of our production sites.

15. Mr Amaury Lacoste, born in 1985, holds a Master in Civil Engineering from the ‘Université Paul Sabatier’, Toulouse, France. In January 2010, he joined the Company as Project Engineer and Coordinator within the Engineering Division up to January 2013, when he was appointed Assistant Production Manager for our crushing and block-making activities. In January 2015, Mr Lacoste was appointed as Production Manager for the central and southern regions up to July 2017, when he took over all crushing and block-making activities in Mauritius. Since January 2021, he has also been overseeing our production activities in Sri Lanka and Rodrigues.

16. Mr Ashwin Ramsaha, born in 1959, holds an MSc in Civil Engineering with a specialisation in Structural Engineering from the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy-Sofia. He is a Registered Professional Engineer of the Council of Engineers in Mauritius and Member of the Institution of Engineers. He has been practicing continuously in the private and public sectors in Mauritius and in Toronto since 1987. In November 2007, Mr Ramsaha joined the Company as Assistant Manager of our PPB Division which is involved in the production of precast concrete slabs. In February 2015, he was promoted to the post of Manager of that division.

17. Mr Bruno de Spéville, born in 1960, followed an induction course with Euro Brevet in a cement tiles factory in the UK. He joined the Company as Sales Manager in September 1994 after having managed Bocaro Ltd from 1979 to 1987 and worked as Sales Manager at Rogers Building Materials Products Ltd from 1988 to 1994. In 2002, he was appointed Project and Commercial Manager of Espace Maison Ltée. In January 2016, he was appointed Manager of UBP – Marbella Division where he has since been responsible for the production of precast products, concrete pipes, roof tiles and rustic pavements.

18. 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 Pre-Mixed Concrete Ltd as Operations Manager in February 2003 and was promoted to General Manager of Pre-Mixed Concrete Ltd and Dry Mixed Products Ltd in 2008. In 2011, further to the reorganisation of the two companies, he directed the integration of Dry Mixed Products Ltd into the UBP Group and is henceforth the General Manager of the company, now known as Drymix Ltd.

19. 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 Ltée in January 2016, after having occupied senior managerial positions in various sectors of activity over the past twenty years.

20. 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 Compagnie de Gros Cailloux Limitée in May 2012 after having worked as General Manager of the Landscaping and Nursery department at Médine Ltd.