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Investment proposition

By acquiring The Bee shares, investors gain access to a growing portfolio of private equity and venture capital investments, originated and managed by a committed team of seasoned investment professionals who understand the inherent challenges of investing in unquoted companies. We use our in-house expertise to understand a business from the bottom-up and carefully assess its potential to deliver high returns. At every stage of the investment cycle, we use our ongoing research, breadth of expertise, networks, infrastructure and capabilities to execute, grow and monitor these investments on behalf of our shareholders.

Board of Directors

Non-Executive Chairman 

Professional Journey:

Jean-Claude Béga is currently the Group Head of Financial Services and Business Development of IBL Ltd and was also appointed as Executive Director of that company in August 2018. He started his career in 1980 by spending 7 years as external auditor and then moved to a sugar group to perform various functions within accounting and finance before joining GML in 1997 as Finance Manager.

Qualification:

Jean-Claude Béga is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Board Memberships and Affiliations:

- AfrAsia Capital Management Ltd
- Anglo African Investments Ltd
- DTOS Ltd
- Eagle Insurance Limited
- IBL Ltd
- Knights & Johns Management Ltd
- Lux Island Resorts Ltd
- Phoenix Beverages Limited
- The Bee Equity Partners Ltd

Executive Director, CEO 

Professional Journey:

Olivier Fayolle is the CEO of The Bee Equity Partners, he was appoitned in April 2016. Prior to this, he worked in France in the research department of Octo Finances, an investment and capital market advisory firm, covering a portfolio of sectors from building materials to utilities. He is a member of the Board of various investee companies of The Bee Equity Partners Ltd.

Qualification:

Olivier Fayolle holds a MSc in Finance from the University of Lille, France.

Board Memberships and Affiliations:

-The Bee Equity Partners Ltd

Non-Executive Director

Professional Journey:

Stéphane Henry is the CEO of Investment Professionals Ltd ("IPRO"), a group having in excess of Rs 12 billion of assets under management, made up primarily of listed equity investments worldwide. He has 27 years of asset management experience, including 17 years as CEO of IPRO. Mr. Henry also worked for the Ministry of Finance of France.

Qualification:

Stéphane Henry holds a Master 2 degree in Wealth Management from the University of Clermont-Ferrand (France) and an MBA from the Pau Business School (France).

Board Memberships and Affiliations:

- Ipro Growth Fund Ltd
- The Bee Equity Partners Ltd

Non-Executive Director

Professional Journey:

Ravi Prakash (Robin) Hardin is the Chief Executive Officer of Bloomage Ltd and was appointed in August 2017. Mr. Hardin has more than 20 years' professional experience at senior level in multiple geographies working for Shell, Rogers and ENL. He has spent the last 15 years focussing on the real estate sector.

Qualification:

Ravi Prakash (Robin) Hardin holds an MBA from the University of Surrey and a B-Tech in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology. He has also attended professional development programmes from London Business School and Witts Business School, as well as a Property Development programme from the Graduate Business School of University of Cape Town and a Real Estate Development, Investment and Finance programme from the International Faculty of Finance.

Board Memberships and Affiliations:

- Bloomage Ltd
- BlueLife Limited
- HealthScape Ltd
- Haute Rive Holdings Limited
- IBL Entertainment Holding Limited
- IBL Enternainment Limited
- Southern Investments Ltd
- The Bee Equity Partners Ltd
- The Port-Louis Development Initiative Ltd
- Victoria Station Ltd

 

Independent Non-Executive Director 

Professional Journey:

Madhukar Gujadhur was the Financial Controller of IKO (Mauritius) Resort Village Ltd (Previously known as Le Chaland Resort Village Ltd) between April 2014 and Jun 2020. Prior to this he was the Director of Finance - O&O Royal Mirage Hotel (Dubai) owned by Ruler of Dubai from April 2006 to March 2014. Mr. Madhukar Gujadhur was the Financial Controller of Sun Resorts Ltd from September 1988 to March 2006.

Qualification:

Madhukar Gujadhur was admitted as Member of ACCA in 1982. 

Board Memberships and Affiliations:

- The Bee Equity Partners Ltd
- Sik Yuen Limited

Non-Executive Director 

Professional Journey:

Sattar Jackaria joined IBL as head of Financial Services in 1 October 2016. He started his career in 1999 by spending 7 years in London working for a global actuarial consulting firm. He then returned to Mauritius in 2006 to join Swan Life Ltd as Senior Manager of its Actuarial Department. During his time at Swan, he performed various functions including pensions & investment advisory, reserving, pricing & product development. .

Qualification:

Sattar Jackaria is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (UK) and holds a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics & Economics from the University of Warwick, UK

Board Memberships and Affiliations:

- DTOS Ltd
- Knights & Johns Management Ltd
- The Bee Equity Partners Ltd

Independent Non-Executive Director

Professional Journey:

Denis Claude Pilot was appointed Group Chief Financial Officer of Eclosia Group in 2016. Prior to this, he worked for PwC from 2008 to 2010 and joined Eclosia Group in 2010. In 2013, he was appointed as Group Finance Manager of Indigo Hotels & Resorts.

Qualification:

Denis-Claude Pilot has a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Accounting and Finance in 2005 from Curtin University Australia. He was admitted as member of the Institute of Chartered Accountant in Australia & New Zealand in 2009 and as member of the Institute of Chartered Accountant in England & Wales in 2010.

Board Memberships and Affiliations:

- The Bee Equity Partners Ltd

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