Board of Directors: Who We Are
The Board is responsible for setting the Company’s direction through the establishment of strategic objectives and key policies.
Caoilfhionn Anne Van Der Walt is a Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) with over 25 years’ experience in international taxation. Caoilfhionn is Irish and holds an MSc in Pure Maths. She started her career in tax consulting at Arthur Andersen in London, and thereafter joined SA multinational Sasol, based in Johannesburg where she worked for 9 years as the head of International Tax. In 2017, Caoilfhionn Anne Van Der Walt founded Regan van Rooy, a pan-African tax advisory firm. She has been based in Mauritius since 2019 and currently acts as the Managing Partner for the Regan van Rooy group of companies.
Sharmila Chakowa is a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and a Fellow Member of the Private Wealth & Family Office Association (Swiss Certified). She is a finance and private wealth management expert with more than 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. She specialises in finance, risk management and compliance matters, amongst others. From 2008 to 2020, she was the Local Representative and Executive Director of CLSA (Mauritius) Limited, a Global Business Company with investment dealer, investment advisor and CIS manager licenses from the Financial Services Commission. She acted as Managing Partner of Temple Corporate Services Ltd and Corporate Support Services Ltd from 2004 until 2008. Throughout her tenure, she has acted as Independent Director on a number of companies incorporated in the global business sector. She currently sits on the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Mauritius along with being an independent director on other Boards.
Laurent Bourgault du Coudray graduated in Accounting and Finance from Curtin University in Perth, Australia, and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia. He has worked over four years in Perth providing corporate and international tax services before joining United Investments Limited in January 2013 where he acted as Project Manager and Business Developer. With a focus on the hospitality sector, Laurent joined in April 2019 one of UIL’s investees, namely Attitude Hospitality Management Ltd, as the Chief Business Development Officer.
His expertise and experience include Management and Leadership.
Christophe Desvaux de Marigny is the Chief Executive Officer of LGI since January 2024. He holds an MBA from the Université of Paris Dauphine and a diploma in Electrical engineering light current from the Natal Technikon South Africa. This accomplished leader has a track record of more than 20 years in senior management positions. Before joining LGI, he had a fruitful career in the industrial sector such as the sugar industry and particularly in Africa. Christophe Desvaux de Marigny is a self-motivated person, a problem solver, creative and likes to initiate new ideas.
Management Team
Our Management Team supports the CEO in implementing the strategy and direction set out by the Board, with a particular focus on risk management.
Christophe Desvaux de Marigny
Chief Executive Officer
Mahen Narain
Head of Finance
Jeff Pierre Louis
Operations Manager
Babita Sunnassee
Sales and Transport Manager
Arshad Domah
Human Resources Manager
