BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mr Lakshmana (Kris) Lutchmenarraidoo holds a Banking Diploma from Finafrica Institute. He has worked for the State Bank of Mauritius between 1973 and 1986, during which period he occupied various managerial positions, including the position of Assistant General Manager during his last four years there. He then participated to the set up the Mauritius Leasing Company as General Manager before being later appointed as Managing Director in 1997, and promoted as President of the Financial Services arm of the British American Group from 1999 to 2002. Mr. Lutchmenarraidoo was then appointed as the Executive Chairman of The Mauritius Post Ltd in 2002 and was subsequently appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Mauritius Post and Cooperative Bank Ltd, which he set up in May 2003. He thereafter took assignments as General Manager of Mauritours Ltd and La Prudence (Mauricienne) Assurances Ltée as General Manager of the General Insurance Department. He was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer of The Mauritius Union Assurance Cy. Ltd on 1st January 2011, and held this position till 31 December 2014. He was then appointed as Group Managing Director of Phoenix of East Africa Assurance Company Limited and as Chief Executive Officer of La Prudence Leasing & Finance Co Ltd from 1 September 2016 to 14 January 2017. Prior to joining the bank, he was the Chief Executive Officer of SBM (NBFC) Holdings Limited. Mr. Lutchmenarraidoo is also an Independent Director and Chairman of the Board of Kwale International Sugar Company Limited, a company based in Kwale County, Kenya.

Brian Ah-Chuen holds a BBA Honours from Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Canada.

He was recently appointed Managing Director of ABC Banking Corporation Ltd, after 12 years as Strategic Business Executive and Executive Director of the Company.  During his tenure, Brian Ah-Chuen has overseen major projects including the opening of the ABC Banking Representative Office in Hong Kong and Dubai, the setting up of the Private Banking arm of the Bank, and the opening of the ABC Private Banking Lounge.

He previously held senior positions in the Automobile, FMCG and Hospitality clusters of ABC Group of Companies. Mr. Brian Ah-Chuen was President of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Board Member of the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce & Industry. He is currently Director of two other listed entities, namely Mauritius Union Assurance Ltd and ABC Motors Company Ltd.

He is a Board Member of Business Mauritius’ Africa Strategy Committee. More recently, he has been elected Deputy Chairperson of the Mauritius Bankers Association.

Professor Donald Ah-Chuen holds an M.B.A (University of Strathclyde, UK). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia and holds an M.C.I.P.D (Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development, UK).

Professor Donald’s long career started with his appointment as the first Chief Internal Auditor of the Central Electricity Board of Mauritius followed by his promotion three years later to the position of Secretary of the same organization. His hard work, administrative skills and initiatives, especially in bringing stability in the company’s state of Industrial Relations and securing an Agreement on Wages and Conditions of Employment with the Workers’ Union which is automatically renewable yearly unless rescinded, were greatly appreciated by the Board which then granted him a scholarship to undertake post-graduate studies in Management in the UK. Shortly after successful completion of his studies he joined the University of Mauritius to Head the Centre of Professional Studies and in 1975 he became the first Mauritian to be appointed Professor of Management and Head of the School of Administration of the University. He subsequently served as Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University before he decided to move to Australia.

Professor Donald worked for a period of 12 years in Sydney in important professional roles in both Academia & Industry, becoming the CEO of Graham Group of Companies and finishing with distinction as Chairman of the Association of Steel Galvanizing Enterprises of Australia after which he returned to Mauritius in 1995 to contribute in the consolidation, diversification and further development of the ABC Group of Companies.

Professor Donald is a director of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius Ltd (SEM) and was its chairman for the year 2018. He is also a director of ABC MOTORS COMPANY LIMITED and P.O.L.I.C.Y Limited, listed on the DEM and SEM respectively. He is a former Board Director of the Development Bank of Mauritius and the Bank of Mauritius, and former Chairman of the Standard Bank (Mauritius) Ltd of South Africa. His other previous responsibilities include the Presidency of the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the Mauritian Institute of Management and the Association of Accountants of Mauritius, the Chairmanship of the Tertiary Education Commission of Mauritius, and that of the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation.

Professor Donald was called by the Authorities to serve as a member of the Commission of Inquiry on Education, the Committee of Inquiry on the Amcol Project of Domaine Les Pailles, and as Chairman of the Committee of Inquiry on the Industrial Disputes in the Public Hospitals Service.

Finally, in 2009 he was conferred by Government the distinction of G.O.S.K (Grand Officer of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean) in recognition of his valuable contributions to Commerce and Industry, Banking & Financial Services, and Tertiary Education.

Mr Patrick Andrew Dean Ah-Chuen holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney (Australia) and holds an MBA in International Business from the University of Western Sydney. Mr Dean worked for Westpac Banking Corporation (Australia) in the IT Division and for Toyota before returning to Mauritius in 1994 where he joined ABC Motors Co Ltd as Business Development Manager. As at date, he is the Managing Director of the Automobile Division, the Shipping and Logistics cluster and the Insurance cluster of the ABC Group. He is currently an independent director on the Board of Harel Mallac & Co Ltd, a listed company and is a Board member of Lovebridge Ltd (a joint private/public project to assist poor income families). He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Excellence in Sports; an organisation set up by the Government of Mauritius and a Benefactor of the Court of the University of Mauritius since May 2019. Previously, he was a director of the Mauritius Post & Cooperative Bank Ltd.

Mr. Sydney Ah Yoong is a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) since 1987.  He has worked at Deloitte for more than 38 years and retired as a partner in December 2012.  He is currently also an independent director of P.O.L.I.C.Y Limited which is listed on the Official Market of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius.

Mr. Tze Sek Sum is a seasoned professional with nearly 50 years of experience in the fields of Accountancy, Auditing and Financial Services. With a wide range of experience in finance, commerce and banking, and having played an important role in the setting up of new companies in the Export Processing Zone and substitution industries and helped clients to develop their links internationally through India and Africa, Mr Tze Sek Sum is also an advisor to businesses and interested parties on key aspects of business operations, management strategies and organization. A holder of several memberships in Professional Societies, Mr Tze Sek Sum is a Barrister-at-Law (Member of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple Inns of Court (London), a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK), a Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (England), a Member of Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and a Member of Mauritius Institute of Professional Accountants. Presently, Mr. Tze Sek Sum is the Managing Director of Port Louis Management Services Ltd (PMSL) and is also the Honorary Consul General of Thailand in Mauritius.

Mrs. Laura Yeung Sik Yuen is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (FCA) and holds a BSc (Hons) Business Studies from City University, London, United Kingdom. She trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant and spent six years with KPMG in London before coming back to Mauritius and joining Deloitte.

She has more than 35 years of audit and advisory experience which includes 25 years as partner of Deloitte Mauritius. She was the lead client partner of some of the top listed companies and multinationals in Mauritius and has experience working with clients in a wide variety of sectors. During her career, she has held a number of leadership positions within the firm, including the roles of Talent Partner, Learning Partner, Director of Independence, and Ethics Leader. She was finally promoted as Audit Leader, responsible for managing and leading the audit function with 6 audit partners and more than 200 professionals before her retirement in July 2022.

Mrs. Yeung Sik Yuen is a seasoned executive with extensive knowledge in auditing, financial reporting and internal controls and she has extensive experience working with boards and audit committees of listed and non-listed companies. She now brings these skill sets to the benefit of the Board of ABC Banking Corporation Ltd.

Mr. Max Danny Kim Shian Fon Sing holds a BA Management Sciences from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is qualified as Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England since 1993.

Mr. Fon Sing is the CEO of MaxCity Group since 1994 and has more than 25 years of experience in Property Development and Property Funds, Real Estate Finance and Smart City development.

Throughout his career, he has assumed several directorship positions and played an active role in setting up MaxCity Property Fund, which has over Rs 7 billion of property assets under management.

 Mr. Danny Fon Sing’s experience and continuous self-driven pursuit of knowledge brings a fresh perspective to boardroom discussions.

Ms. Sareeta Nundloll-Goundan is an experienced and seasoned IT Professional with a demonstrated history of working at Senior Management level, with over 20 years of experience in a complex IT environment , out of which 10 years spent at Senior Management level, driving & implementing IT Strategic initiatives. She is a fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and member of Project Management Institute. She is also the President of the Project Management Institute, Chapter of Mauritius. She holds an MBA in Business Administration from the University of Sunderland, UK, an MSC in Project Management from the University of Salford, Manchester, UK, a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Studies from Edexcel, UK and a Graduate Diploma in Computer Science, UK.

As Founder and Director of SSL Consulting Services Ltd since January 2018, she has directed strategic initiatives in senior IT management. Prior to this, she served as General Manager for Information Technology at IBL Group of Companies from January 2010 to September 2017, overseeing comprehensive IT operations and Strategies. Preceding this role, she held the positions of Manager and Senior Manager Information Technology at Ireland Blyth Limited from January 2005 to December 2009. With over two decades of experience in Senior Management roles within the IT sector, she brings a wealth of expertise in driving and executing strategic initiatives across diverse industries such as Commerce, Manufacturing, Finance, and Healthcare. She has designed and implemented key initiatives, systems and technological solutions such as ERPs, Manufacturing System, Warehousing solutions, Supply Chain, Treasury Management, Leasing & Deposit Management, Infrastructure projects, Information Security, ISO 27001, Business Continuity Planning, Human Capital Management, Mobile solutions, etc.

Her leadership further extends to overseeing multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring operational efficiency and successful outcomes that exceed stakeholder expectations. With her extensive experience and profound expertise, she is well-equipped to serve as a Director on the Board of ABC BANKING CORPORATION LTD, bringing invaluable insights and leadership to thrive in today’s dynamic business environment.