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Executive Team
Cyril Mayer
BCom, Chartered Accountant (South Africa)
Managing Director
Cyril Mayer joined the group as a management executive in 1988. He served as Executive Chairperson from 1992 to 2003, date at which he stepped down as Executive Chairperson and was appointed Group Managing Director. As such, he has overall responsibility for group activities. He has served on most of the sugar sector institutions, the Mauritius Employers Federation and the Joint Economic Council. He is also a Board member of the Mauritius Sugar Authority.
BCom, Chartered Accountant (South Africa)
Managing Director
Cyril Mayer joined the group as a management executive in 1988. He served as Executive Chairperson from 1992 to 2003, date at which he stepped down as Executive Chairperson and was appointed Group Managing Director. As such, he has overall responsibility for group activities. He has served on most of the sugar sector institutions, the Mauritius Employers Federation and the Joint Economic Council. He is also a Board member of the Mauritius Sugar Authority.
Henri Harel
ACIS (South Africa)
Group Chief Finance Officer
Henri Harel first worked in South Africa as an auditor with De Ravel, Boulle, Saad & Wyman (Chartered Accountants). He then took the post of Internal Auditor with Toyota S.A. Manufacturing and that of Financial Accountant at Amalgamated Beverages Industries Ltd (Coca-Cola). Upon his return in Mauritius in 1991, he worked for Société de Gérance de Mon Loisir as financial controller until 1996, date at which he joined Harel Frères Limited in a similar capacity. He is at present the group's Chief Finance Officer. He is also the Chairperson of the Sugar Industry Pension Fund and of its Finance and Investment Committee.
ACIS (South Africa)
Group Chief Finance Officer
Henri Harel first worked in South Africa as an auditor with De Ravel, Boulle, Saad & Wyman (Chartered Accountants). He then took the post of Internal Auditor with Toyota S.A. Manufacturing and that of Financial Accountant at Amalgamated Beverages Industries Ltd (Coca-Cola). Upon his return in Mauritius in 1991, he worked for Société de Gérance de Mon Loisir as financial controller until 1996, date at which he joined Harel Frères Limited in a similar capacity. He is at present the group's Chief Finance Officer. He is also the Chairperson of the Sugar Industry Pension Fund and of its Finance and Investment Committee.
Alain Vallet
Advanced Certificate in Business Studies (London)
Managing Director – Grays group
Alain Vallet joined the group in 1979 as marketing executive for wine and spirits. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 1989 and a Gray's director in 1993. He is a member of Harel Frères' Management Committee. He has served on a number of private sector institutions, such as The Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Association of Mauritian Manufacturers and the Mauritius Employers' Federation.
Advanced Certificate in Business Studies (London)
Managing Director – Grays group
Alain Vallet joined the group in 1979 as marketing executive for wine and spirits. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 1989 and a Gray's director in 1993. He is a member of Harel Frères' Management Committee. He has served on a number of private sector institutions, such as The Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Association of Mauritian Manufacturers and the Mauritius Employers' Federation.
Alexis Harel
BSc (Bus. Admin) (USA)
Commercial Director – Grays group
Having started a career in auditing with De Chazal Du Mée (Chartered Accountants), Alexis Harel then occupied managerial positions in the industrial and IT sectors prior to joining Grays as Commercial Executive in 1992.
BSc (Bus. Admin) (USA)
Commercial Director – Grays group
Having started a career in auditing with De Chazal Du Mée (Chartered Accountants), Alexis Harel then occupied managerial positions in the industrial and IT sectors prior to joining Grays as Commercial Executive in 1992.
Louis Denis Koenig
Maîtrise es Sciences Economiques (Economie d'Entreprise)
Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures Spécialisées (Finance) – (France)
Management and Administrative Executive
Louis Denis Koenig worked as a Statistician at The Anglo-Mauritius Assurance Society Limited before joining the group in 1990 as Assistant Secretary. He was a director of The Stock Exchange of Mauritius Ltd and of The Central Depositary & Settlement Co Ltd. Louis Denis was also a member of the Index Management Committee (SEM 7) of the Stock Exchange until October 2006.
Maîtrise es Sciences Economiques (Economie d'Entreprise)
Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures Spécialisées (Finance) – (France)
Management and Administrative Executive
Louis Denis Koenig worked as a Statistician at The Anglo-Mauritius Assurance Society Limited before joining the group in 1990 as Assistant Secretary. He was a director of The Stock Exchange of Mauritius Ltd and of The Central Depositary & Settlement Co Ltd. Louis Denis was also a member of the Index Management Committee (SEM 7) of the Stock Exchange until October 2006.
Sébastien Mamet
Chartered Accountant (UK)
Strategic Development Executive
After working in the audit department of Ernst & Young, London and Mauritius for eight years, Sébastien Mamet joined the Corporate Finance division of PricewaterhouseCoopers Mauritius in 2004.
As Senior Manager of the division, he advised clients on Mergers & Acquisitions, business plans, finance raising and financial restructuring among others. He joined Harel Frères in 2009 to head its new strategic development function. He advises the group on its strategic orientation and is responsible for implementing new business developments.
Chartered Accountant (UK)
Strategic Development Executive
After working in the audit department of Ernst & Young, London and Mauritius for eight years, Sébastien Mamet joined the Corporate Finance division of PricewaterhouseCoopers Mauritius in 2004.
As Senior Manager of the division, he advised clients on Mergers & Acquisitions, business plans, finance raising and financial restructuring among others. He joined Harel Frères in 2009 to head its new strategic development function. He advises the group on its strategic orientation and is responsible for implementing new business developments.