Leadership

ECLOSIA GROUP

Michel de Spéville

Founder President
Cedric de Spéville

Chief Executive Officer
Gérard Boullé

Chief Operating Officer
Thierry de Spéville

Chief Operating Officer
Denis Claude Pilot

Chief Financial Officer
Benoit de Coriolis

Chief Human Resources Officer
Jean Noël Humbert

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Axel Lemarchand

Chief Technology Officer
Gita Angeli

Chief Communications Officer

ECLOSIA COMPANIES

Cédric Lagesse

Managing Director - Panagora
Julien Audibert

General Manager - LMLC
Rocky Forget

Managing Director - LFL
Junaid Muslun

Managing Director - Pick'n'Eat (KFC)
Vincent Montocchio

Creative & Managing Director - Circus Advertising
Nicolas Lamusse

General Manager - New Maurifoods
Rolph Schmid

Managing Director - Indigo Group
Nadine Viger

General Manager - Eclosia Technology Services
Jérome Poutot

General Manager MADCO Madagascar
Jeremy Charoux

Executive Director – Charles Telfair Institute
Caroline Rault

General Manager - Maurilait

Michel de Spéville

Founder President

Michel de Spéville is the founder of the Eclosia Group. His natural instinct as an entrepreneur coupled with his passion for animals have driven this accountant to start breeding chickens after office hours in the sixties. His flair for business and his constant quest for excellence have led the group to become a major player. He was ordered Commander of the British Empire in 1980 by the Queen. He is a member of various boards of companies in various sectors of the Mauritian economy. He has been decorated with the awards of “chevalier de la Légion d’honneur” by the French government in 2015

No one believed in our projects at the very beginning but we made it.

Cedric de Spéville

Chief Executive Officer

Cedric obtained a “Maîtrise en économie” from University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne in 2001. He also completed an Msc in Accounting and Finance at the London School of Economics in 2002 and obtained a Masters in Business Administration from Columbia Business School in 2007. He was Consultant for COFINTER in Paris from 2002 to 2003 and joined the Eclosia Group in 2003. In January 2013, Cédric de Spéville was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer. Cédric is Director of a number of private and public companies and a former President of the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Only the best professionals in their respective field will help us continue creating value.

Gérard Boullé

Chief Operating Officer

With a master in management, Gérard Boullé managed various logistics companies during his career. In 2005, he became the General Manager of Les Moulins de la Concorde until 2009 when he was appointed COO for the Food Industry and Logistics sectors at the Corporate Office.

We need to get closer to Africa to get new growth areas for the group.

Thierry de Spéville

Chief Operating Officer

After obtaining his diploma in Poultry Husbandry from Harper Adams, Agricultural College, in England, Thierry de Spéville joins Avipro in 1982 as Managers’ Assistant. With a MBA from the university of Surrey, he becomes the General Manager of the company in 2004. In February 2009, he was in parallel appointed COO for the Farming Sector.

I am proud to be part of a company that has been a forerunner in the management of human relations.

Denis Claude Pilot

Chief Financial Officer

Denis-Claude Pilot is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountant in England and Wales (ICAEW) and holds a Bachelor degree in Accounting & Finance from Curtin University in Perth. He joined the Eclosia Group in 2010 after working several years with PwC in Australia. He spent three years at the Head Office before taking up new challenges as the Finance Manager of Indigo Hotels & Resorts in 2013. In beginning 2016 he was appointed as Group Chief Financial Officer. Denis-Claude loves sport in general and enjoys playing rugby in particular.

The development of the group, its diversity and its culture have convinced me to join the team.

Benoit de Coriolis

Chief Human Resources Officer

Holder of a Bachelor of Business Science of the university of Capetown and of an MBA from the university of Surrey, Benoit de Coriolis has a solid experience in Human Resources in various sectors: textile, beverage manufacturing, hotels industry... He also had working experience in Africa. He joined the group beginning 2014.

We have strong values but the most important is to walk the talk.

Jean Noël Humbert

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

Jean Noël Humbert has become the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of the Eclosia Group in January 2015. He had previously worked in various companies of the group between 1975 and 1997 as the General Manager of Maurilait Production and New Maurifoods. Jean-Noël was the Secretary General of the Chamber of Agriculture before being appointed CEO of the Sugar Syndicate in 2005. He is currently a director of Maurilait and ENL Land and is the Chairman of New Maurifoods.

The energy that led the group to be a pioneer in so many sectors that were profitable to the whole country remains intact after 50 years.

Axel Lemarchand

Chief Technology Officer

Having a financial and business administration background, Axel Lemarchand has a strong experience in consulting, in France and abroad, leading several business transformation projects for his clients for Deloitte, PriceWaterhouseCoopers Consulting and as Associate Partner at IBM Global Business Services. He is the Chief Technology Officer of Eclosia Group since 2016.

What struck me at Eclosia is this mix of professionalism, simplicity and goodwill within the group.

Gita Angeli

Chief Communications Officer

Mixing Mauritian and Italian backgrounds, Gita landed in Mauritius in 2013. Having worked for more than 100 clients in American and European communication agencies – especially as the General Manager of FleishmanHillard in Paris and in Milan – she has a solid experience in building brand and communication strategies. Gita holds a Master’s Degree in Political Science combined with History at La Sorbonne, followed by an Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School.

No bullshit!

Cédric Lagesse

Managing Director - Panagora

After 15 years spent at FTL – where he was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2008 – Cédric Lagesse became the Managing Director of Panagora Marketing in 2014. He is the holder of a Master in International Trade.

To be good is not enough. We need to be the best.

Julien Audibert

General Manager - LMLC

After his tertiary studies in Management in France, Julien Audibert joined the group in 2002 at Southern Marine for a few months before becoming the Project Development Coordinator at FTL. He spent eight years in different departments of FTL before being appointed CEO in 2011 up to June 2020. He is now the General Manager of LMLC since 1st July 2020.

Our mission goes beyond the region.

Rocky Forget

Managing Director - LFL

Holder of an MBA from the university of Surrey, Rocky Forget joined Avipro in 1980 in the Farming division. About ten years later, he chose to join LFL, as a Technical & Commercial Manager before taking the management of the company in 1999.

I feel that willpower, enthusiasm and commitment are common aspects of projects launched within the group.

Junaid Muslun

Managing Director - Pick'n'Eat (KFC)

Junaid Muslun makes his first move into Pick’n’Eat as the Financial Manager. This financial expert has also developed IT skills throughout his career when he realised the impact of new technologies on the business. He was appointed Managing Director in 2010.

We need to keep up our efforts towards more independence in the field of food self-sufficiency.

Vincent Montocchio

Creative & Managing Director - Circus Advertising

After his Master in visual communications, edition and advertising in Paris, the Managing and Executive Creative Director of Circus Advertising started his career in the French capital as an art director at Alice agency. He joined Circus in 2002 and was appointed Managing Director in 2011.

Eclosia is all about determination, energy, courage, resilience and… great ideas.

Nicolas Lamusse

General Manager - New Maurifoods

Holder of a Master in Biochemistry from the university of Aix-Marseille and a postgraduate in Food & Nutrition in Montpellier, Nicolas Lamusse spent about ten years at Maurilait Production. After a short passage at the Processing plant of Avipro and at the Corporate Office in the projects department, he is now the General Manager of New Maurifoods.

One should never give up because there is always a solution. But it might not be the easiest way.

Rolph Schmid

Managing Director - Indigo Group

After his studies in Switzerland, Rolph Schmid started his career as a Chef in renowned hotels such as Hyatt, Southern Sun, Intercontinental and Beachcomber. He was then led to take up new challenges in the Rooms Division and as the assistant manager of various hotels. He joined the Group in 1999 and he is the Managing Director of the Indigo Group since 2012.

Quality is our top priority and we spare no effort to achieve it.

Nadine Viger

General Manager - Eclosia Technology Services

During her 2nd year at the University of Natal, South-Africa, Nadine was exposed to IT for the first time. She was recruited as Analyst Programmer by Unilever operating in Durban where she took on many challenges in the field as a System Analyst, Business Analyst and Senior Process Analyst. Upon her return to Mauritius, she took up employment as IT Manager for a large Textile Group operating in Mauritius and Madagascar. In 2003, she joined New Edge Solutions as ERP Manager. Soon after she took up the function of Operations Manager and finally as General Manager in 2012.

I believe in teamwork that helps new ideas to arise so as to achieve excellence.

Jérome Poutot

General Manager MADCO Madagascar

Jérome Poutot is of French origin but was born and bred in Madagascar. After a few years in France, where he completed his engineering studies, he came back to work in Madagascar in 1996. He joined the group in 2011 as country manager.

There are so many opportunities to explore in Madagascar based on the diversification process achieved in Mauritius for the past 40 years.

Jeremy Charoux

Executive Director – Charles Telfair Institute

Jeremy Charoux has been a Director at the Charles Telfair Institute since 2014. Prior to this, he has held senior management positions at the Coca-Cola Company and Unilever. He has experience in developed and emerging markets including Australia, New Zealand, Southern and East Africa. He has an MBA from the Wits Business School in South Africa and is currently completing his PhD in Brand Strategy.

People with passion can make the impossible happen.

Caroline Rault

General Manager - Maurilait

Holder of a “diplôme d’ingénieur agro-alimentaire” from ENITIAA, France, Caroline Rault settled in Mauritius in 2000: after a few months in the production department of New Maurifoods, she started her career at Maurilait in 2001 as a Production Manager. She was then appointed as Operations Manager in 2008 and then Factory Manager in 2009 before being promoted to General Manager early 2017. Caroline also holds an MBA from Paris Dauphine.

Innovation, success and satisfaction are strongly driven by participative management and continuous improvement.