Girdhari Whabi

Girdhari is the CEO of Prime Group Associates a business consultancy and market research company with expertise in oil & gas, utilities, telecommunications, defense & security, health, safety & environment and e-commerce sectors.

Earlier he served as managing director of Technical Parts Group Company, and industrial engineering, trading & services conglomerate, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. He has previously worked with Unilever.

Girdhari received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, India.

Rubina Toorawa

Rubina is the Chief Operating Officer of SANNE Mauritius. She has been with the firm for over 15 years and her present area of specialization is on fund structuring, set up and administration. She also serves as a director of global business companies and investment funds. Prior to joining SANNE Mauritius in March 1999, she was a Senior Manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers (Mauritius), with particular exposure in the financial, textile and tourism sectors, including management of overseas projects financed by international financial institutions such as the World Bank.

She had previously worked for KPMG (Manchester) for 6 years, where she specialized in the Banking and Finance sector and Value for Money audits. She has over 30 years’ experience in accountancy, auditing, tax and consultancy. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds a BSc (Hons) from the University of Manchester.

Abdoos Samade Jhummun

Abdoos Samade Jhummun, Chief Executive Officer of Global Finance Mauritius (GFM), holds a Post Graduate Diploma and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). He is also a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments (MCSI) and International Fiscal Association (IFA). Samade has worked with several companies in the past, as Managing Director for Argyll Management Services Limited, and as Financial Reporting Manager – 2nd Vice President at Northern Trust – Guernsey & Ireland amongst others. He is currently a Council Member and Audit Committee Member at the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He also acts as Chairperson of both the Sectoral Committee on Capacity Building for Financial Services - Human Resource Development Council and Financial Services Strategy and Development Committee – GFM. Over the course of his career, Samade has acquired a significant experience in a variety of roles in the international financial services sector. Samade is a determined professional, strategic thinker, has good independent judgement and a good understating of the Corporate Governance culture.