Leadership

Stéphane POUPINEL DE VALENCÉ

Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director

Qualifications:
MBA (Paris Dauphine/Sorbonne); Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management
(Curtin University); BCom Management and Marketing (Curtin University); Professional Development Programme (Cornell University); Senior Executive Programme (London Business School); International Project Management (INSEAD)

Professional Journey:
• CEO of New Mauritius Hotels Limited since July 2023
• Former Managing Director of Semaris Ltd and Chief Officer – Real Estate & Construction of NMH
• Past Managing Director of Medine Property, the property arm of Medine Ltd
• Commenced his career in sales and marketing at Panagora Marketing Co. Ltd, part of the Eclosia Group
• President of AHRIM

Skills & Experience:
• In-depth knowledge and experience of NMH’s key operations
• A strong focus on people empowerment and Community development
• Extensive experience in leadership, property development and sales & marketing

Pauline SEEYAVE

Executive Director, CFO

Qualifications:
Master of Arts, St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge and Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

Professional Journey:
• Group Chief Financial Officer of New Mauritius Hotels Limited since 2016
• Occupied senior executive roles in banking, including finance, Risk Management, credit, project
finance and corporate banking
• Managed a wide portfolio of clients across various sectors in Audit and Business Assurance
in the UK
• Current Non-Executive Director of Innodis Ltd
• Member of the Listing Executive Committee of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius Ltd
• Past Director of SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd, State Insurance Company of Mauritius Ltd and Club Méditerranée
Albion Resorts Ltd

Skills & Experience:
• Over 20 years in leadership roles
• Extensive experience in Risk Management, finance and corporate governance

Jean Louis PISMONT

Chief Operations Officer

Qualifications: Graduate of the Hotel School of Granville, France; Degree from Thonon-les-Bains Hotel Management School, France

Experience: Serving as Group Chief Operations Officer since March 2018, Jean Louis has a career spanning four decades. He joined NMH in 1996 as Resident Manager of Paradis Beachcomber and later took on the role of General Manager at Shandrani Beachcomber. In 2012, he was appointed General Manager of both Paradis Beachcomber and Dinarobin Beachcomber. He also represents NMH as the owners’ representative for Fairmont Royal Palm Marrakech and is a former President of the Association of Hotels and Restaurants of Mauritius (AHRIM). Jean Louis has held various senior management positions across renowned hotel brands in Europe, the Maghreb and the Emirates.

Sebastian LA HAUSSE DE LALOUVIÈRE

Chief People Officer and Group Legal Counsel

Qualifications: Barrister called to the Bar of England & Wales (November 2012) and the Mauritian Bar (January 2014); Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University of London; Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC), University of the West of England; Master of Laws (LLM), University of the West of England

Experience: A member of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, the Mauritius Bar Association and the Mauritius Institute of Directors, Sebastian joined NMH in May 2019 as Group Legal Counsel, having occupied similar roles at Omnicane Limited and IBL Ltd. He was appointed Chief People Officer and Group Legal Counsel in March 2022. As an ADR Group Accredited Mediator specialising in civil and commercial mediation, he brings a wealth of legal expertise to his role.

Karine PERRIER CURÉ

Chief Brand & Communication Officer

Nicolas STAUB

Chief Commercial Officer

Experience: Nicolas joined NMH in 1998, beginning his journey at Paradis Beachcomber in 1999 and later transitioning to the Group’s Sales & Marketing team, where he held several key positions, including Head of Sales. In April 2022, he was appointed Chief Commercial Officer and has since been driving the Group's commercial initiatives.

Christophe CAIA

Chief Technology Officer

Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, ACSIAM – EPSI Montpellier, France
• Postgraduate specialisation in Robotics and BTS Automatisme
• Certified in ITSM/ITIL Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Additional executive training in Project Management and Leadership (CEGOS, Learning Tree)

Experience:
Christophe brings over 30 years of international experience in IT infrastructure, transformation and
programme leadership. He began his career in engineering and project management, later moving into
senior IT roles with Accor Hospitality, where he directed large-scale systems migration and transformation projects across global hotel operations. He went on to lead infrastructure and transformation initiatives at SYSCO Logistics, overseeing ERP migration to SAP S/4HANA, hybrid data centre creation and security compliance (SOX, PCI-DSS). Christophe also held consulting roles with leading groups, such as LVMH and CMA CGM, driving cloud migration, organisational redesign and budget optimisation.