Leadership
Beachcomber’s success at creating the “Art of Beautiful” throughout its hotels is the fruit of team effort. Not only from our passionate Artisans but also thanks to the vision of our Management Team.
Discover the individuals who help carry on the Beachcomber legacy through their strategic vision and strong leadership.
Senior Management
profiles
1
Gilbert ESPITALIER-NOËL
Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director
2
Pauline SEEYAVE
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director
3
Stéphane POUPINEL DE VALENCÉ
Chief Officer Real Estate & Construction
4
Jean Louis PISMONT
Chief Operations Officer
5
Geraldine KOENIG
Chief Risk and Compliance Officer
6
Sebastian LA HAUSSE DE LALOUVIÈRE
Chief People Officer and Group Legal Counsel
7
Karine CURÉ
Chief Brand & Communication Officer
8
Nicolas STAUB
Chief Commercial Officer
9
Hubert DE RAVEL
Chief Digital Officer
STANDING
from left to right
Hubert de RAVEL
François VENIN
(Retired on 30 April 2022)
Nicolas STAUB
Geraldine KOENIG
SITTING
from left to right
Bertrand PIAT
(Retired on 24 February 2022)
Stéphane POUPINEL de VALENCÉ
Karine PERRIER CURÉ
Sebastian LA HAUSSE DE LALOUVIÈRE
Pauline SEEYAVE
Gilbert ESPITALIER-NOËL
Jean Louis PISMONT
Leadership
team
Mark BOULLÉ
Managing Director of Beachcomber Tours, UK
Isabelle BOUVIER
General Manager of Royal Palm Beachcomber Luxury
Sheila COLLET SERRET
General Manager of Beachcomber Office, Italy
Jean-François BRUN
General Manager of the Fairmont Royal Palm Marrakech
Annabelle DUPONT
General Manager of Beachcomber Holiday Shop
Lothar GROSS
General Manager of Canonnier Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa and Mauricia Beachcomber Resort & Spa
Stephan LAGESSE
General Manager of Trou aux Biches Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa
Terry MUNRO
Managing Director of Beachcomber Tours, South Africa
Olivier NAIRAC
General Manager of Beachcomber Catering
Rico PAOLETTI
General Manager of Shandrani Beachcomber Resort and Spa
Laurent PIAT
Legal Representative for Fairmont Royal Palm Marrakech
Kervyn RAYEROUX
General Manager of Victoria Beachcomber Resort & Spa
Richard ROBERT
Managing Director of Mautourco
Guy ZEKRI
Managing Director of Beachcomber Tours, France
Gilbert ESPITALIER-NOËL
Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director
Appointed to the Board of Directors: February 2013
Qualifications: BSc University of Cape Town, BSc (Hons) Louisiana State University and MBA INSEAD.
Committee: Member of the Corporate Governance Committee
Professional Journey:
Gilbert Espitalier-Noël commenced employment with the Food and Allied Group (now Eclosia group) in 1990 and was appointed Group Operations Director in 2000. He joined the ENL Group, where he was Executive Director from February 2007 until June 2015.
He is since July 2015 the Chief Executive Officer of New Mauritius Hotels. Gilbert ESPITALIER-NOËL
Was the President of the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 2001, of the Joint Economic Council in 2002 and 2003 and the Mauritius Sugar Producers’ Association in 2008 and 2014.
Skills:
Extensive experience in the agro-industrial, property and hospitality sectors.
Pauline SEEYAVE
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director
Appointed in August 2016
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:
Pauline Seeyave is currently the Chief Financial Officer of New Mauritius Hotels Limited. She has 20 years of working experience in UK and Mauritius. She has managed client portfolios in Audit and Business assurance and has occupied senior executive roles in banking, across finance, risk management, credit, project finance and corporate banking. She is a current Non-Executive Director of Innodis Ltd and was a past Director of SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd, State Insurance Company of Mauritius Ltd and Club Mediterranee Albion Resorts Ltd.
Skills:
Extensive experience in risk management, corporate finance and financial reporting.
Stéphane POUPINEL DE VALENCÉ
Chief Officer Real Estate & Construction
Appointed in July 2015
MBA (Sorbonne/Dauphine)
International Project Management Programme (INSEAD)
Senior Executive Programme (London Business School)
BCom Marketing and Management (Curtin, Western Australia)
Stéphane Poupinel de Valencé spent the first 9 years of his career working in Sales and Marketing for Panagora Marketing Co. Ltd, part of the Eclosia Group. In 2009, he joined Medine Property, the property arm of Medine Limited, where he gained broad experience in property development and his last position there was as Managing Director. He joined the NMH Group in August 2018.
Jean Louis PISMONT
Chief Operations Officer
Graduated from the Hotel School of Granville and holds a degree from Thonon-les-Bains, Hotel Management School, France. Previous experience in several countries within reputable international hotel chains; he has previously managed Shandrani, Victoria, Paradis and Dinarobin Beachcomber. He represents the interest of NMH as owners’ representative of the Fairmont Royal Palm Marrakech and the new Club Med in Seychelles. He is also a past president of the Association of Hotels and Restaurants of Mauritius (AHRIM).
Joined NMH Group in February 1997.
Geraldine KOENIG
Chief Risk and Compliance Officer
BA Hons Economics / MA, University of Cambridge, UK.
Diploma in Management, University of Amherst, USA.
Previous experience with SGS Group Management Ltd (Geneva) and the Rogers Group.
Joined the NMH Group in March 2016.
Joined NMH Group in March 2016.
Sebastian LA HAUSSE DE LALOUVIÈRE
Chief People Officer and Group Legal Counsel
Sebastian was sworn in as a Barrister at the Bar of England & Wales in November 2012 and the Mauritian Bar in January 2014. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of London and completed the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) as well as a Master of Laws (LLM) degree from the University of the West of England, graduating with distinction.
He is a member of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple as well as the Mauritius Bar Association and is also an ADR Group Accredited Mediator specialising in civil and commercial mediation. Sebastian joined the Group in May 2019 as its Group Legal Counsel, after having occupied similar positions at Omnicane Limited and IBL Ltd.
Karine CURÉ
Chief Brand & Communication Officer
Executive Master (MSc Hons) in Marketing (University of Paris-Dauphine, France), BSc
Karine started her career in the field of communication in Paris. Since returning to Mauritius, she has worked in the tourism, leisure and hotel sectors, as well as in the Corporate Marketing & Communication sphere. She is the former Chief Marketing & Communication Executive of Rogers & Co. Ltd. She joined NMH Group in February 2019 to lead the brand & communication strategies. She is also the Chairperson of Fondation Espoir Développement Beachcomber (FED).
Nicolas STAUB
Chief Commercial Officer
Graduated from ICSA in WITTS, University of South Africa.
Nicolas joined NMH Group in 1998 and began his career at Paradis Beachcomber. In 1999, he moved on to the Group’s Sales & Marketing Team. During the last 23 years, he has held several positions including that of Head of Sales. He was appointed Chief Commercial Officer in April 2022.
Hubert DE RAVEL
Chief Digital Officer
MBA (INSEAD) Master of Engineering in Networks and Telecommunication (INSA Toulouse)
Hubert de Ravel joined New Mauritius Hotels Ltd in June 2021 to lead the Group's digital transformation. He has 10 years' experience in digitalising global processes in different international groups including Orange and Nike. He brings a wide array of technology acumen with a spike on data analytics and a strong leadership experience. Previously Consultant Digital & Analytics at McKinsey, Hubert is guiding NMH in articulating and deploying the digitalisation strategy of the Group.
