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
François VENIN
Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Executive Director
4
Jean Louis PISMONT
Chief Operations Officer
5
Geraldine KOENIG
Chief Officer Operational Excellence
6
Bertrand PIAT
Chief Human Resources Officer
7
Karine CURÉ
Chief Communication & CSR Officer
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
François Venin
Pauline Seeyave
Gilbert Espitalier-Noël
Géraldine Koenig
Bertrand Piat
Karine Perrier Curé
Jean-Louis Pismont

Leadership
team
Michel DARUTY DE GRANDPRÉ
General Manager of Trou aux Biches Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa
Sebastian LA HAUSSE DE LALOUVIÈRE
Group Legal Counsel
Lothar GROSS
General Manager of Canonnier Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa
Rico PAOLETTI
General Manager of Shandrani Beachcomber Resort and Spa
Kervyn RAYEROUX
General Manager of Victoria Beachcomber Resort & Spa
Gregory COQUET
General Manager of Royal Palm Beachcomber Luxury
Stéphane SOGLIUZZO
General Manager of Dinarobin Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa
Frédéric LEBÈGUE
General Manager of Paradis Beachcomber & Area Manager
Youssef SABRI
General Manager of Mauricia Beachcomber Resort and Spa
Olivier Laurence NAIRAC
General Manager of Beachcomber Catering
Annabelle DUPONT
General Manager of Beachcomber Holiday Shop
Stéphane POUPINEL DE VALENCÉ
Managing Director of Semaris
Richard ROBERT
Managing Director of Mautourco
Afif SALIBI
General Manager of the Fairmont Royal Palm Marrakech

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.

François VENIN
Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Executive Director
Appointed in July 2015
Professional Journey:
François Venin is currently the Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of New Mauritius Hotels Limited. He is responsible for managing the sales and marketing strategies of the NMH’s 8 hotels, all overseas offices worldwide and the three tour operating companies. Beachcomber Tours in France, the UK and South Africa. He also assists in the decision-making process on new projects or ventures and manages communication platforms with optimum use of all available digital channels. François Venin was previously the General Manager of Mauricia Beachcomber Resort & Spa and Canonnier Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa and had before that managed properties overseas for Club Méditerranée.
Skills:
Strong expertise in sales, communication and marketing strategies. François Venin also has over 41 and 32 years of extensive experience in hospitality and team management respectively.

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 Officer Operational Excellence
BA Hons Economics / MA, University of Cambridge, UK.
Diploma in Management, University of Amherst, USA.
Previous experience with SGS Group Management Ltd (Geneva) and Rogers Group
Joined NMH Group in March 2016.

Bertrand PIAT
Chief Human Resources Officer
BSc (Hons) Psychology and Economics from City University, London and MA Occupational Psychology from Sheffield University. Previous experience in Human Resources and Training experience in Corporate and Consulting roles, locally and abroad.
Joined the NMH Group in 2009.

Karine CURÉ
Chief Communication & CSR Officer
Karine holds an Executive Master (MSc) in Marketing (Hons) from the University of Paris-Dauphine (France) and a BSc. She started her career in the field of communication in Paris and has worked in Mauritius in the tourism, leisure and hotel sectors as well as Corporate Marketing & Communication.
She joined the Group in February 2019 as Communication & CSR Officer and is the Chairperson of FED (Fondation Espoir Developpement). Karine is the former Chief Marketing & Communication Executive of Rogers Co Ltd since October 2015.
