Our Leadership Team and Directors

Lakshmana (Kris) Lutchmenarraidoo holds a Banking Diploma from Finafrica Institute. He has worked for the State Bank of Mauritius between 1973 and 1986, during which period he occupied various managerial positions, including the position of Assistant General Manager during his last four years there. He then participated toin the set up establishment of the Mauritius Leasing Company as General Manager before being later appointed as Managing Director in 1997, and promoted as President of the Financial Services arm of the British American Group in 1999.

In 2002, Mr Lutchmenarraidoo was appointed as the Executive Chairman of The Mauritius Post Ltd and he was subsequently appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Mauritius Post and Cooperative Bank Ltd, which he set up in May 2003. He thereafter took assignments as General Manager of Mauritours Ltd in December 2005, and La Prudence (Mauricienne) Assurances Ltée as General Manager of the General Insurance Department in August 2007.

He was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer of The Mauritius Union Assurance Cy. Ltd on 1 January 2011 and held this position till 31 December 2014. He was then appointed Group Managing Director of Phoenix East Africa Assurance Company Limited till June 2016, and Chief Executive Officer of La Prudence Leasing & Finance Co Ltd from 1 September 2016 to 14 January 2017. Prior to joining the bank, he was the Chief Executive Officer of SBM (NBFC) Holdings Limited from 15 January 2017 to 30 June 2020. He has also been appointed as Independent Director of Afrexim Bank Insurance Management Services Ltd (AfrexInsure), a 100% subsidiary of Afrexim Bank, in July 2024. Afrexinsure is a GBC Company and is involved in the provision of Insurance Management Services.

Brian Ah-Chuen is the Managing Director of ABC Banking, banking arm of ABCB Holdings Limited, where he has spearheaded the bank’s growth and diversification both locally and internationally. He holds a BBA Honours from the Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Canada, and brings over three decades of leadership experience across multiple industries within the ABC Group of Companies. Building on this extensive background, Mr Brian Ah-Chuen has played a central part in defining the strategic direction of ABC Banking Corporation Ltd.

Under his leadership, the bank has established its international footprint with the opening of representative offices in Hong Kong and Dubai and accelerated the growth of the bank’s portfolio with the launch of its Private Banking segment. The bank also achieved a major milestone in April 2025, with the listing of ABCB Holdings Limited on the Official Market of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius. By driving innovation and a client-first approach, he has positioned ABC Banking Corporation Ltd as a trusted and competitive player in the regional financial landscape. Before taking on the role of Managing Director of the banking arm of the ABC Group, he held senior positions across the Automobile, FMCG, and Hospitality clusters. Among his boldest initiatives are the introduction of the Alfa Romeo and Fiat brands in Mauritius, the modernisation and relocation of ABC Foods (Chue Wing & Co Ltd) to Trianon, and the management of Marina Resort, a 4-star hotel formerly owned by the Group.

Beyond his executive role, Mr Brian Ah-Chuen has also contributed actively to the Mauritian business community, holding key positions notably as Deputy Chairperson of the Mauritius Bankers Association, Director of Mauritius Union Assurance Ltd and Board Member of Business Mauritius’ Africa Strategy Committee. Moreover, he has previously served as a Board Member of the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce & Industry. He is a Fellow member of the Mauritius Institute of Directors (MIoD).

Bruno Lalanne joined ABC Banking Corporation Ltd as Chief Operating Officer in January 2024, bringing with him more than 30 years of experience in the banking sector. On 28 April 2025, he was appointed as Executive Director. Bruno Lalanne has an in-depth knowledge of Compliance (including AML/CFT) procedures, models and operations which he acquired during his extensive career at HSBC Mauritius. He held various positions including Head of Corporate Banking, Chief Operating Officer, Area Compliance Officer and Head of Financial Crime Compliance & Regulatory Compliance. Mr Lalanne has also spent 2 years in the Asia Pacific region as Senior Regulatory Compliance Assurance Manager in HSBC, Hong Kong, and Head of Regulatory Compliance in HSBC, Macau from 2018 to 2019. He has a proven track record of designing and implementing risk management strategies, which will support the bank in its growth path.

Professor Donald Ah-Chuen holds an M.B.A (University of Strathclyde, UK). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia and holds an M.C.I.P.D (Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development, UK).

Professor Donald’s long career started with his appointment as the first Chief Internal Auditor of the Central Electricity Board of Mauritius followed by his promotion three years later to the position of Secretary of the same organization. His hard work, administrative skills and initiatives, especially in bringing stability in the company’s state of Industrial Relations and securing an Agreement on Wages and Conditions of Employment with the Workers’ Union which is automatically renewable yearly unless rescinded, were greatly appreciated by the Board which then granted him a scholarship to undertake post-graduate studies in Management in the UK. Shortly after successful completion of his studies he joined the University of Mauritius to Head the Centre of Professional Studies and in 1975 he became the first Mauritian to be appointed Professor of Management and Head of the School of Administration of the University. He subsequently served as Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University before he decided to move to Australia.

Professor Donald worked for a period of 12 years in Sydney in important professional roles in both Academia & Industry, becoming the CEO of Graham Group of Companies and finishing with distinction as Chairman of the Association of Steel Galvanizing Enterprises of Australia after which he returned to Mauritius in 1995 to contribute in the consolidation, diversification and further development of the ABC Group of Companies.

Professor Donald is a director of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius Ltd (SEM) and was its chairman for the year 2018. He is also a director of ABC MOTORS COMPANY LIMITED and P.O.L.I.C.Y Limited, listed on the DEM and SEM respectively. He is a former Board Director of the Development Bank of Mauritius and the Bank of Mauritius, and former Chairman of the Standard Bank (Mauritius) Ltd of South Africa. His other previous responsibilities include the Presidency of the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the Mauritian Institute of Management and the Association of Accountants of Mauritius, the Chairmanship of the Tertiary Education Commission of Mauritius, and that of the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation.

Professor Donald was called by the Authorities to serve as a member of the Commission of Inquiry on Education, the Committee of Inquiry on the Amcol Project of Domaine Les Pailles, and as Chairman of the Committee of Inquiry on the Industrial Disputes in the Public Hospitals Service.

Finally, in 2009 he was conferred by Government the distinction of G.O.S.K (Grand Officer of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean) in recognition of his valuable contributions to Commerce and Industry, Banking & Financial Services, and Tertiary Education.

Ms. Varuna Bunwaree is a practising barrister with 23 years tenure at the Mauritian Bar. She was called to the Bar of England & Wales in 2001 and to the Mauritian Bar in 2002 where she practised as private practitioner.

Ms. Bunwaree took up employment in 2007 as an in-house lawyer with Ciel Properties Ltd (now Alteo Properties Ltd) as Head of Legal and Corporate Affairs. She returned to private practice in 2009 where she practised as litigator until 2014 when she joined ENSafrica (Mtius) Ltd as Senior Associate of the Litigation Department. She was made Executive of the Litigation Department in March 2016.

Ms. Bunwaree resumed private practice since August 2018. She practises general civil and commercial law. She also has a keen interest for employment, construction, property and environment law matters. Ms. Bunwaree has appeared in commercial and construction arbitrations, and appears regularly before the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.

Mr. Max Danny Kim Shian Fon Sing holds a BA Management Sciences from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is qualified as Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England since 1993.

Mr. Fon Sing is the CEO of MaxCity Group since 1994 and has more than 25 years of experience in Property Development and Property Funds, Real Estate Finance and Smart City development.

Throughout his career, he has assumed several directorship positions and played an active role in setting up MaxCity Property Fund, which has over Rs 7 billion of property assets under management.

Mr. Danny Fon Sing’s experience and continuous self-driven pursuit of knowledge brings a fresh perspective to boardroom discussions.

Ms Sareeta Goundan is a seasoned business and technology leader with over 25 years of experience in complex IT and business transformation environments, including more than a decade in senior management roles. As President of the Project Management Institute for the Mauritius Chapter, she advocates for the project management profession. Ms Sareeta Goundan holds an MBA (University of Sunderland, UK), an MSc in Project Management (University of Salford, Manchester), a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Studies (Edexcel, UK), and a Graduate Diploma in Computer Science (UK). She is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and a Member of the Project Management Institute (PMI). As Founder and Director of SSL Consulting Services Ltd, Ms. Sareeta Goundan leads strategic transformation initiatives across industries, building on her previous leadership experience as General Manager, Information Technology at IBL Group of Companies and senior management roles at Ireland Blyth Limited. Her expertise spans digital innovation, business transformation, project management, organisational change, information security/cyber security, business continuity planning, and ISO 27001. With her extensive experience and proven capacity to align technology strategies with business objectives and deliver impactful results, Ms. Goundan brings valuable strategic insight and expertise to the Board of ABC Banking Corporation Ltd.

Mrs. Laura Yeung Sik Yuen is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (FCA) and holds a BSc (Hons) Business Studies from City University, London, United Kingdom. She trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant and spent six years with KPMG in London before coming back to Mauritius and joining Deloitte.

She has more than 35 years of audit and advisory experience which includes 25 years as partner of Deloitte Mauritius. She was the lead client partner of some of the top listed companies and multinationals in Mauritius and has experience working with clients in a wide variety of sectors. During her career, she has held a number of leadership positions within the firm, including the roles of Talent Partner, Learning Partner, Director of Independence, and Ethics Leader. She was finally promoted as Audit Leader, responsible for managing and leading the audit function with 6 audit partners and more than 200 professionals before her retirement in July 2022.
Mrs. Yeung Sik Yuen is a seasoned executive with extensive knowledge in auditing, financial reporting and internal controls and she has a vast experience working with boards and audit committees of listed and non-listed companies. She now brings these skill sets to the benefit of the Board of ABC Banking Corporation Ltd.

Mr. John Li How Cheong is a Partner at The Directors’ Office, an independent directors’ practice based in Luxembourg. He trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1984 in London in the United Kingdom. He moved to Luxembourg in 1987 and during the last 40 years, Mr. Li How Cheong worked essentially in the financial sector auditing and advising banks, investment funds, insurance companies among others. Mr. Li How Cheong has extensive experience in dealing with global and international companies with Head offices based in the US, Japan and the EU. His experience includes audit, advisory, corporate finance and liquidation engagements.

Mr Li How Cheong was a Partner for more than 20 years with KPMG Luxembourg during which he served as Managing Partner from 2000 to 2008 and Chairman of the Supervisory Board from 2008 to 2011. He was also a member of the leadership team of KPMG’s Global Investment Management Practice. Since 2011, Mr. Li How Cheong has held Independent Non-Executive Director positions across financial institutions.

Mr. Li How Cheong is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He is currently involved in committees at the Institut Luxembourgeois des Administrateurs (ILA) focusing on governance matters. Previously, he was a member of professional bodies in Luxembourg, such as the Institut des Réviseurs d’Entreprises and and Ordre des Experts Comptables and a member of the Board of ALFI, (Association Luxembourgeoise des Fonds d’Investissement).