Dr A. Raouf Ruhomutally

Executive Chairman

Executive Chairman appointed in September 1996. 
Dr. A. Raouf Ruhomutally was appointed Chairman in 1996 at the inception of the company. He is a consultant Radiologist. He has been Chairman of S. Ruhomutally and Co Ltd, the exclusive agent of Groupement Français D'Assurances for more than ten years. He retired from civil service in september 2006. He is also the Director of Centre de Radiologie et D'Echographie. Dr. Raouf is the current President of the Radiological Society of Mauritius.

Mr M. Alaoud Ruhomutally

Managing Director

Executive Director appointed in September 1996. 
Mr M. Alaoud Ruhomutally has been associated with the insurance sector for more than 30 years now. During the period 1976 to 1985, he was the CEO of S. Ruhomutally and Co Ltd, the sole representative of Groupement Français D'Assurances, a French company based in Paris. After the departure of Groupement Français D'Assurances from Mauritius in 1985, he was appointed the exclusive sales representative of La Prudence, Reunion Island up to August 1996. In September 1996 he founded the GFA Insurance Ltd, a fully Mauritian owned Company.

Mr Abdel Ruhomutally

Deputy Managing Director

Executive Director appointed in June 2005. 
Mr Abdel Ruhomutally graduated in BA (Hons) Business Studies (Services - Finance) from the prestigious University of Westminster, United Kingdom. He also studied insurance at the London Guildhall University. Moreover, he holds Diplomas in IATA Level II and Travel and Tourism respectively. He joined the company as Deputy Managing Director in 2001, after having built significant experience overseas in the financial services sector. He also has a strong background in I.T Infrastructure and Systems. He is an Approved Trainer of the Mauritius Qualifications Authority (MQA) for Business NFQ Level 6. He is an active member of the Insurance Institute of Mauritius and Member of Editorial Board of the Institute?s Newsletter. Abdel was appointed by the Minister of Land Transport & Public Infrastructure in March 2008 to sit on the Motor Vehicle Insurance Arbitration Committee.

Miss Najah Ruhomutally

Executive Director

Director appointed in September 1996. 
She persued her tertiary studies at the London Guildhall University, London,UK. Miss Najah Ruhomutally is in the insurance sector since 1996. She is actually the responsible officer of the Quatre-Bornes branch office.

Mr Takoorpersad Seewoodoyal

Alternate director since February 1997

Mr Takoorpersad Seewoodoyal, also known as Dhan, joined the insurance industry in 1977. Presently, he is the Underwriting Manager of the Company. He has gained extensive knowledge and expertise in general insurance after having worked for several insurance agencies such as S.Ruhomutally & Co. Ltd. (representative of Groupement Français D'Assurance and Prudence Creole), Marina Agency and AFIA Agency. He is also the Complaints Coordinator of the company.

Mr Ahmud Ally Beebeejaun

Non-Executive Director

Director appointed in December 1996. 
Mr Ahmud Ally Beebeejaun joined the company since its incorporation in September, 1996. He is a holder of a certificate in Sugar Manufacture and Sugarcane Production from the University of Mauritius (1974). Mr Beebeejaun has wide-ranging experience in the sugar sector. He has been a Senior Test Chemist at the Ministry of Agriculture for more than thirty years. Nowadays, he is involved on various boards as director for a few state-owned companies in Mauritius.

Mr Birendranath Sowambur

Independent Director

Director appointed in June 2006. 
Mr Birendranath Sowambur was appointed as an Independent Director of the company on 1st June, 2006. He is holder of several diplomas, namely in Occupational Health and Safety, Industrial Psychology and Personnel management. He reckons about twenty years experience in the field of Health and Safety. He has served both in public and private organisations. He attended various international conferences on occupational Health and Safety in Asian countries. He is presently working as Health and Safety officer at Toyota (Mauritius) Ltd.

Mr M. Ehsan Hosenie

Independent Director

Director appointed in February 2010. 
Mr Ehsan Hosenie is a former Administrative Officer of the Ministry of education. He reckons more than 40 years service in the Gorvernment. He has worked as a Returning Officer (Municipal Elections and Village Elections). He possess managerial experience as a Deputy Rector and Acting Rector of State Secondary Schools. Mr Hosenie is a graduate and possess a B.A.(Hon) in Mathematics, Post Graduate Certificate in Education (P.G.C.E) from the Mauritius Institute of Education (M.I.E). He also holds certificates in Journalism and Public Relations. He is also a Post Graduate Diploma holder in Computer Studies from Napier University (Scotland) and a Post Graduate Diploma holder in Education from Brighton University (UK). Mr Hosenie is also a horse racing enthusiast and is a member of the Rameshwar Gudjadhur Stable.