CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The management and supervisory structures at CEMENTIS is committed to setting the highest standards of corporate governance in all the countries where we have business operations and activities. Our approach ensures compliance.
Governance Body
Corporate Governance practices
Management Board working methods
Shareholdings of members of the Management Board
OUR BOARD MEMBERS
JOAN JILL WAN BOK NALE
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Jill is a finance professional with over 13 years of local and regional experience in Transaction Advisory and Assurance services provided across a diverse client portfolio spanning Hospitality, Financial Services, Real Estate, Gaming, Building Materials, Construction, or F&B/Leisure.
VINCENT LENETTE
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Vincent Lenette joined the Mauritius Portland Cement Co Ltd in 1973 in the accounts department. He became the Managing Director of Lafarge Mauritius Cement Ltd and of Cement Transport Ltd in 2010. He was also appointed Managing Director of Pre Mix Concrete in January 2012.
GUILLAUME DUBREUIL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CFO
GD is graduated from an Engineering school in France. After 3 years in a consulting firm, he joined a paper manufacturer and was promoted after 3 years as Head of Finance and Administration of an industrial plant and then Financial Controller of a Business Unit operating in France, Germany and China. He joined Lafarge Group in 2008 as CFO of a french subsidiary and moved to several CFO position in Cameroon, Indian Ocean and South Africa. He joined Cementis at the end of 2023 as Group CFO.
COLIN TAYLOR
CHAIRPERSON
Colin joined the Rogers Group in the Automotive Division in 1987. He was appointed Manager of the Taylor Smith Engineering Division in 1991 and was promoted to Managing Director three years later. He was appointed Executive Director of the Rogers Group Engineering Cluster in 1999 and has been CEO of Taylor Smith Group since 2004.
URS STRAUB
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & COO
Urs Straub, a seasoned multicultural senior executive, has been leading CEMENTIS as Chief Operating Officer for nearly two years. With a robust background in the cement industry, Urs has held pivotal leadership roles across Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and the Indian Ocean, including serving as the CEO of LafargeHolcim Indian Ocean Cluster.
HEBA CAPDEVILA-JANGEERKHAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO, CEMENTIS GROUP
Heba practiced as an Organisation Development Consultant in the UK for a number of years until her move to Mauritius. In 1997 Heba was appointed Human Resource Development Manager with a leading textile company, comprising 4000 employees
JOAN JILL WAN BOK NALE
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Jill is a finance professional with over 13 years of local and regional experience in Transaction Advisory and Assurance services provided across a diverse client portfolio spanning Hospitality, Financial Services, Real Estate, Gaming, Building Materials, Construction, or F&B/Leisure.
VINCENT LENETTE
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Vincent Lenette joined the Mauritius Portland Cement Co Ltd in 1973 in the accounts department. He became the Managing Director of Lafarge Mauritius Cement Ltd and of Cement Transport Ltd in 2010. He was also appointed Managing Director of Pre Mix Concrete in January 2012.
GUILLAUME DUBREUIL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CFO
GD is graduated from an Engineering school in France. After 3 years in a consulting firm, he joined a paper manufacturer and was promoted after 3 years as Head of Finance and Administration of an industrial plant and then Financial Controller of a Business Unit operating in France, Germany and China. He joined Lafarge Group in 2008 as CFO of a french subsidiary and moved to several CFO position in Cameroon, Indian Ocean and South Africa. He joined Cementis at the end of 2023 as Group CFO.
COLIN TAYLOR
CHAIRPERSON
Colin joined the Rogers Group in the Automotive Division in 1987. He was appointed Manager of the Taylor Smith Engineering Division in 1991 and was promoted to Managing Director three years later. He was appointed Executive Director of the Rogers Group Engineering Cluster in 1999 and has been CEO of Taylor Smith Group since 2004.
URS STRAUB
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & COO
Urs Straub, a seasoned multicultural senior executive, has been leading CEMENTIS as Chief Operating Officer for nearly two years. With a robust background in the cement industry, Urs has held pivotal leadership roles across Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and the Indian Ocean, including serving as the CEO of LafargeHolcim Indian Ocean Cluster.
HEBA CAPDEVILA-JANGEERKHAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO, CEMENTIS GROUP
Heba practiced as an Organisation Development Consultant in the UK for a number of years until her move to Mauritius. In 1997 Heba was appointed Human Resource Development Manager with a leading textile company, comprising 4000 employees
CORPORATE COMPLIANCE
CEMENTIS (Mauritius) Ltd (the “Company” or “CEMENTIS”), (formerly known as Lafarge (Mauritius) Cement Ltd), is a Mauritian public interest entity and a proud member of the CEMENTIS Group (the “Group”), recently established by Taylor Smith Investment Ltd following the acquisition of all Holcim Group holdings in the Indian Ocean.
As part of the Group, Cementis seeks to build upon a 60-year tradition of supplying quality cement for Mauritian homes, sidewalks, schools, and infrastructure. Through these activities, we, at CEMENTIS, are committed to the highest standard of business integrity, transparency and professionalism. We work hard to ensure that our decisions and actions are made ethically and responsibly to enhance business value for all community stakeholders in Mauritius.
The CEMENTIS Board of Directors (the “Board”) assumes responsibility for meeting all legal and regulatory requirements and continuously considers its best practice for corporate governances based on the eight principles of the National Code of Corporate Governance for Mauritius (2016). Throughout the financial year ended 31 December 2021 and to the best of the Board’s knowledge the Company has complied with the Code. The Company has applied all the principles set out in the Code and explained how these principles have been applied.
Code of Conduct
At CEMENTIS, one of the core values is Intentional Integrity, doing what is right at all times. We act with Intentional Integrity in the interest of all our stakeholders, from our customers, employees, partners, communities and wider social responsibility.
The CEMENTIS code of Business Conduct is implemented in all areas of the CEMENTIS sphere, guiding employment (health and safety, diversity and inclusion, fairness and respect), business practices and governance and Corporate Social Responsibility.
CEMENTIS aims to build long-term relationships with all our suppliers through sustainable development. One goal is to work in partnership to ensure our purchases create value for the Group and our customers, and also to demonstrate responsible management of our supply chain.
CML TERMS OF REFERENCE - AUDIT COMMITTEE
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Health and Safety
CEMENTIS puts the health, safety and wellbeing of its employees and stakeholders as a key responsibility and driver in our sustainable actions. Health and Safety processes and guidelines apply throughout all our offices and we promote adoption of similar processes throughout events, stakeholders and communities in which we co-exist. We will continue to invest in new safety measures, training and compliance to enable our staff, stakeholders and communities to participate in a safe and sound environment.
Leadership in the building materials market involves developing new Health and Safety standards. In our operations, on our clients’ sites, and in all of our interactions with local communities, health and safety are paramount.
Our goal is to achieve zero incidents by providing a safe environment for our workers, contractors, customers, and the communities with which we collaborate. We want to make a difference in our industry by constantly improving the way we work and act.
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