OUR TEAM
We are professionals who endeavour to create wealth and add value to our clients’ and partners’ lives.
Proximity, trust, transparency and support are the linchpins of our bespoke approach. We differentiate ourselves by the quality of our expertise and by the relevance of our solutions
Our experts make it a point to forge lasting relationships with our clients. AXYS Client Coverage Group focuses exclusively on managing the relationship with our client-partners and enriches the reflection and intervention of our teams of experts.
MEET THE TEAM
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Kugan Parapen (Managing Director, Portfolio Management)
Holds a BSc (Hons) in Economics from the University of Warwick (UK) and has completed his CFA level 3 exam. Kugan started his career in 2008 as a European interest rate derivative trader at GHF Futures Ltd, an international proprietary trading company. In 2011, he moved to MCB Capital markets where he managed a CIS Bond and Currency Fund. He joined AXYS Investment Partners Ltd in 2014 as the Fund Manager in charge of the Fixed Income universe and drives the Investment Committee. He is now the Managing Director in charge of Portfolio Management.
Sanjay Goolab (Managing Director, Investment Solutions)
Holds an MSc in Economics from the University of Pune (India). Sanjay started his career in 2000 and was the head of a reputed Mauritian stockbroking company prior to joining AXYS Group in 2006. Since then, he is managing the Mauritian equities investments for AXYS high net worth individual and institutional clients. He is the main contributor to AXYS strong track record in local equity over that time period. Sanjay has been AXIOM fund manager since its inception. He is the Managing Director in charge of Investment Solutions.
Ismail Pomiès (Managing Director, Fund Management)
Holds a first-class BSc (Hons) in Actuarial Science from Cass Business School in London, UK. He started his career in London as an investment consultant, servicing FTSE 100 pension funds, the British Government, and Asian sovereign wealth fund clients for Deloitte Consulting and then AON Hewitt. Alvin joined AIP in 2021 as Managing Director of Institutional Clients. He holds the CFA designation and is a qualified investment actuary (Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, UK). He is a member of the Investment Committee at AIP.
Clendy Dabidin (Head of Compliance and MLRO)
Is an experienced Compliance Professional with a decade of work experience within the financial services industry with exposure to both local and international laws as well as different regulatory systems and regulators. He is the holder of an LLB (Hons) and is an ACCA qualified Professional. He is currently the Head of Compliance of AXYS and is the approved Money Laundering Reporting Officer and Designated Compliance Officer. His primary focus is to further develop the risk management and compliance culture within the organisation.
Ian Sababady (Managing Director, AXYS Private)
Holds an LLB (Hons) from the University of London and has been working in the Mauritian Financial Sector for the last 24. Ian joined AXYS Group in December 2015 with the responsibility to develop the Asset Management for UHNWI segment. He subsequently became the Managing Director of AXYS Private, which brings together all the services of AXYS with a focused approach to create a lasting legacy for Private customers.
Client Coverage
Zaheeda Chuttoo (Jadhakhan) - Senior Wealth Management Adviser
Holds a Graduate Dip in Sales Management from ICM-UK. & MBA International Business from MIBS - UOM Trust. Over the last 25 years, Zaheeda held key roles in Local & Regional Sales & Business Development Management in Land Rover, Jaguar & Ford in Mauritius, Senegal and in Kenya, and as Client Engagement Officer in South Africa. Before joining AXYS she was a Management Consultant at Cim Finance Ltd and a Wealth Manager (Corporate) at SBM NBFC for regional client development. She is currently advising local and Eastern African HNWI & Corporates Clients on their investment requirements and their wealth structuring.
Justin James Beckwith (Senior Wealth Management Adviser)
Holds IMC, ICWIM and AWF qualifications in Wealth Management and Financial Planning. He started his career in 2004 at Alexander Forbes and Santander Bank in London. He spent the following 18 years working internationally in Private Banking, Business Development and Wealth management, managing HNW client relationships in Frankfurt, Zurich, Geneva, Dubai, and Doha. Justin arrived in Mauritius to work in Wealth Management in 2018 and joined AXYS as Senior Wealth Management Advisor in 2021.
Vikash Bholah (Wealth Management Adviser)
Is an ACCA certified accountant with more than 25 years of experience in the banking sector having worked for leading international banks in Mauritius. He started his career at HSBC in 1995 and then moved to Barclays/ ABSA Bank in 2008 as Relationship Manager in the Affluent segment. He joined AXYS Private as Wealth Management Adviser in June 2021.
Nathalie Philips Boodhun (Client Relations Manager)
Holds a Diploma in Tourism Management from L’Ecole Hôtelière Sir Gaëtan Duval and is completing her ACCA and CISI Diploma. She joined Barclays Bank in 2007 as Customer Service Agent and in 2014 she joined PWC as an Executive in the Advisory Department. She then joined AXYS Group in 2016 as Banking Operation Officer. Nathalie is now Client Relations Manager at AXYS Private.
Karyn Mungapen (Wealth Management Adviser)
Holds a Masters in International Management from the University of Poitiers France. Having had local and global exposure during her 16 years spent in different financial institutions such as Barclays Bank Ltd, Banque des Mascareignes, Bramer Banking Corporation and MCB Leasing Limited, she is passionate about going beyond her client’s expectations with the quality of business solutions she brings to them. She joined AXYS in 2021 in the role of Wealth Management Advisor dedicating her communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills to the service of her HNWI clients.
Philippe Desmarais (Senior Wealth Management Adviser)
Joined AXYS Investment Partners in January 2019 as an Investment Associate, before being appointed Wealth Management Adviser at AXYS Private in July 2019. Prior to joining AXYS, he had several experiences in Asset Management within sales teams at Lazard Frères Gestion and Sunny Asset Management in Paris. He also spent a year at The Mauritius Commercial Bank as a financial analyst in Corporate and Institutional Banking, focusing on international debt funding. Philippe holds degrees in Economics, Banking and Finance from Panthéon-Sorbonne University in Paris.
Crystèle Martial (Investment Adviser, AXYS Institutional)
Holds a Diploma in Financial Services Management (DipFSM) from The IFS School of Finance, UK. She previously worked for The Mauritius Commercial Bank for 8 years, holding various functions before joining a broker representing two leading global companies in the field of credit insurance. She then worked for a web data specialist on the European markets as Sales and Project Manager before moving to AXYS Investment Partners in 2014 where she acted as an Investment Associate. Crystèle is now the Investment Adviser for institutional clients.
Executive Team
Kugan Parapen
Managing Director, Portfolio Management
Holds a BSc (Hons) in Economics from the University of Warwick (UK) and has completed his CFA level 3 exam. Kugan started his career in 2008 as a European interest rate derivative trader at GHF Futures Ltd, an international proprietary trading company. In 2011, he moved to MCB Capital markets where he managed a CIS Bond and Currency Fund. He joined AXYS Investment Partners Ltd in 2014 as the Fund Manager in charge of the Fixed Income universe and drives the Investment Committee. He is now the Managing Director in charge of Portfolio Management.
Sanjay Goolab
Managing Director, Investment Solutions
Holds an MSc in Economics from the University of Pune (India). Sanjay started his career in 2000 and was the head of a reputed Mauritian stockbroking company prior to joining AXYS Group in 2006. Since then, he is managing the Mauritian equities investments for AXYS high net worth individual and institutional clients. He is the main contributor to AXYS strong track record in local equity over that time period. Sanjay has been AXIOM fund manager since its inception. He is the Managing Director in charge of Investment Solutions.
Ismail Pomiès
Managing Director, Fund Management
Holds an MSc in Finance and holds a Magistere of Economist-Statistician from the University of Toulouse in France. He started his career as an Emerging & Frontier Markets Equity Portfolio Manager at State Street Global Advisors where he led several active equity strategies. Ismail joined AXYS Investment Partners in 2019 as portfolio manager focused on International and African Equities. He is now Managing Director, Fund Management and a member of the Investment Committee and Risk Management Committee.
Clendy Dabidin
Head of Compliance and MLRO
Is an experienced Compliance Professional with a decade of work experience within the financial services industry with exposure to both local and international laws as well as different regulatory systems and regulators. He is the holder of an LLB (Hons) and is an ACCA qualified Professional. He is currently the Head of Compliance of AXYS and is the approved Money Laundering Reporting Officer and Designated Compliance Officer. His primary focus is to further develop the risk management and compliance culture within the organisation.
Ian Sababady
Managing Director, AXYS Private
Holds an LLB (Hons) from the University of London and has been working in the Mauritian Financial Sector for the last 24. Ian joined AXYS Group in December 2015 with the responsibility to develop the Asset Management for UHNWI segment. He subsequently became the Managing Director of AXYS Private, which brings together all the services of AXYS with a focused approach to create a lasting legacy for Private customers.
Client Coverage
Zaheeda Chuttoo (Jadhakhan)
Senior Wealth Management Adviser
Holds a Graduate Dip in Sales Management from ICM-UK. & MBA International Business from MIBS - UOM Trust. Over the last 25 years, Zaheeda held key roles in Local & Regional Sales & Business Development Management in Land Rover, Jaguar & Ford in Mauritius, Senegal and in Kenya, and as Client Engagement Officer in South Africa. Before joining AXYS she was a Management Consultant at Cim Finance Ltd and a Wealth Manager (Corporate) at SBM NBFC for regional client development. She is currently advising local and Eastern African HNWI & Corporates Clients on their investment requirements and their wealth structuring.
Vikash Bholah
Wealth Management Adviser
Is an ACCA certified accountant with more than 25 years of experience in the banking sector having worked for leading international banks in Mauritius. He started his career at HSBC in 1995 and then moved to Barclays/ ABSA Bank in 2008 as Relationship Manager in the Affluent segment. He joined AXYS Private as Wealth Management Adviser in June 2021.
Karyn Mungapen
Wealth Management Adviser
Holds a Masters in International Management from the University of Poitiers France. Having had local and global exposure during her 16 years spent in different financial institutions such as Barclays Bank Ltd, Banque des Mascareignes, Bramer Banking Corporation and MCB Leasing Limited, she is passionate about going beyond her client’s expectations with the quality of business solutions she brings to them. She joined AXYS in 2021 in the role of Wealth Management Advisor dedicating her communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills to the service of her HNWI clients.
Philippe Desmarais
Senior Wealth Management Adviser
Joined AXYS Investment Partners in January 2019 as an Investment Associate, before being appointed Wealth Management Adviser at AXYS Private in July 2019. Prior to joining AXYS, he had several experiences in Asset Management within sales teams at Lazard Frères Gestion and Sunny Asset Management in Paris. He also spent a year at The Mauritius Commercial Bank as a financial analyst in Corporate and Institutional Banking, focusing on international debt funding. Philippe holds degrees in Economics, Banking and Finance from Panthéon-Sorbonne University in Paris.
Crystèle Martial
Investment Adviser, AXYS Institutional
Holds a Diploma in Financial Services Management (DipFSM) from The IFS School of Finance, UK. She previously worked for The Mauritius Commercial Bank for 8 years, holding various functions before joining a broker representing two leading global companies in the field of credit insurance. She then worked for a web data specialist on the European markets as Sales and Project Manager before moving to AXYS Investment Partners in 2014 where she acted as an Investment Associate. Crystèle is now the Investment Adviser for institutional clients.
Justin James Beckwith
Senior Wealth Management Adviser
Holds IMC, ICWIM and AWF qualifications in Wealth Management and Financial Planning. He started his career in 2004 at Alexander Forbes and Santander Bank in London. He spent the following 18 years working internationally in Private Banking, Business Development and Wealth management, managing HNW client relationships in Frankfurt, Zurich, Geneva, Dubai, and Doha. Justin arrived in Mauritius to work in Wealth Management in 2018 and joined AXYS as Senior Wealth Management Advisor in 2021.
Nathalie Philips Boodhun
Client Relations Manager
Holds a Diploma in Tourism Management from L’Ecole Hôtelière Sir Gaëtan Duval and is completing her ACCA and CISI Diploma. She joined Barclays Bank in 2007 as Customer Service Agent and in 2014 she joined PWC as an Executive in the Advisory Department. She then joined AXYS Group in 2016 as Banking Operation Officer. Nathalie is now Client Relations Manager at AXYS Private.
AFFILIATION & RECOGNITION
Notable licenses & accreditations
- Licensed by the Financial Services Commission as Investment Adviser, CIS Manager and Distributor of Financial Products.
- Member of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius.
- Participant of the Central Depository & Settlement Co. Ltd.
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