Annual Report 2019

YUSRA NEEAMUTH RAMPUTTY Head of Internal Audit Yusra Neeamuth Ramputty holds a Bachelors Degree (Honors) in ‘Accounting with Business Operations Management’ from the London Metropolitan University, UK, and is a Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant. Her memberships extend to the Institute of Internal Auditors in the UK and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Yusra is also a Certified Internal Auditor. She joined Cim Finance in March 2018 as Head of Internal Audit. Prior to joining Cim Finance, Yusra worked as Internal Audit Manager in the Internal Audit Department of Bank One Limited for 3 years and as Internal Audit Manager in the Risk Assurance Services department at PwC Mauritius for 8 years, working on a variety of assurance, consulting, and compliance engagements in Mauritius and abroad (mainly in the Indian Ocean Islands and Africa). VALERIE HOUBERT Head of Compliance Valerie Houbert is currently the Head of Compliance of Cim Finance Ltd. She joined the company in July 2018. Valerie has studied in France and received a Master’s Degree in Law from the University of Aix-Marseille III. Her main areas of expertise are in Banking Law, Corporate Finance, Company Law and Commercial Law. Prior to joining Cim Finance, Valerie worked in the Banking industry for more than 12 years, with extensive experience as senior officer in the Compliance and Legal fields at Standard Chartered Bank Mauritius Limited and Banque des Mascareignes Ltée (now known as BCP Bank Mauritius Ltd). During her career, Valerie acted as Chairperson of the Mauritius Bankers Association (MBA) Compliance Committee from August 2016 to May 2018. CIM FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD / ANNUAL REPORT 2019 35