45 I N T E G R A T E D R E P O R T 2 0 2 1 VALERIE HOUBERT Head of Compliance STEPHAN VEE FOUNG HOW POO Head of IT Valerie is the Head of Compliance at Cim Finance. Overall, Valerie has over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has 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 served as Chairperson of the Mauritius Bankers Association (MBA) Compliance Committee from August 2016 to May 2018, before leaving the banking industry to join CIM Finance Ltd in July 2018. Valerie obtained a Master’s Degree in Law from the University of Aix-Marseille III in France. Her main areas of expertise are in Banking Law, Corporate Finance, Company Law, Commercial Law and Compliance. Valerie is also a certified compliance professional by the Financial Services Institute of Mauritius. Stephan is Cim Finance’s Head of IT. He initially joined the Group as a software analyst programmer and gradually climbed the corporate ladder until he attained his current position in 2008. He ensures the alignment of the IT strategy with the Group’s strategy, defines the roadmap for IT systems and infrastructure, and puts in place the disaster recovery systems and processes. He also participates in research, evaluation and recommendation of new technologies to improve processes and tap into business opportunities. Stephan holds a Master of Business Administration with a specialisation in Finance and a Bachelor’s Degree (Hons) in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Mauritius. L E A D E R S H I P
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