Our team

Gerard Boullé

Chairperson

Michel de Spéville - CBE

Jean-Noël Humbert

Cédric de Spéville

Pierre Dinan

Eric Espitalier-Noël

Rocky Forget

Gilbert Espitalier- Noël

Pierre-Yves Pougnet

Jean Ribet

Richard Arlove

Jacqueline Sauzier

Rocky Forget

Managing Director

Valentin Fèvre

Manager Entreprise Céréalière de Madagascar SA

Christophe Noël

Manager LFL Pailles

Yusufi Rahimbaccus

Manager Les Pondeuses Réunies Ltée

Sébastien Rae

Chief Financial Officer

Hanna Soobhan

Human Resource Manager

Alexandre Mazery

Head of Procurement

Gyn Lam

Directeur des Operations (DOP) - LFL Madagascar

Alexandre Malheiro

Directeur Général

Gerard Boullé

Chairperson

Gérard Boullé is holder of a “Maîtrise de Gestion” from the University of Paris IX Dauphine in France and is presently the Chief Operating Officer (C.O.O), Food Industry of the Eclosia Group. Mr Boullé is a former President of the Association of Mauritian Manufacturers and is also Chairperson and Member of the Board of several companies of the Eclosia Group. He was appointed Chairperson of Livestock Feed Limited on December 04, 2013.

Michel de Spéville - CBE

Founder President of the Eclosia Group. Founder and Senator of the “Jeune Chambre Economique de l’Ile Maurice”. Elevated to the rank of “Commander of the Order of the British Empire” (C.B.E). Honorary Citizen of Moka-Flacq District of Mauritius. “Honorary Fellow Agribusiness”, University of Mauritius. Elevated to the rank of “Chevalier de l’Ordre de Mérite de Madagascar”. Elevated to the rank of “Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur de France”. He is Chairman and member of the Board of various companies of the Eclosia Group and a member of the Board of Directors of several listed companies. He is also a former President of the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce & Industry and a former President of “L’Institut de la Francophonie pour L’Entrepreneuriat” (IFE). Directorships in other listed companies: Fincorp Investment Ltd, Les Moulins de la Concorde Ltée, Tropical Paradise Co. Ltd.

Jean-Noël Humbert

Appointed as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of the Eclosia Group in January 2015, Mr. Humbert is the holder of an Honours Degree in Agriculture and a Diploma in Agriculture & Sugar Technology. He has a vast experience in the field of agro-industry, having managed different companies in the sector and also resulting from his previous capacity as General Secretary of the Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture (1997-2005) and Chief Executive Officer of the Mauritius Sugar Syndicate (2005-2015). He has also acted as President of the National Productivity and Competitiveness Council. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of New Maurifoods Ltd and Chairman of the Board of ENL Land. Mr. Humbert was appointed to the Board of Livestock Feed Limited on November 13, 2015.

Cédric de Spéville

Obtained a “Maîtrise en économie” from University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne in 2003. He also completed an Msc in Accounting and Finance at the London School of Economics in 2003 and obtained a Masters in Business Administration from Columbia Business School in 2007. He was Consultant for COFINTER in Paris from 2002 to 2003 and joined the Eclosia Group in 2003. In January 2013, Cédric de Spéville was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer. He is a director on various companies of the Eclosia Group and a former President of the Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He was appointed to the Board of Livestock Feed Limited on March 28, 2008 as alternate director to Mr Michel de Spéville and on May 06, 2009 as director. Directorships in other listed companies: Les Moulins de la Concorde Ltée, Tropical Paradise Co. Ltd and Mauritius Freeport Development Co Ltd.

Pierre Dinan

BSc. (Econ), FCA (Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales), Mr. Dinan was a Senior Partner at De Chazal du Mée (DCDM) for 20 years until he retired in June 2004. He was also a Director of Multiconsult, a global business management services company, for twelve years until 2004. He acts presently as a Company Director for a number of public companies in the manufacturing and financial services sectors. He is an independent member of the Monetary Policy Committee set up under the Bank of Mauritius Act. Mr Dinan was the founder Chairman of the Mauritius Institute of Directors. He was appointed to the Board of Livestock Feed Limited on February 23, 2005 and is the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee and the Corporate Governance Committee. Directorship in other listed company: Les Moulins de la Concorde Ltée.

Eric Espitalier-Noël

Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences and an MBA. He was first appointed to the Board of Livestock Feed Ltd in 1991 and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of ENL Commercial Limited. Directorships in other listed companies: Automatic Systems Ltd, ENL Land Ltd, ENL Limited, Rogers & Co Ltd, Les Moulins de la Concorde Ltée and Tropical Paradise Co. Ltd (alternate director).

Rocky Forget

Joined the Eclosia Group in 1980 when he held a position in the farming division. Mr Forget was appointed in 1991 as Technical & Commercial Manager of Livestock Feed Limited prior to being nominated General Manager in 1999. Mr Forget is holder of an MBA from Surrey University. Mr Forget was appointed Managing Director on May 06, 2009.

Gilbert Espitalier- Noël

Holds an MBA from INSEAD Fontainebleau, France. He is the CEO of New Mauritius Hotels Ltd. He was appointed to the Board of Livestock Feed Limited on February 16, 1998. Directorships in other listed companies: ENL Limited, ENL Land Ltd, ENL Commercial Limited, New Mauritius Hotels Ltd and Rogers & Co Ltd.

Pierre-Yves Pougnet

An accountant by profession, Mr Pierre-Yves Pougnet was appointed to the Board of Livestock Feed Limited on September 26, 1985 and is also a member of both the Corporate Governance Committee and the Audit and Risk Committee. Directorships in other listed companies: P.O.L.I.C.Y. Limited, Tropical Paradise Co. Ltd and Les Moulins de la Concorde Ltée.

Jean Ribet

Mr Ribet is a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He joined the Constance Group as Group Financial Controller in 1991 and was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer in 2004 with overall responsibility for the agro-industrial, tourism and investment activities of the Constance Group. He was appointed on the Board of Livestock Feed Ltd on September 09, 2015. Directorships in other listed companies: Belle Mare Holding Ltd and IBL Ltd.

Richard Arlove

Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK) and Associate member (ACCA) – Richard Arlove built 39 years of active executive life as a professional accountant, business leader, professional entrepreneur and CEO.  Board member and/or chair of international companies and private equity funds, he accompanies and advises businesses in their executions.  Regular speaker and panelist in international forums on investment in Africa,  he has regularly featured in local and international media and written many thought leadership articles.  Leading initiatives locally and internationally, promoting Mauritius financial services industry and its international financial center.

Jacqueline Sauzier

Jacqueline Sauzier has a scientific background in aquaculture and marine biology. Formerly Manager of the Mauritius Deer Farming Cooperative Society for more than 20 years, she has also invested her time in major national and regional projects in relation to the protection of the marine environment and biodiversity. She is General Secretary of the Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture since April 2012 and board director of several parastatal bodies. Mrs Sauzier been honoured with the distinction of Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite Agricole by the French Government in July 2018.

Rocky Forget

Managing Director

Joined The Eclosia Goup in 1980 when he held a position in the farming division, Mr Forget was appointed in 1991 as Technical & Commercial Manager of Livestock Feed Limited prior to being nominated General Manager in 1999.  Mr Forget is holder of an MBA from Surrey University.  Mr Forget was appointed Managing Director on May 06, 2009.

Valentin Fèvre

Manager Entreprise Céréalière de Madagascar SA

Appointed since May 2022 as Manager Entreprise Céréalière de Madagascar SA of LFL Madagascar, Mr. Fèvre is an Agricultural Engineer.  He built his career experience in world leading food companies before joining the Eclosia group. 

Christophe Noël

Manager LFL Pailles

Mr. Noël Joined Livestock Feed Limited in 2006 as Marketing Manager.  He was promoted Manager of LFL Pailles Operations in April 2008 and has also managed operations at LFL Riche Terre since 2014.  He holds BSc in Marketing and an MBA from Surrey University.

Yusufi Rahimbaccus

Manager Les Pondeuses Réunies Ltée

Joined Livestock Feed Limited in 2006.  Mrs Rahimbaccus holds a BSc (Hons) in Agriculture SP Animal Production, a Master 3ème Cycle en Gestion and an MBA in International Management from the University of Northampton.

Sébastien Rae

Chief Financial Officer

Joined the Eclosia Group in 2006 as Group Financial Analyst and in 2011 was promoted Chief Financial Officer of Livestock Feed Limited.  Mr Rae is an FCCA and holds an MBA.

Hanna Soobhan

Human Resource Manager

Alexandre Mazery

Head of Procurement

Joined Livestock Feed Limited in 2014 as Head of Procurement.  Mr Mazery is a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of the UK.

Gyn Lam

Directeur des Operations (DOP) - LFL Madagascar

Joined Livestock Feed Ltd in April 2021 as DOP LFL Madagascar.  Mr Lam built 36 years of active Executive life in the textile industry, along with a strong international exposure.

Alexandre Malheiro

Directeur Général

Joined the Eclosia Group in February 2009, Mr. Malheiro, holder of a Master in Management from ESSCA, Angers, France, was appointed in August 2022 as Directeur Général of LFL Madagascar.

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