CEO Today - Africa Awards 2023

Mauritius | 65 Arnaud Lagesse www.iblgroup.com “IBL has over 280 brands grouped into nine clusters. Our brands are available in 18 countries worldwide and reflect our worldclass skills in over 15 professions.” COMPANY PROFILE IBL is a diversified group based in Mauritius with a world-class expertise. It is listed on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius. IBL’s story is one of entrepreneurship, transformation and growth. It is also the story of the many people who have shaped the group over the past 190 years. From our origins in Mauritius’ historic shipping and sugar industries in the 1830s, IBL has become one of the region’s largest diversified groups. We work across nine clusters in 18 countries worldwide. IBL now has 24 404 team members, making us one of Mauritius’ largest employers. We are answerable to over 12,500 shareholders. IBL has over 280 brands grouped into nine clusters. Our brands are available in 18 countries worldwide and reflect our worldclass skills in over 15 professions. Arnaud Lagesse is the Group CEO of IBL Ltd. He is one of the Mauritian private sector’s most prominent leaders and is known to drive IBL Group with innovative and challenging undertakings. In 2016, he initiated the merger of GML Investissement Ltee and Ireland Blyth Limited and created the new entity IBL Ltd which thus became the n°1 group in Mauritius and 2nd largest group in the region excluding South Africa. Qualifications Breakthrough Executive Program – Egon Zehnder-Mobius, Portugal Advanced Management Program (AMP180) – Harvard Business School, United States Executive Education Program – INSEAD, France Graduated from the Institut Supérieur de Gestion – Paris, France Masters in Management – Université d’Aix-Marseille II, France CEO of IBL Ltd

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