TRAMPOLINE - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Chairman
• Founder of ABANA & INAM, Director of Currimjee Ltd

Arifisapassionateentrepreneurinthetextileindustry.HemanagedalargeverticallyintegratedknitwearcompanywithfactoriesinMauritiusandMadagascarsupplyingindustryleadingretailers.Subsequently,hebuiltapremiumknitwearsolutionnetworkconnectingsmallandmedium-sizedfactoriesintheregionwithsophisticatedEuropeanbrandsandcreatedacashmerebrandwithauniquemade-to-ordere-commerceconcept.ABANA,hislatestventure,isadigitalplatformwiththeambitiontoilluminatetheAfricantextile&apparelecosystem.ArifisthecurrentPresidentoftheMauritiusExportersAssociation(MEXA)andapastPresidentoftheJointEconomicCouncil,theapexbodyoftheMauritianPrivateSector.HestudiedatWilliamsCollege,theLondonSchoolofEconomics&McGillUniversity.

JamesisanexperiencedstartupandscaleupcoachfromSouthAfrica.FounderofKnowHouseandPeoplePower,hebringsastrongknowledgeofentrepreneurshipaswellasexperienceincoachingimpactstartupsanddesigningmeaningfulbusinessdevelopmentprograms.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Board
• Chief Communication & Marketing Officer of Currimjee Jeewanjee & Co Ltd

MariannegraduatedfromtheEuropeanBusinessSchool,PariswithaspecialisationinInternationalAffairs.ShestartedhercareerinHAVASGroupin1993whereshewassuccessivelyinchargeoftheset-upofCanal+intheCaribbean,themediaplanningofProcter&Gamble,andthePRofBMWforAfricaandtheMiddleEast.AppointedasManagerofMarketingandCommunicationofCanal+foroverseasterritoriesin1996.ShewasthenappointedasGeneralManager,MarketingandCommunicationofCanal+OverseasinchargeofAfricaandOverseasin2002andalsoworkedasConsultantforCanal+Poland.In2009,shebecametheGeneralManager,DigitalandCommunicationManagerofCANAL+InternationalandwasinchargeofthelaunchofCanal+inVietnam.Since2015,sheistheGeneralManagerCommunicationandMarketingoftheCompanyandcurrentlymanagescorporateexternalcommunication&internalcommunicationstrategy&implementation.

Job Titles:

• Administrative Assistant

PriyantaisaGraduatestudentofInternationalHotel&TourismManagementatVatelMauritius.Shehasthreeyearsofexperienceinhospitalitymanagement.Shecompletedatwo-yearinternshipatthreeofMauritius'mostluxurioushotels(LuxBelleMare,SaltofPalmar,andLongBeach),wheresheworkedprimarilyinfoodandbeverage,events,andinclosecollaborationwiththeclustertrainingmanagerinthetraininganddevelopmentdepartments.ShethenwenttoFranceforfivemonthstoworkatAlpinaElectricHotelinChamonixMontBlanc,whereshewasassignedaschefderanginthefoodandbeveragedepartment.ShehadpreviouslycompletedherinternshipatRogersCapitalinsalesandmarketingtechnologyforninemonths,whereshecreatedsurveysandreports.Surveyswereconductedfromdoortodoor.Update,maintainandcreatedatabasesusingaccurateinformationgleanedfrommarketresearch.DataanalysisoftopMauritiuscompanies,CustomerKnowledgeanalysisusingapre-populateddatalist,andassistanceinlaunchingaCyberCrimeevent.PriyantajoinedTrampolineonthe1stofSeptemberwiththemotivetosupporttheprogramintermsofadminandlogistics.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Board
• Managing Director of Made in Moris

ShirinGunnyistheManagingDirectorofMadeinMoris.Hermissionsince2013hasbeentoimagine,create,andensurethestrategicdevelopmentoftheMadeinMorislabelwhichhassincebecomeareferenceforstrongMauritianbrands.PostgraduateofHECMontreal,ShirinstartedhercareeratCossette,themostprestigiousCanadiancommunicationagency.Asastrategicplanner,ShirinhasbeenimplementingdiverseandchallengingcommunicationplansforfamousbrandssuchasBell,Nestle,PosteCanada,Mentos.Shewonvariousinternationalawards(CannesLions2008,GrandPrixStratégiesFrance2008,CanadianMarketingAssociationAwards).Herstrongdesignthinkingskills,combinedwithhersenseofcreativityandcontagiousenthusiasm,enablehertocreateanddevelopsuccessstories.Shirinisalsoadesignerandartist.

Job Titles:

• Lead Executive

Sophieisanenthusiasticentrepreneurwithover10yearsofexperienceinplanning,leading,andimprovingnon-governmentalprojectsandorganisations.SheholdsaBachelor'sDegreeinSocialScienceswithamajorinAnthropologyandisacertifiedCoach(Hedo-Coach&Copilot'in).SophiewaspreviouslyProjectCoordinatoratChrysalide,whereshefederatedsexworkersaroundtheirhumanrights.Together,theyco-foundedParapliRouz.Withherteam,SophiesetupandranthenewlyfoundedNGO,overcomingmanychallenges,securinginternationalfunding,andmeetingobjectivesrapidly.Aftersupportingtheearly-stagedevelopmentofParapliRouz,shesupportedthecapacitybuildingofvarioussocialenterprisesthroughcoachingandmentoring.SophiejoinedTrampolineinApril2021,withthemissiontodesign,launchandoperationalisetheinitiative.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Board
• Chief Human Resource Officer of Currimjee Jeewanjee & Co Ltd

VaneshaistheChiefHumanResourceOfficerofCurrimjeeJeewanjee&CoLtd(CJ&CoLtd).Shehasmorethan18yearsofexperienceinHRandOrganisationalDevelopmentandhasworkedfortheCIMGroupasGroupHeadofHRfor4yearsandasHeadofHRforCimFinancefor4years.Shealsoworkedasaneconomistfor10yearswiththeMinistryofEconomicDevelopment.SheholdsaBScinEconomicsandManagementfromtheUniversityofCardiff,UK,andanMBAwithspecialisationinHumanResourceManagementfromtheUniversityofMauritius.SheisaMemberoftheMauritiusInstituteofDirectorsandiscurrentlyaDirectoronanumberofcompaniesintheCurrimjeeGroup.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Board
• President, Founder and CEO of NATEC Medical Ltd

VincentLagardeisthePresident,FounderandCEOofNATECMedicalLtd.Thecompanydesignsandmanufacturesballoonangioplastycathetersforinterventionalcardiology.VincentLagardeisalsothedirectorofXtruline(extrusionandmanufacturingunitforsurgicalmasks)andAbiolabs(microbiologyandDNAanalysisunit).Holderofdualnationality,FrenchandMauritian,hereceivedthetitleofChevalierdel'OrdreNationalduMéritein2009.VincentalsowontheEntrepreneuroftheYear2016title,undertheAfrAsiaTecomaAwards.