WestBridge Capital

Dean Lam is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science. From 2013 to 2023, he was the Managing Director of HSBC Bank (Mauritius) Limited where he was responsible for the Commercial Banking and Global Banking businesses. He served parallelly on the Board of several subsidiary companies belonging to the HSBC Group. He was the Vice-Chairman of the Mauritius Bankers Association from 2015 to 2017, besides being a former director of Mauritius Finance (formerly Global Finance), and a former member of the Economic sub-committee of Business Mauritius, in addition to being a member of the Mauritius Institute of Directors. From 2000 to 2013, Dean wore several hats at HSBC in Mauritius and Hong Kong, including that of the Chief Financial Officer, Manager - International and the Head of Corporate Banking. Before joining HSBC in 2000, he worked in the Audit and Business Advisory Department of Coopers & Lybrand, London, and De Chazal Du Mee (a representative of Arthur Andersen in Mauritius). Dean has the distinction of being on the Board of two other listed companies in Mauritius, Ascencia Limited. His vast experience spans the diverse sectors of banking, financial services, corporate finance, trade and structured finance, and business acquisitions and integration. While his extensive skills and expertise embrace key areas such as strategy development and execution, change management, team leadership, project management, analytical skills, teamwork, and problem solving.

Daryl Csizmadia serves as a director on the board of WestBridge. Born in Zimbabwe, he is the holder of a B Com (UCT) and a BCompt Honours (UNISA). He sat for his articles with Price Waterhouse in Cape Town and became a fully affiliated member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1993. After emigrating with his family to Mauritius soon after qualifying, Daryl worked for two years as a financial controller in the General Construction group, before joining as a Manager in the consulting practice of Ernst & Young in June 1995. He was appointed a full equity partner in July 1997 and was a senior member of the partnership of EY Mauritius until his retirement in June 2025. His main role as partner was in the field of financial audit and his area of expertise includes Wealth and Asset Management, Financial Services (including offshore), Hospitality, Telecommunication, Agriculture, and Manufacturing. Daryl has sat as director on many of the entities that were owned and managed by EY and currently serves as non-executive independent director and chairman of La Prudence Finance Leasing Ltd.

Murali has been associated with WestBridge for over a decade. He manages the trading, treasury, and operations of the WestBridge Funds, and serves on several boards of WestBridge entities in Mauritius. He is also a member of technical committee at Mauritius Finance. He has over 25 years of experience in the capital market segments ranging from front office, middle office, operations and technologies. Murali holds a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) and Masters in Financial Service Management degree from University of Mumbai. Prior to WestBridge he worked with Sandstone Capital, an India focused hedge fund where he was responsible for trading, operations and treasury management. He has also worked with Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and ICICI Securities in their Mumbai offices and worked extensively in Capital market operations and middle office. He was an active team member in setting up new business units in his previous organizations.

Dhiren Ponnusamy serves on the Board of Directors at WestBridge. He holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder. Dhiren is a business leader with extensive international experience across banking, real estate, and corporate transformation. He currently serves as the Managing Director of the Currimjee Group, a Mauritian conglomerate with business interests spanning telecommunications, FMCG, hospitality, real estate, amongst others. Before joining Currimjee in late 2025, Dhiren served as Group CEO of Medine, another Mauritian conglomerate. He joined Medine in 2018 as Chief Operating Officer and rose to CEO in July 2021, having first acted in the role during the COVID-19 period. Under his leadership, Medine undertook major strategic shifts aimed at strengthening financial performance and long-term resilience, as well as initiating and overseeing large transformative real estate developments on the west coast of Mauritius. Prior to returning to Mauritius, Dhiren built a distinguished 12-year career at Standard Chartered Bank, holding senior leadership roles in South Korea, Singapore, Africa, the Philippines, and ultimately London, where he served as Managing Director at the bank's head office. Dhiren has chaired and served on numerous boards. He is the current Chairman of the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius.

Jean is a director at WestBridge Capital where he is able to apply his wide wealth of experience in the financial services sector to supplement processes and procedures at the firm. Jean has served as a director of banks and investment funds for over 30 years, including serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Standard Bank in Mauritius and DRC as well as Chairman of AfrAsia Bank Limited. Jean has extensive experience in Risks management, Strategy and Corporate Governance having served of related sub-Board committees for many years. Jean has, over the years, developed a close relationship with relevant regulators. Jean successfully climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in 2016 and enjoys walking, cycling, and canoeing. He is an avid supporter of Liverpool Football Club.

Thierry Vallet serves as a Director on the Board of WestBridge and brings over 25 years of experience in banking, financial services, corporate governance and strategic leadership. Thierry holds an engineering degree and an MBA in International Finance from HEC Paris. He was a founding executive of AfrAsia Bank, where he spent 18 years and served as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director. During his tenure, he played a pivotal role in building the bank into one of Mauritius' leading international financial institutions, overseeing its growth across private banking, wealth management, corporate and investment banking, treasury and international business. Over the course of his career, Thierry has worked closely with boards, regulators, shareholders and international stakeholders on matters relating to strategy, governance, risk management and capital allocation. He has extensive experience operating in regulated environments and leading organizations with international operations. Thierry has served on the boards of several companies, bringing deep expertise in board oversight, strategic decision-making, governance, risk management and organizational transformation. His extensive leadership experience and strong understanding of financial services contribute meaningfully to WestBridge's governance and long-term strategic direction.