BEN LIM

Chief Executive Officer

FCA TEP

Ben Lim is the Chief Executive Officer of Intercontinental Trust Ltd and has been actively involved in the Mauritius international financial services sector since its inception in the early 1990’s. Ben is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and has significant experience in international tax planning. Ben is also currently the Managing Partner of Andersen in Mauritius and Seychelles.

Ben is a board member of Mauritius Finance and a past President of the Association of Trust and Management Companies in Mauritius. He is also a member of the following bodies:

  • International Fiscal Association
  • Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

Ben was a Founding and Executive Committee Member of the Asia Pacific Offshore Institute (“APOI”). He sat on the board of Standard Bank (Mauritius) Ltd. He was, until March 2015, a Non-Executive Director of the Board of Investment, the apex government organisation responsible for the promotion of Mauritius. Ben served as a member of the Financial Services Consultative Committee ("FSCC") which was constituted pursuant to the Financial Services Act 2007 under the Chairmanship of the Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Finance & Economic Development.

Ben is a member of the Young Presidents Organisation (“YPO”) Mauritius Chapter and the YPO Pan African Chapter. He is also the Deal Network Champion for YPO for East and West Africa.

Ben is the Honorary Consul of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in Mauritius.

TOMMY LO

Chief Operations Officer

BSc FCA TEP

Tommy Lo is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. He worked for seven years in the UK specialising in auditing and taxation. In 1989 he joined, as finance director, the Jade group, a major local Group involved in activities as varied as property, financial services, trading and leisure. He was responsible for the diversification of the group into the financial services sector. He is a licensed stockbroker operating on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius. Tommy is also a member of the following bodies:

  • Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
  • International Fiscal Association
  • Asia Offshore Association

YAN NG

Executive Director

BSc FCA TEP

Yan Ng specializes in the structuring and administration of investment funds and listed companies. He is a Board member of a number of funds and listed companies in Mauritius. He was previously with Baker Tilly Mauritius and Deloitte in Luxembourg and was trained as a Chartered Accountant in London.


He was the treasurer of the International Fiscal Association (Mauritius branch) and of the Association of Trust and Management Companies.


He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. Yan graduated from the University of Mauritius (BSc (Hons.)) with a degree in Management and achieved a Masters in Finance (MSc) from Lancaster University. He also completed the Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

FRANCOISE CHAN

Executive Director

MSc DEA TEP

Françoise Chan is an Executive Director of Intercontinental Trust Ltd. She holds a "Diplome d'Etudes Approfondies" (D.E.A.) in Banking and Finance and a "Maitrise" in Econometrics from the University of Paris 1 Sorbonne, France. She also holds a "Magistere d'Economie" delivered by the same university in conjunction with L'Ecole Normale Superieure (Ulm) et L'E.H.E.S.S. (L'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales) of Paris France. Françoise has been in the Global Business Sector since 1994 and acquired extensive experience working in a leading Management Company as well as in the Global Business Division of an International Bank. Françoise is a member of the following bodies:

  • Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
  • International Fiscal Association

WILLEM DU PREEZ

Executive Director

CA (SA), MCom (Computer Auditing)

Willem Du Preez is an Executive Director of Intercontinental Trust Ltd (ITL). He heads the South African Representative Office which primarily focuses on assisting South African Clients with their requirements for global expansion.

Willem is an experienced consultant assisting companies with their expansion into Africa, providing assistance with the implementation of the company’s strategic objectives. This includes but is not limited to providing input into business strategy and structuring, incorporating and maintaining corporate structures throughout globally, compliance with tax and legal requirements and managing business risk.

He has experience in the core aspects of starting, operating and maintaining business in Africa and helps clients to find sustainable solutions to the challenges that are usually encountered when venturing into a new business territory, particularly in Africa. He is a Chartered Accountant (South Africa), Registered Auditor (South Africa) and a member of the Institute of Directors of South Africa (IODSA).

Willem holds an Advanced Diploma in International Taxation from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in association with the International Institute for Tax and Finance.

TEDDY LO

Finance Director

ACA

Teddy Lo is the Finance Director of Intercontinental Trust Limited. He was previously Manager in the Fund Administration department. He worked for six years in a firm of Chartered Accountants in London, where his areas of responsibilities were auditing, accounting and taxation.

He also worked for Deloitte in Mauritius where he was involved in the listing of a major local bank on the Mauritius Stock Exchange. He spent eleven years in Canada where he gathered valuable experience in the field of accounting and finance in North America.

He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. He also holds a Mauritius Stockbroker Examination Certificate.

VAROUNEN GOINDEN

Director

BSc MBA FCCA

Varounen Goinden is a Director of ITL having recently joined the group in April 2023.

Varounen has in the past served as the Head of Business Development for Mauritius, India and Africa and Chief Executive Officer for leading management Companies in Mauritius. He was responsible for overseeing a sizable portfolio of regulated global entities. He also has experience in Fund Administration and has successfully led a portfolio of global hedge and private equity funds.

Varounen is an FCCA and also recently completed his executive MBA from IAE Paris - Sorbonne Business School. He is also a holder of a BSc Finance with Law from the University of Mauritius.

KESAVEN MOOTHOOSAMY

Director

FCCA MIPA MIOD

Kesaven Moothoosamy is a seasoned professional with nearly two decades of experience in the Mauritius Financial Services industry. His rich expertise spans across fund structuring and administration, investment evaluation and cross border structuring, strategic transaction advisory to business valuation, deal origination, negotiation and execution, equity/debt capital raising, M&A and listing on Securities Exchanges. Kesaven has been a founding executive director of Perigeum Capital Ltd, the first licensed corporate finance advisory firm in Mauritius, and is presently a board member on various SEM-listed companies and investment holding companies in Mauritius. He is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants UK (FCCA), a member of the Mauritius Institute of Professional Accountants (MIPA) and member of the Mauritius Institute of Directors (MIoD). Kesaven has an MBA with focus on Leadership and Innovation from the Ducere Business School, Australia and holds an organizational Leadership certification from Alliance Manchester Business School.