Leadership

Chandradev Naregadu, CFA
President

Chandradev (Sunju) Naregadu joined the CFASM Board as Advocacy Chair & Asst. Secretary in October 2021 and was elected President in September 2024. A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder since 2017, Sunju holds a BSc (Hons) in Economics and Finance from the University of Mauritius and is ACCA qualified.
With extensive experience in risk, investment and strategy management, Sunju currently serves as the Asset-Liability & Capital Management (ALCM) Lead at the Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB). In this capacity, he focuses on balance-sheet and capital management, with an emphasis on the formulation and implementation of pricing, optimization and profitability strategies for entities within the Group.

Previously, he has led various teams in the management of financial and operational risks at MCB, SBM and CIM Finance. He started his career as auditor at Ernst & Young, Mauritius.

Dave Khelawon, CFA

Vice-President

Didier Angseesing, CFA

Treasurer

Parleshwar Sharma Doorgakant, CFA

Asst. Treasurer & Project, Event and Membership Chair

Atish is a seasoned finance and banking professional with over 12 years of experience in corporate banking, having successfully managed various portfolios of corporate clients on the domestic and international front. He is currently a Portfolio Lead within the Corporate Domestic Banking Department of SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd where his main responsibilities include structuring tailor-made solutions to clients, leading negotiations in key transactions, developing and maintaining strong relationships with key corporate clients and external stakeholders as well as mentoring and coaching team members, amongst others.

Atish has previously been an auditor with PwC and a financial consultant with Ernst & Young. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Finance from the University of Mauritius and a Master’s in Investment Management from the University of Reading. He is a member of CFA, CISI and is also ACCA qualified.

Nawaz Oozeer, CFA

Secretary

A seasoned finance professional with over 10 years of experience across local and international financial markets, currently serving as Associate Director at Mauritius Commercial Bank Ltd. Possesses deep expertise in a wide range of financial instruments and a proven ability to design and implement robust financial structures and innovative solutions.

Yakshmi Ellapen, CFA

Asst. Secretary & Advocacy Chair

Yakshmi has a multidisciplinary background and over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. She spent the first half of her career in London, working in operational and technology roles within the equities electronic trading sector at two leading banks, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. After relocating to Mauritius, she joined the business development department of Gavekal Wealth (Mauritius) Ltd (formerly Investment Professionals Ltd), her current firm, where she focused on marketing efforts for two of the firm’s Africa-focused funds. She later transitioned into investment management and is now responsible for the funds segment (local pension funds and mutual funds) at the firm. A former State of Mauritius laureate (Science side), Yakshmi holds an MEng in Electronic Engineering with Communications Engineering from UCL (UK) and an MSc in Finance from the University of London. She is also a CFA charterholder.

Jeevita Shashi Matadeen, CFA

Education Chair

Jeevita Shashi Matadeen is a senior lecturer at the University of Mauritius in the Faculty of Law and Management since 2016. She holds a PhD in Finance since 2016 and is also a CFA charter holder. Her research interests include economic development, financial development, investment and stock markets.  She is also involved in several externally funded projects.