Hector Espitalier-Noël “Garden that perhaps a god laid on the ocean Mauritius where the sea sings as the birds sleep…” It was with Paul-Jean Toulet’s delightful lines that Hector Espitalier-Noel, Chairman of the Compagnie Sucrière de Bel Ombre, began his speech on 24th June last, during the cocktail party marking the company’s one hundredth anniversary….
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Mauritius: Platform for International Investment
In the 16th century Mauritius straddled the trade routes with Asia. In the 21st century, the relevance of Mauritius has again come to the fore as an international financial centre of high repute which is rapidly becoming the investment fulcrum between Africa and India. A stable democracy since independence in 1968 and with a legal…
Sustainable development in Mauritius
Having been one of those involved in leading the French consultative process on the environment, known as the Grenelle de l’Environnement, Ghislain Gomart a leading French civil servant is helping the Mauritian government develop its Maurice Ile Durable (sustainable island) strategy, to support the effective management of natural resources, protect social harmony and safeguard investments….
Building bridges in the air
Indian Ocean and East African countries have never been so close to the rest of the world since international airlines began using reliable, regional expertise, such as that offered by the Rogers Group, for their sales and marketing functions. photos : rogers image bank Progress is measured by what it actually achieves. Air travel is…
Helping to realise Malaysian ambitions
Malaysia Airlines’ growing interest in Indian Ocean countries is channeled through Mauritius. Since the beginning of the year, the airline has been using Rogers Aviation as its agent on the Mauritian, Reunion and Madagascan markets. Yusnodjarwadi Said, who is responsible for the company’s Eastern and Central African markets, is delighted with this development. “We’re very…
Renewing strong ties
Jean Philippe de Ravel represents South African Airways in Mauritius. After a fine career that has taken him from Hong Kong to Paris and included a number of jobs in various countries in Africa, Jean Philippe de Ravel has returned home to Mauritius to take up the task of representing South African Airways. Too young…
Confidence and a sales increase
Erik Fouquart (left) and Bruno Besnéhard, former and current representatives of Air France, either side of Philippe Espitalier-Noël “When I arrived in Mauritius, I hadn’t expected to find such a dynamic business environment everywhere, and particularly at Rogers. It reminds me of the energy I found when I was working in Brazil. And for a…
An example worth following: Blue Connect
Tanguy de Laubier – Managing Director of the BlueLink Group Specialised in the handling of outsourced customer relations, Rogers’ and BlueLink’s newly established subsidiary is called Blue Connect. Tanguy de Laubier, Managing Director of the BlueLink Group, talks to us about this new collaborative venture and how it came about. What is BlueLink? Founded in…
Door-to-door, continent to continent
The quality of Velogic’s services is recognised by such major users as TNT, French textile companies and major South African retailers. It is the brand name on which Rogers relies to maintain its lead status in the handling of the logistics chain in the Indian Ocean region. photos : rogers image bank “Its prices are…
An exemplary relationship with MSC
In the grand arena of international relations and with major players, Rogers’ teams play a disciplined and flexible role, always working hard to enhance their performance. The Group keeps on evolving and continues to lead the way in pioneering business development in the Indian Ocean region. photos : rogers image bank In 1980, for the…
