Kamal Taposeea elected Chairman of the Board of Air Mauritius

Kamal Taposeea.

Following the election of Directors at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on the 22nd of July 2009, the newly constituted Board met to elect its Chairman. Air Mauritius is please to announce the election of Mr Rajkamal (Kamal) Taposeea to the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of the airline

M r Taposeea, after thanking the shareholders for electing him as a Director and the Board for electing him as Chairman, stated “The honour and challenge of bringing forward the destiny of our National Airline is a task that
I have accepted with enthusiasm, and I would like to thank the Prime Minister, Dr The Honourable Navinchandra Ramgoolam, G.C.S.K and the Vice Prime Minister, Honourable Xavier Luc Duval, G.C.S.K for their trust.”

He further added “Today, the aviation industry is confronted worldwide with extremely difficult and unpredictable changes in its environment and thus deserving fresh and sometime innovative strategies. As one team, Board
members, management and staff, will have to ensure that we focus constructively towards the enhancement of shareholders and stakeholders confidence.

Adherence to Corporate Governance will at all times have to be fully respected. Being a service-oriented company, Air Mauritius will only achieve its objectives if it remains competitive on all fronts and at all times. I will also see to it that we continue to maintain on top of our agenda the highest level of safety in our operations. I am looking forward to serving this national strategic institution.”

Mr Taposeea, who is presently overseas attending his son’s graduation, will be back to Mauritius on the 6th of August 2009