Board of Directors
Girish Kumarsingh BHOWAN is a dynamic individual who counts nearly two decades of core experience in the Mauritian Financial Services sector. During this period, he has worked for some renowned financial services institutions. He has strong experience in fund formation, administration, compliance and accounting. Girish has extensive expertise in business setups in the Mauritian jurisdiction. He has advised and assisted clients in the incorporation of over 250 company structures within the Mauritius offshore and onshore centre, including global business companies, fund structures, limited liability companies, partnerships, Freeport, trusts and offshore setups. He has also advised corporate and individuals on optimum company holding structures, fund structures and inheritance planning.
Girish is member of STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners).
Carl Chirwa is a seasoned Pan African Banker with over 25 years of experience across 25 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. His expertise includes investment banking, cross border lending, trade finance and corporate finance. Prior to founding Ashcroft & Gray Group, he served as the Head of International Banking at Bank One Ltd in Mauritius.
He held senior executive positions at global banks like CITI Bank N.A and Standard Chartered Bank Plc, and gained valuable experience in development finance at the Trade & Development Bank (TDB) in Kenya. He also has regional banking experience with Stanbic Bank Ltd (Zimbabwe) and NBS Bank Ltd (Malawi).
Carl holds an Executive Leadership Diploma from HEC Paris and a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree in Applied Accountancy from Oxford Brookes University. He is a Fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (A.C.C.A)
Roomiza Hasan MIYAN holds a Bachelor of Laws with Honors from the University of East London and has also successfully completed part 1 of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators examinations. She has worked in the financial services sector for nearly a decade and is well conversant with the compliance and regulatory requirements of companies in this sector. At the start of her career, Roomiza worked as an Investigator for the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). She conducted investigations into corruption cases, money laundering offences and compiled reports for use by the Public Prosecutor.
Roomiza is a member of the prestigious Grays Inn and also a member of ICSA- the Governance Institute, London.
Zo RASOARAHONA holds a BSc in Economics from a UK university and is a Certified Financial Modelling and Valuation Analyst (FMVA). After working for European Instrument Ltd in the UK, he joined the financial industry in Mauritius in 2011, taking on several directorship and executive roles at prominent financial institutions such as AfrAsia Bank, ICA Assurance, Axys Group, and Ernst & Young, MREF Mutual fund, among others.
With over 15 years of experience, Zo has excelled in leading the development of financial products and solutions, crafting customer acquisition strategies (including for high-net-worth clients), and managing private banking, portfolios, and funds. His expertise also extends to fund raising and securities dealings.