Sunil Benimadhu, joined the SEM as Chief Executive in May 1998. He was appointed Executive Director on the SEM’s Board in October 2008. He holds a MBA in Finance and Investment from the University of Illinois, United States. He also holds a D.E A. in Development Economics and a Maîtrise in Macro-Economics from the University of Aix-Marseille, France. Sunil has been the Chairman of Global Finance Mauritius from July 2014 to October 2020 and a director of Mauritius Finance from November 2020 to April 2024. He has been a director on the Board of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), an association of the World's leading Stock Exchanges from October 2014 to September 2021. Sunil was the President of the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) an association of 25 Exchanges operating on the continent, from August 2010 to November 2014. From 2002 to 2005, he was a member of the Executive Committee of the South Asian Federation of Exchanges (SAFE), which comprises twelve Stock Exchanges of the South Asian region. From April 2001 to February 2004, he chaired the SADC Committee of Stock Exchanges (COSSE), an association of stock exchanges which includes ten exchanges of the Southern African region.