The new Chief Executive Officer of the bank is  Chris Underwood, a British national who has nearly 30 years international banking experience, having held senior positions with HSBC Holdings plc in the United States, Asia, the Gulf and the Pacific. He joined British American Investment in early 2007 as head of the bank project team.

Underwood pointed out that BA Investment, which is listed on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius, already has a significant presence in the financial services sector in East Africa and is exploring further opportunities in both Southern Africa and India.

Overseeing the operations of the bank in Mauritius will be a highly experienced Board of Directors chaired by  Hassam Vayid, who joined the Mauritius Commercial Bank in 1963 and retired in 2004 as Chief Manager and Head of Corporate Finance.

His team consists of Yatemani Gujadhur, who has spent more than 38 years at Barclays Bank Plc both internationally and in Mauritius; Shivananda P. Mootien who spent 35 years with Barclays Bank Plc;  Dawood Rawat, Chairman of British American Investment Co. (Mtius) Ltd; Farouk Hossen, a respected local entrepreneur and founder of Farouk Hossen (Medic Optics) Ltd; Eddy Yeung,  Chief Operating Officer of CIEL Textile Ltd responsible for the capital-intensive operations of the group; Saleem Beebeejaun, BAI Group Chief Executive Officer; Sansjiv Nuckchady, CEO of British American Insurance; and  Chris Underwood, the bank’s new CEO, who has spent 29 years with the HongKong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, with senior postings in Asia and the Pacific, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the United States.