Rencontre avec Thierry : Homme de culture, féru de textes littéraires, amateur de bons crus, sans oublier son sens de l humour très British

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1 Partner Rencontre avec Thierry : Homme de culture, féru de textes littéraires, amateur de bons crus, sans oublier son sens de l humour très British Débutant sa carrière professionnelle en Afrique du Sud, Thierry fut consultant pendant 3 ans chez Bass Gordon Willis. Il fit un passage à Londres comme Forensic Accountant pour le compte du Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, avant de rejoindre BDO De Chazal Du Mée en 2002, en tant que responsable de la division Corporate Finance. Il devint Associé en Mis à part sa discrétion, Thierry a le sens du partage et a enseigné à temps partiel à l étranger et à l Institut Charles Telfair. A ceux qui souhaiteraient se joindre au service Conseil, il recommande «une excellente formation académique en comptabilité et en finance, une bonne expérience en audit, et des qualités telles que l habilité en communication et le perfectionnisme pour la rédaction de bons rapports.» Féru de littérature et d histoire, Thierry ajoute «C est à la lumière du passé que le présent s éclaire. Lire c est écouter quelqu un (l écrivain) qui nous parle. Je est un autre disait Rimbaud. Donc plus on lit, plus on rencontre des gens, plus notre identité s enrichit, et cela a bien sûr des répercussions positives dans nos rapports avec les autres - collègues et clients inclus. Notre interlocuteur est aussi fin connaisseur de vins. Son conseil aux amateurs : acheter de grands vins en primeur. Le vin se bonifie avec le temps ; ainsi on doit acheter le vin en primeur à moins cher pour éventuellement le vieillir pendant plusieurs années afin de le boire ou l offrir pour une grande occasion. Et quel est le défi de tous les jours au sein de BDO? Avec un brin d humour, Thierry réplique, - celui de ne pas être fan de Man Utd!!! 1

2 Special Brace yourself for our BDO PHOTO COMPETITION in May!!! Improve your clicking style as from today Vidhish, who took the pictures of BDO s End of the Year Party, shares his photography secrets with you: 1. Know your camera. Read the accompanying manual. Know the functions and limits to assess which modes to use in different situations. 2. Hold your camera. Stabilise your camera with both hands to avoid blurry pictures. 3. Mind the sunlight. The general rule of thumb is to always have the sun behind the photographer s back. 4. Use of flash Use flash for shooting indoors. 5. ISO settings - Recommended ISO for pictures taken in broad daylight is 100 and 800 for indoors snaps in lowlight conditions. 6. Attention to composition Keep horizons in pictures straight. 2

3 Special For people photos: enable the face detection mode in your camera, and continue as in point 8. Even your mobile phone camera will produce great pictures when you do like Belall Peermamode Didier Dabidin examining functions of camera, before shooting To be successful, group photos should be centred and fill the frame completely. Nancy Gajalee and Didier Dabidin still have to learn how to stabilise cameras 7. Learn the rules of photography - There are various rules of photography. For a better feel in pictures, use the rule of thirds. See above. 8. Obtain sharp pictures: auto focus - press shutter button halfway down, wait for camera to focus on the subjects and then fully press shutter button for image capture. This small process enables the obtaining of sharper images. 9. The Photographer. Whatever camera you have, it is the photographer who composes the amazing shots. 10.Practice. Practice makes perfect. Happy Clicking! Some links for further reading: 3

4 Seychelles BDO Seychelles Nazrah Ramdin, Andy Chung Sen, Kevin Ramsamy BDO Seychelles aussi kon fet lane sinois. Ki to dir, Andy? Amanda, Kothai, Julie, Wilna Congratulations to our girls on their way to ACCA qualification Kevin Ramsamy 4

5 Special Collegues Hats off to our BDO Body Builders, the BBBs! Ridhwan and Javed developed a passion for bodybuilding since the age of 20. They have trained hard, since then, to attain excellence. Body Building is a means of relaxation, a break from stress of worklife. However, it demands a lot of motivation, perseverance, and a strict protein-based diet, which is normally very costly. Bodybuilding must always be performed under the supervision of a qualified trainer, since the risk of injury is quite high in some exercises highlight Ridhwan and Javed. Ridhwan ranked first at the Regional competition in the Young category last year; while Javed won the Mr. Mauritius Trophy - Young University Category and Mr. Port Louis last year Naushad Nahoor The Javed you know Javed Mahamedally The Ridhwan you know Ridhwan Sheik Rawa 5

6 Overseas Jobs Overseas Jobs Afsar in Senegal Afsar s marketing trip to Senegal turned out to be quite promising in terms of business opportunities. He came back with some worthy job proposal requests on which both BDO Mauritius & Senegal can work on together. Marie Ba, the Managing Partner, was also very appreciative of the work carried out by Vikash Bhunjun last month in Senegal. Dakar Symbol African Rennaissance: Marie Ba, CEO of BDO Senegal, Afsar Ebrahim & Marieme Fall, Manager in BDO office in Dakar 6

7 Madagascar Overseas Jobs Lila Tarachand managed three teams in Madagascar. 1)The team in Tana consisting of Zaynah and Shristee did a quaterly internal audit for Galana Distribution Petrolière (GDP SA). 2) Teddy & Vanessa went for a Project Cost relating to the extension of the Galana jetty at Port of Tamatave, done by Sheritt (a Canadian Company) It was Vanessa s first experience at an overseas assignment - GRT S.A and according to her C était une bonne expérience. Découvrir une autre culture et s adapter à un autre environnement a été un vrai challenge et j en sors grandi 3) Neetish and Atish have gone for a Quarterly internal audit GRT S.A, which is a company that boasts activities of onshore and offshore storage of petroleum products, supplied to the Madagascar market. Raksha Bhagwan Zaynah Fatehmamode & Shrishtee Baungally at GDP SA on Valentine Day Site photos GRT SA 7

8 Events Events Our Communication Strategy Survey in a flash! Apres Tunisie, Egypt, Algérie, Lybie, Bharain, aster BDO.Nu ossi nu réclame nou droit démocratique! Yacoob, to pé fer errère, mone fini passe mo test communication moi Partner Feizal Allybokus and CEO Yacoob Ramtoola Driver Pradeep Ramnuth - placing filled forms from Staff on jobs Salina Hafez Amir 8

9 Events Afsar on R1! Afsar was on R1 for an interview with Professor Joseph Stiglitz on the 15th February. Moving from 4th to 3rd floor... Our colleagues of Tax and Strategic Consulting moved from the 4th to the 3rd floor on the 28th January Dan Maraye, ex-governor BOM, Prof Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Economic Prize Winner, Abdoola Earally, Journalist R1 & Afsar Ebrahim Marie Ange Ah Hee dans son nouveau quartier général au troisième étage 9

10 Events The Omnisports raved The F.M.S.C Omnisports Day took place on the 27th February at St. Esprit College at 08h30. Some 25 colleagues participated in the different events of the day. BDO Team The BDO participants were: 4 X 250 mts ladies relay: Caroline Lepoigneur, Valérie Bayejoo, Francine Brasse and Reshma Bhagwan Domino: Vinay Gungabissoon, Jason Mackjoo, Akhilesh Seewoosunkur Carom: Aneeketh Suneram, Connie Marie Rummy Cards: Joey Leung 7 A Side Football: Neeraj Kishore Baguant, Benoit Gustave, Muhammad Shuaib Sookia, Shameem Sairally, Shakeel Deljoor, Mohammad Irfan Nahoor, Ibn Shabeer Deenmahomed, Mohammad Jibran Khadaroo, Ronny Tirvengadum. Kudos to our football team who reached the quarter finals; they were serious contenders to the title, but our opponents turned out to be better prepared. We have promised ourselves to be the winners next time out. Shakeel Deljoor-Manager et BDO goalkeeper 10

11 Events Upcoming Events Learning and Development The first Partners Presentation will be held on the 4th March 2011 for Management level staff. Marie Louise Teng will do an IFRS Review, while Gilbert Seeyave will hold a Question/Answer session on the Finance Act. APT training sessions are scheduled for Juniors and Semi-Seniors from the 30th March to the 1st April and three other sessions in the following days. Employees Welfare Soccer Competition Didier Dabidin and Shameem Sairally invite teams and supporters to get ready for a Soccer Competion to be held on April 4th Take the plunge for BDO s Fitness Day In the last month s BDO enews survey on 2011 resolutions; we noted that most people want to start a healthy lifestyle. You have been heard... BDO s Fitness Day will be held on Monday 4th April (public holiday) at the University of Mauritius. Kindly tell us what you are expecting for that day!!! 11

12 New Jobs New Jobs 12

13 Staff News Staff News Congratulations to the Newly Qualified Brian Chan (Grp B-Shabnam) Krishan Aucharaz (Grp C- Azize) Sheilany Coopoosamy (Grp C- Azize) Mohuniish Keetaruth (Grp B- Ameenah) Natasha Luchmun (Tax Dept) Brian Chan Sip Siong Krishan Aucharaz Mohuniish Keetaruth Natasha Luchmun Sheilany Coopoosamy 13

14 Staff News Welcome to the new recruits Additions to BDO family Les Z Amours version BDO. Editorial Team: Raksha Bhagwan, Salina Hafez Amir, Connie Marie, Naushad Nawoor, Anand Heeroo, Annabella Cesar-Ladouceur, Jason Mackjoo, Kim Darga, supported by Annick Lavigilante. Team Leader - Vidhish Beeharry Dineshwar Mahadeb in the Department of Partner Kaneya Hawabhay Hannah Narghis Rajabalee (of Rookaya Ghanty s Group) gave birth to a daughter, named Hannah, on the 23rd January Driver Barlen Mootooveeren third from left with his wife Veena Mootooveeren L Amoureux de L Ile Maurice - Competition Lez ZAmours Assisted by Blast Communications: Proof reading, final copywriting & design Your feedback is vital in our quest for continuous improvement. If you feel that you have suggestions that will help us better this model, do send us your comments Duncan We always welcome guest writers and invite those interested to join our team. Housna Noor Baccus (Azize Rajabalee s Group) gave birth to a son, called Duncan, on 8th February Connie Marie