Roches Noires, Rivière du Rempart, Mauritius
Hugues Lagesse was appointed CEO of BlueLife Limited in July 2021, following a year as Acting CEO. During his interim period, Hugues has led the operational and financial management of the Group, re-energised the property development activities, spearheaded business development and internal and external communications, overseen the social responsibility initiatives of the Group’s companies, and been in charge of strengthening the business culture of BlueLife. After joining the BlueLife adventure in 2007 as Project Executive, back when the Group was still known as the Indian Ocean Real Estate Company, Hugues was actively involved in the conception and deployment of projects which came to define BlueLife’s prestige and identity. Hugues is driven by his perseverance and dedication to making a difference, and his passion for new ideas and smart initiatives have always led the path for the projects he has undertaken. He believes in the power of people’s brilliant minds coming together to create a better future, as a legacy for future generations. As he always says: “Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” Hugues is an administration and finance graduate from Ecole Supérieure de Gestion in Paris, France. He is also qualified in Management from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France and in Real Estate Development from Harvard Business School in Boston, USA. He also completed a one- year general management programme with ESSEC. Besides his involvement in BlueLife, Hugues is a non-executive Board Member of IBL Ltd, Phoenix Beverages Group and ACBM/ARIE Finance.
• Operational and financial management • Business development: golf construction, sale of assets, smart city certification project, new residential and hospitality developments • Social responsibility of the Group’s companies • Human resource management, from corporate to management teams in property development, sales & rentals, retail, property management, estate management, asset management. • Strengthening of the business culture around the vision “Happiness inspires the lifestyles we create”
• Operational and financial management • Business development: golf construction, sale of assets, smart city certification project, new residential and hospitality developments • Social responsibility of the Group’s companies • Internal and external communication • Human resource management, from corporate to management teams in property development, sales & rentals, retail, property management, estate management, asset management. • Strengthening of the business culture around the vision “Happiness inspires the lifestyles we create”
• Design, implementation, coordination, financial and legal vetting, build, construction follow-up, management of partner teams for real estate projects in Mauritius and the Seychelles Ongoing projects: two Azuri IRS villa development projects, villas in the Seychelles and residential project in Black River, Mauritius • In charge of the rental of the IRS residences at Azuri • In charge of the marketing of the IRS villas on the francophone market • Market research of new development and partnership opportunities • Supervision of Azuri’s Corporate Social Responsibility projects • Day-to-day business of the company
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