Eric Dorchies is the Chief Executive Officer of CIEL Textile since 1 July 2020. In this capacity, Eric Dorchies also sits on the Board of CIEL Textile Limited (“CTL”). CTL has strategic geographic positioning with manufacturing locations in Mauritius, Madagascar, India and Bangladesh. It is on these three main pillars: “our talents, sustainable development and digitalisation” that CTL will continue to accelerate its transformation. Eric Dorchies has a long-standing career in CTL group which he joined in 1998 as Chief Executive Officer of Consolidated Fabrics Limited. He was appointed Managing Director of Aquarelle Clothing Ltd in 2003 and became the Chief Executive Officer of the woven cluster from 2008 till 2019, instrumental in driving several strategic initiatives for the group bringing it to an international level. More recently, in October 2017, he was appointed CTL’s Chief Operations Officer. Eric Dorchies has a solid track record in the textile industry with strong marketing capabilities. Prior to joining CTL, he was leading his own textile company in Europe. He graduated in Business and Finance from ESCP Europe (Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris).