Since 01 March 2021, Lakshmana Bheenick is the CEO of CIEL Finance. He joined Barclays Bank PLC (Mauritius Branch) in March 1996 and held various positions - FX trader, Head Market Making & Liquidity Management, Treasurer. He then moved to Standard Bank (Mauritius) Limited in June 2006 as Head of Global Markets (Treasurer) and was appointed as Chief Executive in July 2010. Lakshmana is a graduate in BA Economics from the University of Manchester and also holds an ACI Dealing Certificate. He holds an Executive Education MIT Sloan School of Management and has also been on a leadership programme with Oxford SAID Business. Former Director and Vice Chairman of the Mauritius Bankers Association (MBA).