Mr Gervais Gua has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd, following receipt of the necessary regulatory clearances from the Bank of Mauritius and the Financial Services Commission.
Gervais joined SBM Bank in December 2025 as Chief Operating Officer and subsequently assumed the role of Officer-in-Charge in March 2026. His appointment as Chief Executive Officer therefore marks both an important milestone for the Bank and the continuation of a leadership journey that is already well underway.
When Gervais joined SBM, he brought with him close to three decades of experience across banking, wealth management, capital markets and regulated financial services, spanning Mauritius, Singapore, India and other international markets. His career has included senior leadership positions at Deutsche Bank in Mauritius and the Reliance/Nippon Life financial services businesses in Singapore, where he served successively as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer and helped build a multi-billion-dollar wealth management franchise.
His career has also given him extensive exposure to commercial lending, non-bank financial services, governance, technology and business transformation, while operating within some of the world's most demanding regulatory environments.