Jane Valls

Jane has over 20 years of international experience in corporate governance and  working with boards of directors. She is an accredited Corporate Governance trainer  with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, and  is an accredited trainer with the Ethics Institute, as well as being a Certified Ethics  Officer.

From 2010 to 2015, Jane was the CEO of the Mauritius Institute of Directors (MIOD),  one of the leading Institutes in Africa. She was the first Chairperson of the African  Corporate Governance Network from 2013-2015, a network which she helped to  found, bringing together 17 Institutes of Directors from across the African continent.

Jane has held senior positions and directorships in a wide range of business sectors  with leading companies including British Airways, Sun International and The Rogers  Group as well as running her own management and training consultancy.

Jane holds a BA Hons in French and Italian from Birmingham University, UK.  She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree by the University of Middlesex  for service to business, women’s empowerment and social justice and she was  decorated by the Republic of Mauritius as a Commander of the Order of the Star  and Key of the Indian Ocean (CSK) for services to corporate governance.