Leadership

Exceptional People.
Proven at the Highest Level.

Axiom's leadership team brings together three professionals with rare depth — each a recognised authority in their domain, each with international credentials, and each with a track record of delivering results for demanding clients across multiple jurisdictions. When you engage Axiom, you are engaging this team — directly, personally and accountably.

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Rajiv Surjeewon

ACCA · BSc (Hons) · MIPA · MIOD
Founder & Managing Director
18+
Years Experience
Big 4
EY & KPMG
6+
Jurisdictions

A visionary strategic finance leader whose 18-year career spans the full spectrum of corporate finance — from Big 4 audit at Ernst & Young and KPMG to Group CFO of a multi-million-dollar property development and private equity group. Rajiv has personally managed financial operations across Mauritius, Africa, BVI, Cayman Islands, Jersey and Guernsey, delivering board-level strategy, governance and regulatory excellence for JSE/SEM-listed entities and international groups.

A Deputy MLRO approved by the Financial Services Commission (March 2026). Expert in AML/CFT, multi-jurisdictional tax planning, private equity deal structuring and offshore structuring. Fluent in English, French, Creole and Hindi — Rajiv brings rare cultural intelligence to every client relationship.

"I don't just manage numbers — I architect the financial foundations that allow businesses to grow, protect their assets and cross borders with confidence."

Group CFOBig 4AML/CFT Private EquityJSE / SEMMulti-Jurisdictional
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Noor-ud-deen Mooraby

ACCA · BSc Accounting & Finance
Head of Accounting & French/African Structures
20+
Years Experience
Big 4
Ernst & Young
10+
French GAAP Years

One of the most versatile senior finance executives in the Indian Ocean region, Noor brings 20+ years of experience combining Big 4 rigour with rare hands-on expertise in French GAAP, Madagascar operations and African market structures. A former Auditor and Accountant at Ernst & Young, he subsequently held CFO and senior finance roles across listed companies, international franchises and large retail groups — including over 12 years at Somags Ltée (Jumbo Hypermarkets & Spar Supermarkets) and the Paul Restaurant Franchise.

At Accenture's Finance & Accounting practice, Noor trained teams on French Accounting Principles and led consolidation on Business Finance software — experience that makes him uniquely positioned to support francophone African structures, Madagascar subsidiaries and complex cross-border operations. He leads Axiom's accounting practice, bringing Big 4 discipline, forensic audit experience and a proven record of financial restructuring that turns complex challenges into measurable results.

"Whether it is a Paris-listed holding company, a Madagascar subsidiary or a multi-country African structure — I've been there, I understand the nuances, and I deliver."

French GAAPMadagascarAfrica Ernst & YoungAccentureRestructuring
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Urmi Sookur

MBA · BSc (Hons) HRM · Dip · MAHRP
Head of HR & Payroll Services
8+
Years Experience
5
Countries
MBA
General Management

An HR leader, HRpreneur and published author whose career spans five countries — Mauritius, Australia, Cyprus, India and the UAE. Urmi has built a reputation for designing strategic HR solutions that genuinely transform organisations: from establishing HR departments from scratch and leading large-scale international recruitment, to developing high-performing cultures and implementing payroll systems that meet the exacting compliance standards of global operations.

Currently serving as Group People & Culture Manager at Colbert Holdings Ltd, Urmi oversees HR operations for multiple business groups. Founder of My Job Portal – Mauritius, and author of The HR Code — a published guide on HR strategy, published 2024. Member of the Association of Human Resource Professionals – Mauritius (MAHRP). Her combination of international exposure, academic excellence and entrepreneurial instinct makes her one of the most credible HR professionals leading outsourced HR services in the region.

"People are the most complex asset any business manages. I bring the expertise, the systems and the human understanding to manage them brilliantly — wherever your business operates."

HR StrategyPayrollInternational Talent ManagementPublished AuthorMAHRP

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