Jane Valls is an accredited trainer with the Global Corporate Governance Forum (GCGF) and the Ethics Institute of South Africa. Before joining the MIOD, she has held senior positions and directorships in a wide range of business sectors in Mauritius and overseas with leading companies including British Airways, Sun International and The Rogers Group and more recently running her own management and training consultancy.

Valls holds a BA Hons in French and Italian from Birmingham University, UK. She was recently awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree by the University of Middlesex for service to business, women’s empowerment and social justice. She is a Fellow and Director of the Mauritius Institute of Board Directors. Valls is also a member of Soroptimist International, an international women’s association, and the current National Coordinator of Women in Networking (WIN).