Mrs APPADOO Anuradha

OU Board Member
Mrs Anuradha Appadoo is the Franchise Owner and Managing Director of Dale Carnegie Mauritius since 2014 and has been an entrepreneur for the past 14 years. Prior to embarking on an entrepreneurship journey in 2008, she worked in the UK and returned to Mauritius in 1991, where she occupied a Managerial position in several sectors – namely Shipping, Construction and Financial. Mrs Appadoo has thus acquired more than 25 years of leadership experience as a Business Leader in several sectors – locally, regionally and globally. She became a Dale Carnegie facilitator in 2000 and a Master Trainer in 2014 and a Carnegie Master in 2023. She is also a TEDx speaker, keynote speaker, and guest speaker on various local platforms. She has been actively involved in developing Women Entrepreneurs across the Indian Ocean for the last 10 years. She has been the President of Women in Networking, President of Association Mauricienne des Femmes Chefs d’Enterprise and President of National Women Entrepreneur Council. She is currently actively involved with the Mauritius Institute of Directors to increase the representation of women in senior leadership positions. She is a member of the Women Directors Forum that drives D&I initiatives. She sits on the International Dale Carnegie Franchisee Association as the Director for EMEA Region. As a thought leader, Mrs Appadoo is involved in strategic discussions with several of her business partners across leading sectors of the Mauritian economy. She holds a BA in Business Studies from Ealing University, UK (1990) and an MBA from Birmingham University, UK (2006). She is a Master’s Trainer at Dale Carnegie University (2014) and Genos EI Coach in progress since November 2021.