The Board Of Trustees

Adrian Skerrett

Chairperson & Co-founder

A businessman and conservationist resident in Seychelles since 1980 and naturalised since 1994, Adrian has authored or co-authored many books and articles about Seychelles and its natural history. He has been engaged in the management of Aride since 1981 and founded Seychelles Bird Records Committee in 1992. He served as a Trustee on Seychelles Islands Foundation for 24 years and was a founding trustee of Marine Conservation Society Seychelles, ICS UK and 12 island foundations. He has also served on the boards of Seychelles Heritage Foundation and Wildlife Clubs and is Seychelles representative for the African Bird Club and Royal Naval Birdwatching Society.

Cyril Bonnelame

Glenny Savy

Dr. Gérard Rocamora

Vice Chairperson 

Cyril is a seasoned Senior Executive with more than 25 years of experience leading organizations across a range of industries.
​Throughout his career, he’s held top-level positions, including CEO and Chairman roles, making a mark in both national and international corporate environments.
​His experience ranges from key sectors of the economy such as telecommunications, tourism, construction, ferry services, fishing, and maritime. Cyril brings a wealth of knowledge, leadership, and international perspective to the ICS Board of Trustees. 

Co-founder

Born and bred in Seychelles, Glenny graduated in Economics at the University of Merdoch (Australia) and later obtained a pilot license in South Africa. In the early 1980s, he initiated the first environmental conservation projects in the outer islands of Seychelles managed by IDC in close collaboration with several wildlife specialists. As the former CEO of the Island Development Company (IDC), Glenny has pioneered tourism development on the outer islands of Seychelles including hotels on Alphonse, Desroches and Silhouette and fly-fishing activities on Astove and Cosmoledo. He served as a Director on the Boards of a number of private Seychelles-registered companies.

Co-founder and Council Member

A naturalised ornithologist and conservation biologist living in Seychelles since 1995, Gerard has worked in 10 countries of Europe, Africa, America and the Indian Ocean with BirdLife International, Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux, Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle (Paris) and CNRS (Camargue), Seychelles Ministry of Environment and IUCN. He has led many conservation projects including the Seychelles White-eye Recovery Programme, the ICS-FFEM "Rehabilitation of Island Ecosystems", the Aride Shearwater Research project and research on Seychelles and Mayotte birds. He has led the eradication of 23 populations of rodents and other exotic vertebrates from islands, and a dozen reintroductions and translocations of threatened birds and reptiles. He lectures at the University of Seychelles, supervises Masters & PhD students and is the Science Director and Chair of its Island Biodiversity and Conservation centre. He is a member of several specialist groups of IUCN and has authored or co-authored books, book chapters, faunistic audio CDs, and c.150 scientific and technical publications including some 50 peer-reviewed scientific papers and as many species' monographs.

Pat Matyot

Romano Laurence

Council Member & Trustee

​A Seychellois naturalist, Pat has authored or co-authored a number of scientific papers and other publications on the natural history of the islands and has a special interest in entomology. He is employed by the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation and has produced many television features on the country’s flora and fauna. He has taken part in several scientific expeditions throughout Seychelles.
​He also serves as a Trustee of the Seychelles Islands Foundation, the Marine Parks Authority, Silhouette Foundation and is a member of the Seychelles National Environment Advisory Commission, and of various entomological organisations such as the Orthopterists’ Society (USA).

Trustee

Romano is an IT & business consultant and an experienced hotelier and business owner based on Praslin Island. In 2022, he became a board member of the Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF), allowing him to have a stake in one of the biggest natural attraction on Praslin Island – the Vallée De Mai.
​Romano’s love for nature stems from spending his formative years on the island of Silhouette. As an experienced photographer, he has been instrumental in documenting the natural wonders of several islands of Seychelles. His photographs which also depicts current issues and events of the Inner islands of Seychelles, are regular contributors to various local media houses such as the Seychelles Nation. 

Helena Sims

Trustee

​Helena Sims is a marine governance and conservation professional with extensive experience in marine spatial planning and policy development in Seychelles and the Western Indian Ocean (WIO). She played a pivotal role in Seychelles’ and the world’s first debt conversion for ocean conservation (2016), and in delivering on its commitments, including the designation of 30% marine protected areas (2020) and the completion of the Seychelles’ marine spatial plan that was signed into law in 2025. Helena has worked with governments, NGOs, and international partners to strengthen marine management frameworks and advance science-based, inclusive decision-making. She is currently the Regional Programme Manager for Oceans and MSP at The Nature Conservancy-Africa Programme.

Patrick  Lablache

Trustee

Patrick Lablache is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS) and holds an MSC in Urban Land Appraisal from the University of Reading UK (1984) and a BSC in Estate Management from Thames Polytechnic London (1979).
Mr. Lablache is employed at the Ministry of Habitat, Infrastructure and Land Transport as a Special Advisor and Consultant for Reclamation Works.​
He is also a serving member of the Board of Directors of Islands Development Company and a former Chairman. Pat served as a trustee of Seychelles Islands Foundation for more than 25 years and has travelled extensively throughout the outer islands where ICS is active.

Norman Weber

Treasurer & CEO of ICS

Norman Weber was educated at the former Seychelles College during the years 1960 to 1974. He is a UK Chartered Certified Accountant and holds an MSc in Finance from the London School of Economics. He served in the Seychelles public service for 21 years as Secretary of State in the Ministry of Finance and as Governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles in 2001 before moving on to the challenges of private enterprise. He qualified as a PADI open water scuba instructor in 1991 and with his wife Josette, a more accomplished NAUI and PADI scuba Instructor, set up and operated scuba diving schools and resorts on Mahé, La Digue, Desroches and Alphonse in the mid-1990s. After a few years in South Africa, he returned to Seychelles in 2017. He has come out of retirement to manage ICS and see more of our unique island ecosystems.​

Tamara Christen

Trustee

Tamara Christen is a Chambers & Partners Band 1 ranked lawyer in General Business Law in Seychelles. She holds an LLM in International Financial & Commercial Law from King’s College London and is known for navigating complex legal projects with precision. Among her notable achievements, she advised Seychelles’ leading energy provider on developing the Indian Ocean’s largest saltwater floating solar project, addressing pioneering issues on seabed rights and regulatory frameworks.
Beyond her legal practice, Tamara has a deep personal connection to Seychelles’ outer islands. Over the past six years, she has explored their diverse marine and coastal habitats, from the lagoons of Farquhar to the mangroves of St. François. Her legal acumen, leadership, and passion for conservation reflect her commitment to preserving Seychelles’ fragile ecosystems and supporting sustainable development across the islands.

Patrick Berlouis

Trustee

​Patrick’s first experience of serious conservation work was during his various stints as Relief Manager on Cousine island where the staff were engaged in the rehabilitation of the island’s vegetation and the development of a rigorous monitoring programme for marine and terrestrial wildlife.
​Later, as Chairman of IDC, he showed a keen interest in the work of ICS on various islands (especially Desroches and Farquhar) and he was a member of the team that carried out the population survey of Sooty Terns on Desnoeufs in June 2021. A stunningly remarkable experience. He strongly advocates a significant reduction in, and eventual banning of, the use of FADS by purse seiners having seen their effect on the reefs and shores of the Outer Islands. He would like to see more serious penalties for turtle poaching as the situation is sliding in the wrong direction on this.  ​