Mr. Cootnah holds a BSc (Hons) Accounting with information systems from the University of Mauritius and has studied the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) programme.

He boasts 20 years in the Mauritian Financial Sector, including senior roles at leading local investment houses. Throughout his career, he has had the opportunity to develop his inherent client servicing capabilities with innovative and adapted wealth management solutions to a broad range of private clients and HNWIs.

In 2023, he joined Jupiter Group as head of client coverage to develop the private and UHNWI segment under Jupiter Private Wealth. He is currently the group treasurer and monitors and reports the performance of the sales team on a timely basis to top management.