• Admitted as Barrister-at-Law in the Republic of Mauritius
• LLB (Hons), University of Bristol
• Postgraduate Diploma in Bar Vocational Studies, BPP Law School, London

Archana Gunness was appointed Head: Legal on 22 October 2025. Archana joined Standard Bank Mauritius in 2013 as Legal Officer and was promoted to Corporate Lawyer/Legal Manager in 2015. Prior to joining Standard Bank, she worked at Banymandhub Boolell Chambers as Legal Executive/Barrister-at-Law as well as various companies such as Barclays Bank, SICOM and Kemp Chatteris Deloitte.