Executive Management Team

Karen Darbasie

Group Chief Executive Officer

Karen Darbasie

Group Chief Executive Officer

Karen Darbasie is an accomplished senior executive with over three (3) decades of experience in the financial services and telecommunications industries with a progressive leadership style underscored by excellence and vision.

Prior to her appointment at First Citizens in April 2015 as Group Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Darbasie held several senior positions at a global financial institution based in Trinidad and Tobago, including Managing Director of the Merchant Bank, Country Treasurer and Markets Head.

Her extensive academic background coupled with her vast local and international qualifications, which include a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Electrical Engineering with First Class Honours from The University of the West Indies, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with distinction from the University of Warwick and a Master of Science (MSc) with distinction from the University of Essex is bolstered by an innate technical business acumen.

Ms. Darbasie serves as a Director on several Subsidiary Boards within the First Citizens Group.   A former Director of the Board of the American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad and Tobago (AMCHAM) and St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCILEC) she currently serves as Chairman of Trinidad Nitrogen Company Limited, Director of the Bankers Association of Trinidad and Tobago and a member of the Board of Directors of United Way Trinidad and Tobago.  

Jason Julien

Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer – Business Generation

Jason Julien

Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer – Business Generation

Jason Julien is a Chartered Financial Analyst with over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the holder of a BSc in Management Studies with honours from The University of the West Indies (The UWI), an MBA from Edinburgh Business School, as well as top honours in IABF’s 2018 Professional Certificate for Financial Advisors Programme (Cert. FA) in the Banking specialization. He is currently enrolled in the Stonier Graduate School of Banking and his career has covered consultancy with PricewaterhouseCoopers and management positions at an international bank. He was also employed with one of the largest financial services conglomerates in the Caribbean, where he managed over $8 billion in assets.

He is a former member of the Finance Faculty at the Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business, and is a commentator on economic, investment and financial matters. Mr. Julien was also honoured as one of the Distinguished Alumni of The UWI, St. Augustine. Mr. Julien is a Past President of the CFA Society of Trinidad and Tobago and has served on the Boards of the Mutual Fund Association of Trinidad and Tobago, the Securities Dealers Association of Trinidad and Tobago as well as the NextGen Board of the Inter-American Development Bank.

Mr. Julien has also served as the Vice-Chairman of the Capital Markets Development Committee of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago and as Chairman of the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce. Mr. Julien is also a Director on the Boards of several subsidiaries within the First Citizens Group.

Neela Kissoon - First Citizens Group Deputy CEO - Operations and Administration

Neela Moonilal-Kissoon

Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer – Operations and Administration

Neela Kissoon - First Citizens Group Deputy CEO - Operations and Administration

Neela Moonilal-Kissoon

Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer – Operations and Administration

Mrs. Moonilal-Kissoon possesses an International Masters of Business Administration from the Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business and a BSc in Computing and Information Systems (Hons) from the University of London. She is also certified by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) with certification in Information Systems Auditing and Risk and Information Systems Control. Mrs. Moonilal-Kissoon has been with the First Citizens Group for over 20 years and has been a member of the Senior Management team for over 13 years. She has successfully led the implementation of several key initiatives in the area of Group – Information and Communications Technology, Group Human Resources and Group Operations. At the senior Management level, she has served in the capacity of General Manager, Group Human Resources and Head Integration Operations.

She is currently a director in First Citizens Depository Services, the Board of Infolink Services Ltd, the local debit card switching company, Chairman of the FC Pensions Management Committee and a director of The Shelter for Battered Women and Children, a safe haven for women and children who are victims of all forms of domestic violence.

Senior Management Team

Kirlyn Archie-Lewis

General Manager – Group Human Resources

Kirlyn Archie-Lewis

General Manager – Group Human Resources

Lindi Ballah-Tull

General Counsel, Group Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer

Lindi Ballah-Tull

General Counsel, Group Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer

Gillian Benjamin

Head – Brand and Marketing

Gillian Benjamin

Head – Brand and Marketing

Avril Edwards

General Manager – Digital and Electronic Services

Avril Edwards

General Manager – Digital and Electronic Services

Keshwar Khodai

Head – Group Treasury and International Trade

Keshwar Khodai

Head – Group Treasury and International Trade

Cheryl-Ann La Roche

Head – Retail Banking Designate

Cheryl-Ann La Roche

Head – Retail Banking Designate

Robin Lewis

General Manager – First Citizens Investment Services Limited

Robin Lewis

General Manager – First Citizens Investment Services Limited

Shiva Manraj

Group Chief Financial Officer

Shiva Manraj

Group Chief Financial Officer

Donna Miller

Chief Internal Auditor – Group Internal Audit

Donna Miller

Chief Internal Auditor – Group Internal Audit

Ishwarlal Mongru

Head – Commercial Banking

Ishwarlal Mongru

Head – Commercial Banking

Gerard Morton

Group Chief Risk Officer – Group Enterprise Risk Management

Gerard Morton

Group Chief Risk Officer – Group Enterprise Risk Management

Larry Olton

General Manager – Operations

Larry Olton

General Manager – Operations

Sana Ragbir

General Manager – Retail and Commercial Banking

Sana Ragbir

General Manager – Retail and Commercial Banking

Anil Ramdhanie

Chief Information Officer

Anil Ramdhanie

Chief Information Officer

Sacha Syne

General Manager – Corporate and Investment Banking

Sacha Syne

General Manager – Corporate and Investment Banking

Carver Trim

General Manager – Trustee Services

Carver Trim

General Manager – Trustee Services

Brian Woo

General Manager – First Citizens Depository Services

Brian Woo

General Manager – First Citizens Depository Services

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