Karen Darbasie

Karen Darbasie is a banker and businesswoman from Trinidad and Tobago. She is the group CEO of the First Citizens Bank[1][2] and a previous board director at the American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad and Tobago.[3] She is a former president of the Bankers Association of Trinidad and Tobago[4] and Chairman of Trinidad Nitrogen Company.[5]

Karen Darbasie
Born
Trinidad & Tobago
Alma materUniversity of the West Indies at St. Augustine
University of Warwick
Occupation(s)Group Chief Executive Officer, First Citizens Group

Education

Karen Darbasie earned an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of the West Indies, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Warwick and a master's degree from the University of Essex.[1][6]

Darbasie's selection as the CEO of First Citizens was announced by the company in March 2015. At the time, she was Head of Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities for Citibank Trinidad & Tobago. After a cooling-off period,[7] she began her duties on 7 April.[8]

References
  1. "First Citizens Group Holdings Ltd". The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  2. "FCB: Very good gain from Barita investment". Trinidad Express. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  3. "Karen Darbasie". Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  4. "Downie appointed Bankers Association president". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  5. "Executive and Senior Management". First Citizens Group. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  6. "Karen Darbasie". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  7. "First Citizens gets new CEO". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  8. Wayow, Sue Ann (2015-06-15). "New FCB CEO to speak at TTCSI function". Trinidad Express Newspapers. Retrieved 2022-01-31.


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