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
Alma materUniversity of the West Indies at St. Augustine
University of Warwick
Occupation(s)Group Chief Executive Officer, First Citizens Group

Education

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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

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  1. ^ a b "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.