Board of Management

The DIC Board of Management is appointed by the Minister of Finance and shall consist of a complement of five (5) members including :-

• Two members representing the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
• One member representing the Minister of Finance
• Two members who have knowledge and experience in banking, commerce, finance, accounting, insurance or law.

In addition, an alternate is appointed for each member.

Current Board Members

Mr. Ewart S. Williams - Chairman

Mr. Ewart S. Williams was appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago in July 2002 following a thirty-year career with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In his various positions at the IMF he has provided economic policy advice and hands-on policy support to many Governments and Central Banks in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

During his Fund career he was the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative to Jamaica; Assistant Director in charge of Central America and Mexico; and Deputy Director in the Western Hemisphere Department. In 1988-89, he returned to this country for eighteen months, as the Advisor to Central Bank Governor, Mr. Williams Demas, under a UNDP sponsored technical assistance Project.

He holds a Bachelor of Sciences Degree in Economics and a Masters in Economics from the University of the West Indies, and has a wealth of experience in monetary and fiscal affairs.

Mrs. Nicole Crooks – Director
Mrs. Nicole Crooks currently holds the position of Senior Manager Human Resource & Communications at the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago.  She is an experienced Human Resource practitioner with over 15 years in the field.  She is responsible for providing the senior leadership in the development and execution of creative human resource strategies.  This involves planning, organizing and directing the full range of human resource functions including recruitment, staffing and retention; compensation and benefits administration; performance and career management; competency development, training and succession planning; employee and industrial relations and change management.

Mrs. Crooks has led the human resource function in diverse organizations having worked in unionized and non-unionized environments; medium and large sized companies and the financial services, manufacturing energy sectors.

Mrs. Crooks has also provided leadership of the Corporate Communications function with responsibility for developing and executing a strategy of open and direct communications with employees and key external stakeholders.

Mrs. Crooks has several years experience as a senior management team member and a key contributor to policy formulation, strategic planning and budget development.

Mrs. Crooks is a graduate of the University of the West Indies with a BSc. Management Studies (Upper Second Class Honours).  She is also the holder of the Post Graduate Advanced Diploma in Human Resource Management from the UWI Institute of Business graduating with Distinction and as the Top Student.  She possesses several insurance related qualifications from the Life Office Management Association including the FLMI (Fellow Life Management Institute) Distinction; ACS (Associate Customer Service) Honours and AIAA (Associate Insurance Agency Administration) Honours & Top Student in the world.

Mrs. Crooks is passionate about the creation, maintenance and development of an employer of choice work environment characterized by a skilled, diverse and committed workforce with high employee retention and leadership potential.  She adopts a hands-on approach and enjoys the day to day challenges of managing people.

Mr. Michael Alexander - Director

Mr. Michael Alexander was appointed as a Director on the Board of the Deposit Insurance Corporation in February 2009.

He began his career with Barclays Bank – New York in 1976 and on his return home worked at the National Commercial Bank for three (3) years.

Mr. Alexander had been with the Trinidad and Tobago Unit Trust Corporation since its inception in 1982 and retired as the Executive Director in 2006.  During this time he served as the Executive Manager, Investments and Trust Accounting and was the President of the Chaconia Fund Services.  He also served on the Board of the Trinidad Cement Limited.

Educated at Queen’s Royal College, he earned his MBA Finance & Investments from the Baruch College of the City University of New York and has been in the financial industry for the last 30 years.

Presently, Mr. Alexander volunteers his time teaching and is a member of the Queen’s Royal College Old Boys Association and the Harvard Club.

Mr. Michael S. Mendez - Director

Mr. Mendez aspires to bring his unique blend of training and experience to a team working collectively to impact positively on the socio-economic development in Trinidad and Tobago. He possesses extensive experience in social-economic policy analysis and formulation.  Mr. Mendez was appointed Acting Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance in 2007 following a thirty (30) year career with the Ministry.

Mr. Mendez joined the Ministry of Finance in 1978 as a Senior Research Officer. During his career at the Ministry, he was the Advisor to the Executive Director of the World Bank Group in Washington 2005 - 2006.   Mr. Mendez holds an Executive Master of Business Administration from the Institute of Business, University of the West Indies and a Bachelor of Science, Economics from McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.   

Ms. Wendy Ho Sing – Director

Ms. Wendy Ho Sing, Deputy Inspector of Financial Institutions, joined the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago in November 2004 as Industry Advisor and was appointed Deputy Inspector on February 1, 2005.  During the period June 2006 to December 2006, Ms. Ho Sing held the positions of Acting Inspector and Inspector of Financial Institutions.
Ms. Ho Sing is the holder of a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from York University, Ontario.

Ms. Ho Sing is a Trinidad and Tobago citizen who has spent over 25 years in Canada.  Her previous appointments were Director, Supervision, in the Office of the Superintendent for Financial Institutions (OSFI), Canada and Assistant Vice President, Manulife Financial of Ontario.

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