Gordon Derrick | |
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Personal details | |
Born | 1968 (age 55–56) Villa, Saint John |
Nationality | Antiguan and Barbudan/American |
Alma mater | Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech), University of The West Indies (UWI) |
Occupation | Engineer, entrepreneur |
Gordon Derrick was born in the twin island state of Antigua and Barbuda located in the Caribbean in 1968. Derrick served as director of the Antigua Commercial Bank between 2004 -2015. He also served as chairman of the board of directors of ACB Mortgage and Trust Ltd. from 2007 - 2016 [1]
Derrick holds an MBA from the University of the West Indies (UWI) and Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT).
He grew up in the outskirts of St. John's town in the area known as Villa. He is married and has two children.
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