Karen Darbasie

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

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]

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. 30 June 2021. 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. 10 September 2021. 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.