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