EXIMBANK - Key Persons


Mr. Anthony Mohammed - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Anthony Mohammed is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Trinidad & Tobago and obtained the certification of Accredited Director from the Institute of Chartered Secretaries Canada. In the role of Chief Financial Officer, he has oversight over accounting, finance and treasury operations as well as design and maintenance of the financial reporting structures. His experience includes Auditing, Accounting and Finance; having spent 15 years in the Point Lisas Industrial Estate as Finance Manager and Corporate Secretary with a regional conglomerate and Chief Financial Officer with a multinational. Throughout the years he has served as a Director and Treasurer in the local Credit Union movement and Director at a local Bank.

Mr. Gary Darwent

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Mr. Greig Laughlin

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Mr. John Tang Nian - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors

Mr. Lindsay Chevalier

Job Titles:
  • Banker
  • Manager - Recoveries and Securities
Mr. Lindsay Chevalier is a career banker with over 35 years' experience within the banking fraternity. Mr. Chevalier is currently the Manager- Recoveries and Securities, prior to this he held the position of Manager- Credit and Treasury at the Eximbank. Mr. Chevalier is the recipient of a Diploma in Finance and an Associate Degree in Banking. He is certified in the areas of Foreign Trade Financing and Business Management and is an avid nature lover and member of several organizations that seek to protect the environment.

Mr. Navin Dookeran - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Dookeran's last role was at the UWI-Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business as the Programme Director of the Executive MBA. Navin obtained his MBA in Finance from the McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, and received Bachelor's Degrees in Economics (BA) and Life Sciences (BSc.) from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. His early career began at the Development Finance Limited in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Later, he moved to the RBC Financial Group in Toronto, Canada, where he held the portfolio of Commercial Relationship Manager. His experience in finance continued at Manulife Bank and Trust (Canada) as Director in Lending Services and then as the AVP/Head of Credit Risk Management, where he continued to deepen his experience in banking strategy, operations, service delivery and credit risk management. Mr. Dookeran's view is that "the EXIMBANK, the only official Export Credit Agency (ECA) in the country has a unique role to play in the financing and development of export diversification of the economy through resource allocation and risk sharing strategies."

Mr. Scofield Thomas

Job Titles:
  • Manager - ICT

Mr. Sheldon Thomas

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Manager
  • Manager - Marketing
Mr. Thomas's professional career spans over 13 years in the field of finance and accounting both locally and Internationally. He is the holder of an International Master's of Business Administration (IMBA) - International Finance specialization from the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate school of Business, a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the Anglia Polytechnic University (U.K) and a Diploma in Management from the Association of Business Executives in London. As marketing manager Mr. Thomas is tasked with the responsibility of elevating the bank's corporate profile and new business development.

Mr. Yoganan Dipchan

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

Mrs. Marlene Mendez

Job Titles:
  • Manager - Human Resources
Mrs. Marlene Mendez joined the Bank in March 2010 as Manager-Human Resources. Mrs. Mendez is a graduate of the University of the West Indies and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management with honours. She has over 25 years' experience as a Human Resource Generalist working at both large and small organisations in a variety of industries including energy, healthcare and business and is very dedicated and passionate about her role at the Bank.

Ms. Cindy-Anne Bazzard

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Ms. Dana Seepersad

Job Titles:
  • Manager - Credit

Ms. Latoya Richards

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Secretary & Senior Manager - Legal & Compliance
Latoya Richards became an attorney-at-law in 2008 after completing her course of studies at the University of the West Indies and Hugh Wooding Law School. She is the holder of an MBA (International Finance) with distinction from the UWI-Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business where she graduated with the Top Student and Executive Director awards. Additionally, Ms. Richards was the recipient of the De La Rue Scholarship (Finance) 2014 from the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago. Latoya Richards has work experience in the areas of law, finance, international trade and investment and business. Her work experience also spans the United States of America and the United Kingdom markets. She has both local public and private sector experience in addition to having worked for a foreign government. Latoya Richards is a patriot and believes in giving back to Trinidad and Tobago especially in times of disaster and as a result she is a certified and registered Shelter Manager with the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management in addition to being CERT trained with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Ms. Nicole Patrick

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors