OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mr. Douglas Camacho - Chairperson
Mr. Douglas Camacho is an accountant by profession and the former President of Guardian Life of the Caribbean and Director at the Guardian Group Ltd.
In his capacity as President of Guardian Life and Group President of Strategic Investments, he focused on people development, thus enabling sales at Guardian Life and the administrative staff to achieve unprecedented levels of performance for which the group has now come to be known. He also became involved in leadership positions of local, regional and international insurance-related organizations, such as the Association of T& T Insurance Companies (ATTIC).
During his chairmanship at the T&T Insurance Institute (TTII) the industry, in partnership with the University of the West Indies, was able to create a chair for insurance which is now in its tenth year.
Regionally Mr. Camacho led the Insurance Association of the Caribbean (IAC) and the Pan Caribbean Business Coalition for many years. He was also recognized internationally for being the first Caribbean person to be appointed to the Board of LL Global.
He represented Trinidad and Tobago in hockey and still continues to be involved in the sport as an administrator. He has also been involved for the past 24 years on the National Olympic Committee of T&T (NOC). During this time, he has been able to unite the region to form a Caribbean Olympic Committee.
Mr. Camacho also served as Chairman of the Committee responsible for Sport and Youth preparing the Vision 2020 roadmap, and on a government-appointed committee to prepare a National Sports Policy. He was also instrumental in changing the CXC syllabus to include passes in Physical Education.
Mr. Camacho has served on many boards including the T&T Olympic Committee, NIPDEC, TTMF, Unit Trust Corporation and SporTT and has been a director at Servol since 2015. He is also involved with Crime Stoppers, and the micro-finance company Miped, run by BPTT in Mayaro.
Sr. Ruth Bridget Montrichard - Chairperson Emeritus
Sr. Ruth Bridget Montrichard entered the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny in February 1960 and took the final vows in the Order on September 1968. She received her primary and secondary education at St. Joseph Convent, Port of Spain between 1947 and 1958, then obtained a teacher’s diploma from the Catholic Women’s College in 1966, and a diploma in Sacred Studies from Loyola University in 1973.
In 1976, she received an advanced certificate in education (MEd with distinction) from Oxford University. She worked at Royal Bank in Port of Spain, and then as a teacher at Scarborough RC School, St. Louis Primary School in Grenada and Nelson Street RC School before her move to Servol. Her responsibilities in the organization included (1) curriculum development for the adolescent development and skill training programmes and (2) management, organization, and staff training. She has held the positions of Director, Deputy Executive Director, Executive Director and Chairperson of the Board during her more than three decades at Servol. She has also represented the organization at international conferences in Europe, the United States, South America and the Caribbean.
Her interests include the development and implementation of programmes for young children, adolescents, and parents as well as information technology, music and empowerment of disadvantaged communities.
Sr. Ruth received the Inter-American Development Bank Award in 2001 for Social Entrepreneurship, the Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow in 2002, and was inducted into the St. Joseph Convent Hall of Excellence in 2007.
Justice Roger Hamel Smith
Justice Roger Hamel Smith is from a family “possessing impeccable legal pedigree”. His grandfather Michael Hamel Smith was the founder of the family law firm M Hamel Smith & Co. in 1908 which continues to operate today.
After completing the required examinations in the United Kingdom, Justice Hamel Smith was admitted to practice as a solicitor in Trinidad and Tobago in May 1969. He was appointed to the High Court in 1983 and made a judge in 1987. Three years later he was elevated to the Court of Appeal.
He was the first member of his family to be appointed to the High Court bench. He was Acting Chief Justice from 2006 – 2007 after which he became Chief Justice in 2007 and has acted as Chief Justice of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on no fewer than 16 occasions. He held this position until his retirement in 2009 at age 65 after serving for 22 years in the legal profession.
Justice Hamel Smith was first appointed to the Judicial Legal Service Commission (JLSC) by President George Maxwell Richards in 2011 and reappointed by President Anthony Carmona in 2014.
Mrs. Nicole Crooks
Mrs. Nicole Crooks holds the office of Senior Manager - Human Resources, Industrial & External Relations at the Central Bank of Trinidad & Tobago and has been a part of the bank’s leadership team for over twenty years. She is a Human Resource professional with close to 35 years of hands-on experience in guiding and managing the overall provision of HR services, policies, programmes and systems for diverse organizations; unionized and non-unionized, small and large. She has served at financial services, manufacturing organizations and energy-based companies.
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Mrs. Crooks is a trained Change Management professional with knowledge and experience in effectively managing the ‘people’ side of changes to achieve the desired objectives. She is also an accomplished communications practitioner responsible for developing and implementing internal and external communication strategies and plans, media relations, event management and corporate social responsibility initiatives and programmes.
Nicole is passionate about using her practical knowledge and certified expertise to help organizations create work environments where team members feel valued and inspired to reach their full potential. She cares deeply about people and relishes the outreach work she is privileged to direct and influence with tangible positive impacts on people. This work brings her immense joy and a profound sense of fulfillment.
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Mrs. Crooks is a graduate of the University of the West Indies (UWI) with a BSc. in Management Studies (Upper Second Class Honors). She is also the holder of a Postgraduate Advance Diploma in Human Resource Management (Distinction & Top Student) from UWI/Institute of Business along with several insurance-related qualifications from the Life Office Management Association (LOMA) including the FLMI (Fellow Life Management Institute) with Distinction and the AIAA (Associate Insurance Agency Administration); graduating with honors and Top Student in the World designation. Throughout her career, Mrs. Crooks has also completed several professional programmes in Human Resources and Communications.
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In addition to her role at the Central Bank, she has served on several boards including the Deposit Insurance Corporation, Caribbean Information & Credit Ratings Services Ltd., and Petrotrin EAP Service.
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Mrs. Crooks has been married for over 30 years and counts as her greatest accomplishments, her two adult children whose strong and positive characters are her legacy.
Mr. Jonathan Walker
Mr. Jonathan Walker is an attorney-at-law with 28 years of experience. He is a partner at M. Hamel Smith & Co., serving as Head of the Dispute & Risk Management Department.
Mr. Walker’s core practice is litigation. He is trained in mediation and negotiation and has experience in Constitutional and Administrative law. He has practiced as an Advocate before the High Court, before various tribunals such as the Controller of the Intellectual Property Office, and several Commissions of Enquiry. He also assists in the mentoring, training and development of the firm’s associates.
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Mr. Walker is a member of The Law Association of Trinidad & Tobago and the Trinidad & Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce. He is a former director at the Unit Trust Corporation and has also served as a member of the Law Reform Commission.
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Jonathan holds an L.L.B. from the University of the West Indies (UWI) and an L.E.C. (Legal Education Certificate) from Hugh Wooding Law School.
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In his personal life, he is happily married and the proud father of one. He also has a keen interest in sports and is a member of the Queens Park Cricket Club and ardent supporter of Manchester United.
Mr. Peter Clarke
Mr. Peter E. Clarke BA, LLB holds a B.A. from Yale University and a Law Degree from Cambridge University. He was called to the Bar as a member of Gray’s Inn, London in 1979 and was admitted to practice in Trinidad and Tobago in 1980.
Mr. Clarke has served a variety of corporations over his career. He served as the Managing Director of Money Managers Limited from 1984 to 2000 during which time he was also Chairman of the Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange [1995-1999]. He served as the Managing Director of WISE since 2000 and became Chief Executive Officer in 2001. He served as Deputy Chairman of the Trinidad and Tobago Free Zones Company.
Mr. Clarke has also been a Non-Executive Director of Sagicor Investments Jamaica Limited since October 30, 2012. He has been an Independent Director of Sagicor Financial Corp. since June 2010 and Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited (aka Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited) since October 2, 2012. He serves as a Director of Sagicor Life Inc. He also serves as a Director of a number of companies in Trinidad and Tobago, including the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange and has been a Financial Consultant since 2006.
He is a Member of the University of the West Indies Development and Endowment Fund and the Finance Council of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port of Spain. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Clarke served as the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce Director. From 1992 to 1995, he served as a Member of the Betting Levy Board.
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Mr. Ian Collier
Ian D. Collier was elected to the position of President of the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce on April 23, 2007, having served as the Senior Vice President since 2006 and a Director of the Chamber since 2004. He is also the Chairman of Collier Morrison Belgrave Limited, a renowned advertising and communications firm with clients and projects throughout the region.
Prior to this, Mr. Collier spent 12 years as the Managing Director of Collier Advertising & Production Services Limited, with offices in Denver, Colorado, and Orlando, Florida in the United States.
Collier is a graduate of Queen’s University of Kingston, Ontario, and holds an honours degree in commerce. He has a distinguished career in service, having served as President of the Advertising Agencies Association of Trinidad and Tobago for four consecutive years from 2000 to 2004 and President of the Rotary Club of Port of Spain in 2001 and 2002.
Currently, Collier is a Director of Servol and the Film Company of Trinidad and Tobago and is involved in many community-based programmes.
Fr. Ashton Pierre C.S.Sp.
Fr. Ashton Pierre CSSp. is a Roman Catholic priest and a member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost Fathers). In his more than thirty years of ministry, Fr. Pierre has served in parishes in Sangre Grande, Blanchisseuse, Arouca, Woodbrook and Delaford, Tobago. He currently serves the parishes of St. Mary’s, Mucurapo and Assumption, Maraval.
In his early years as a cleric, Fr. Pierre taught Religion and Mathematics at St. Mary’s College, Port of Spain. He has also served as Formation Director for the Holy Ghost Fathers.
Fr. Pierre holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Theology from the University of the West Indies, a Certificate in Education from Sheffield University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Religious Formation at the Catholic Theological Union (CTU) in Chicago.