Krishna Boodhai has been appointed chairman of the board of the T&T Unit Trust Corporation (TTUTC).In accordance with the UTC Act and advised by the President, he will serve a two-year term from August 1, 2015, to July 31, 2017.
Boodhai brings a wealth of global financial and management experience having served as chief financial officer, Citibank, Trinidad, with responsibility for Finance for Trinidad, Barbados and Bahamas, financial comptroller/ head of finance, Scotiabank, Trinidad and managing director and chief executive officer, IBL Bank.
Boodhai, who holds an MBA from Henley Management College, is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) as well as the Chartered Insurance Institute (ACII) and Life Management Institute (FLMI).
He joins executive director, Ian Chinapoo, and fellow directors Peter Clarke, Leonardo Ambrose, John Tang Nian, Helen Drayton, Anne-Marie James, Sharon Mohammed, Ruben Mc Sween, Lorraine Kam, L Dominic Rampersad and Jonathan Walker on the UTC board.
Having served on the board of the TTUTC from August 2 to December 2, 2011, Boodhai brings his 39 years' financial experience and management acumen as the TTUTC charts the way forward in a changing regulatory and business environment.He will succeed Wendell Mottley who served as chairman from January 1, 2013, to July 31, 2015.