Trinidad and Tobago Government News: Minister of Finance and the Economy: Larry Howai



Minister of Finance and the Economy: Larry Howai

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28 June, 2012 11:32:00

 

Minister Howai was until recently the Chief Executive Officer of the First
Citizens Group, one of the leading financial institutions in Trinidad & Tobago
and has 30 years experience in the financial services industry.
He has held directorships on the boards of several major companies in Trinidad
and Tobago and the Caribbean, including the Trinidad and Tobago Unit Trust
Corporation, the Home Mortgage Bank, the Power Generation Company of Trinidad
and Tobago and the St. Lucia Electricity Company Management Authority. He was
also the Chairman of the National Gas Company.
He was also a director of the United Way of Trinidad and Tobago, Habitat for
Humanity and served on the Finance and General Purposes Committee of the
University of the West Indies. Mr. Howai was named most admired CEO in Trinidad
and Tobago in 2003 and is also a former President of the Bankers’ Association
of Trinidad & Tobago.
Minister Howai attended the University of the West Indies where he obtained his
BSc. in Economics. He later qualified as a Certified Management Accountant and
is a Fellow of the Institute of Banking of Trinidad and Tobago.