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Arthur Lok Jack (Chairman)
A Guardian Holdings Director since March 1997, Arthur Lok Jack became Chairman in 2004. As one of the Caribbean region’s most dynamic and successful entrepreneurs, Arthur Lok Jack has grown his own business, Associated Brands Industries Limited, into a major enterprise regionally. Mr Lok Jack is Chairman of BWIA and the recipient of the Chaconia Gold Medal in August 2004, he has also been awarded the titles of Master Entrepreneur (Ernst & Young), Caribbean Luminary (UWI), and was bestowed a Doctor of Laws Degree (Hon) by the University of the West Indies, in recognition of his influence on Caribbean economic well being. In further recognition, in 2005 The University of the West Indies, Institute of Business was renamed The Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business.

Peter Ganteaume, Deputy Chairman
Peter Ganteaume has had a distinguished career in finance, accounting and audit since qualifying in June 1969 as a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales. He was appointed CEO of Guardian Holdings Limited in July 1999 and served the company until 2006.

Mr. Ganteaume is a former Executive Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers and has presented numerous papers on technical accounting and finance related subjects. He has also served as Chairman of the Accounting Standards Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Trinidad and Tobago and as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad & Tobago. He has also been appointed by the Trinidad & Tobago Government to serve on Fiscal Review Committees.
Jeffrey Mack, Group Chief Executive Officer
Jeff Mack is a citizen of the United States. As the new Group CEO for Guardian Holdings Limited, he combines immense industry expertise with international experience and management know-how. He has an MBA in Finance from Fordham University’s Graduate School of Business and holds the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) as well as the Associate in Reinsurance (Are) designations. Jeff is also a skilled communicator, his first degree being in that field.

From 2004 to 2008, Jeff had been Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive of the four insurance companies of Providence Washington Insurance Group: Providence Washington Insurance Company, York Insurance Company, American Concept Insurance Company and Providence Washington Insurance Company of New York. For 18 years prior to that he had been with Swiss Reinsurance, his last post being Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Swiss Reinsurance’s Financial Services Business Group in Zurich, Switzerland.
Douglas Camacho
Mr. Camacho is Group Executive Director of Guardian Holdings Limited (GHL) and Group President- Strategic Investments and Projects. He is currently President of the Association of Trinidad and Tobago Insurance Companies (ATTIC), Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Trinidad and Tobago Insurance Institute (TTII) and Chairman of the Board of the Insurance Association of the Caribbean (IAC). Active in the industry for over 25 years, he has been a member of the Guardian Holdings Board since 1998.


Philip Hamel-Smith
Philip Hamel-Smith joined the Guardian Holdings Board in March 1997. An Attorney-at-Law, he is the Managing Partner of M. Hamel-Smith and Company. This former Trinidad & Tobago Senator, Mr. Hamel-Smith has served as Vice President of the Senate and is a member of the Law Association of Trinidad & Tobago, the St. Kitts & Nevis Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the International Bar Association and Law Society of the United Kingdom. Mr Hamel-Smith is also a Director of The American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad & Tobago.


Aleem Mohammed
Dr. Mohammed was appointed to the Guardian Holdings Board in June 1998. A medical practitioner by profession, Dr. Mohammed is Chairman of the SM Jaleel Group of Companies.




Selby Wilson
Mr. Wilson joined Guardian Holdings Limited as a Director in March 1997. He is former Minister of Finance in the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Mr. Wilson is a Fellow of the Certified Chartered Association of Accountants. He now practices as a Telecommunications Policy Consultant and currently works in an advisory capacity with the Caribbean Telecommunications Union. He has lectured at the tertiary level in Management Accounting and Financial Management.


Imtiaz Ahamad
Mr. Imtiaz Ahamad joined the Guardian Holdings board in 2004. The CEO of Southern Sales and Service Company Limited also sits on the Boards of Automobile Sales Limited, CIC Insurance Brokers Limited and CIC Holdings Limited. He also sits on UWI Campus Council.

Antony Lancaster
Mr. Antony Lancaster brings to the Board nearly 50 years experience in the general insurance field, many of which were in the Caribbean and also a number of international jurisdictions and in particular the United Kingdom. Prior to his retirement he served as Chairman and Chief Executive of GAN insurances and the Groupama insurance companies in the UK. He joined the Guardian Holdings board in 2003.


David Davies
Mr Davies brings to the Board extensive experience in the pensions and the insurance industry, spanning some 30 years, with strong technical, commercial and general management skills in business and strategic development, major restructuring and business process improvements. A Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries and previously Chief Executive of Pearl Assurance and London Life in the UK, he joins the Board of Guardian Holdings Limited (GHL) as a non-executive Director.


Fe Lopez-Collymore
Fé Lopez-Collymore is the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the GHL Group based in Trinidad and Tobago. Admitted to practice as an attorney-at-law of the Supreme Court of Trinidad and Tobago since 1981, she oversees the provision of corporate secretarial and legal services to the Group in addition to her function as Corporate Secretary. She is a member of the GHL Executive Board.
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