Trinidad Cement Limited
Annual Report 2012
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Mr. Andy J. Bhajan
Chairman, Trinidad Cement Limited
Mr. Andy J. Bhajan
was first appointed a Director of TCL in
1987. He was subsequently appointed Group Chairman in
October 1995 and served in that capacity until he retired in
March 2003, having served for a total of sixteen years. He
was re-appointed a Director and Group Chairman of the
TCL Board of Directors in October 2005 and continues to
serve in that capacity. Mr. Bhajan is an Attorney-at-Law with
considerable experience in business and in law and conducts
a private practice.
Dr. Rollin Bertrand
Group Chief Executive Officer; Director, Trinidad Cement
Limited, Caribbean Cement Company Limited, Arawak
Cement Company Limited, TCL Packaging Limited, TCL
Ponsa Manufacturing, Readymix (West Indies) Limited, TCL
Trading Limited, TCL Guyana Incorporated, TCL Leasing
Limited, TCL Service Limited and TCL (Nevis) Limited
Dr. Rollin Bertrand
is the Chief Executive Officer of the
TCL Group. He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the
Caribbean Court of Justice Trust Fund and Chairman of
Trinidad Aggregate Products Limited. He was formerly the
General Manager of Arawak Cement Company Limited
(1994 – 1998), President of the Association of Cement
Producers for Latin America and the Caribbean, President of
the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (2003
– 2005), Chairman of the Water and Sewerage Authority
(2006 – 2008) and a Director of the Trinidad and Tobago
Stock Exchange (2002-2011).
Dr. Bertrand obtained a BSc (Sp. Hons.1979) Degree and
PhD in Geology (1984) from the University of the West
Indies, Mona, Jamaica as well as an Executive Master’s
Degree in Business Administration (EMBA 1993) from the
University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. He was among
fifty distinguished alumni who were recognised at UWI’s
50th Anniversary Celebrations, for excellence in career
achievements.
Mr. Jean Michel Allard
Director, Trinidad Cement Limited
Mr. Jean Michel Allard
is an Independent Expert in the
cement industry and a Senior Advisor to the IFC (World
Bank). He was appointed to the Board of Directors of TCL on
March 29, 2012.
Mr. Allard gained extensive experience during his forty-
year tenure with the Vicat Group, an International Cement
Organisation. He served as the Deputy CEO for twenty-two
years and as a member of the Board of Directors during the
period 1983 to 2009. Prior to these appointments, he held
several managerial positions within the company. Mr. Allard’s
other ancillary assignments included membership on the
Board of Directors of Syndicat Francais Industrie Ciment
(SFIC) and Chairman of the National Commission on Safety
for the French Cement Profession.
Mr. Alejandro Alberto Ramirez Cantu
Director, Trinidad Cement Limited
Mr. Alejandro A. Ramirez Cantu
is Country Director of
CEMEXPuerto Rico. He was appointed to the position in April
2011 and under his directorship, the company has attained
marked improvements in its operations. Starting October
2012, CEMEX business units in Peru and Argentina also
report to him.
Mr. Ramirez Cantu joined CEMEX in July 2000 and has
held positions in various areas including Strategic Planning
Director and Projects Director at CEMEX Central, Planning
Vice President of the Philippines and Asia, Country Manager
(Thailand), Vice President of Planning (Venezuela), Vice
President of Strategic Projects (South America and the
Caribbean), and Director of Corporate Affairs (Americas).
Mr. Ramirez Cantu has extensive experience in management
of business units as well as development and implementation
of operative and corporate strategies. He holds an MBA with
a Major in Finance from theWharton School of the University
of Pennsylvania and a BSc. in Industrial and Systems
Engineering from the Monterrey Institute of Technology,
Mexico.
Ms. Eutrice Carrington
Chairman, Readymix (West Indies) Limited; Director,Trinidad
Cement Limited
Ms. Carrington
is the Executive Director at the Trinidad
and Tobago Unit Trust Corporation, the largest mutual fund
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