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A n n u a l R e p o r t 2 0 1 3
Annual Report 2013
About our Board of Directors
Mr. Andy J. Bhajan
Chairman, Trinidad Cement Limited, TCL
Leasing Limited, TCL Service Limited and TCL (Nevis) 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 Trinidad Aggregate Products
Limited and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of
the Caribbean Court of Justice Trust Fund. 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 recently
completed a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA)
from the University of Phoenix. Dr. Bertrand was among
fifty distinguished alumni who were recognised at UWI’s
50th Anniversary Celebrations, for excellence in career
achievements.
Dr. Leonard Nurse
Director, Trinidad Cement Limited, Arawak
Cement Company Limited
Dr. Leonard Nurse is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for
Resource Management and Environmental Studies at the
University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados,
and an Associate of the Centre for Coastal Engineering
and Management, UWI, St. Augustine. He graduated
with a PhD from McGill University, and currently holds
directorships in Barbados National Oil Company, Barbados
National Terminal Company Limited, Barbados Cane
Industry Corporation and the Bellairs Research Institute of
McGill University. Dr. Nurse is also currently the Chairman,
Board of Governors of the Caribbean Community Climate
Change Centre which is headquartered in Belize. In
2000, Dr. Nurse was awarded the Certificate of Merit
by the Future Centre for outstanding work in support of
preservation of natural reefs, and in 2001 he was awarded
Barbados Centennial Honours, followed by the Governor-
General’s Award for the Environment. He received
Barbados’ second highest national award, the Companion
of Honour of Barbados, in 2007.
Mr. Bevon Francis
Director, Trinidad Cement Limited, Caribbean
Cement Company Limited
Mr. Bevon Francis was appointed to TCL’s Board of Directors
on December 3, 2010. He also serves as a Director on the
Board of Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL).
Mr. Francis graduated from the University of the West
Indies, St. Augustine with a degree in Electrical Engineering
and subsequently attained a Diploma in Management
Studies from the University of the West Indies, Mona and
an MBA (Finance) from the University of Manchester and
the University of Wales.
Mr. Francis has held the position of Senior Executive
Manager at several manufacturing companies in Jamaica
and is currently the Chairman of the Board of IGL Ltd.
Mr. Alejandro Alberto Ramirez Cantu
Director, Trinidad
Cement Limited
Mr. Alejandro A. Ramirez Cantu is Country Director of
CEMEX Puerto Rico. He was appointed to the position
in April 2011 and under his directorship, the company
has attained marked improvements in its operations.
Since 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 the Wharton
School of the University of Pennsylvania and a BSc. in
Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Monterrey
Institute of Technology, Mexico.
