First Citizens Foundation

Mrs. Moonilal-Kissoon possesses an International Masters of Business Administration from the Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business and a BSc in Computing and Information Systems (Hons) from the University of London. She is also certified by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) with certification in Information Systems Auditing and Risk and Information Systems Control. Mrs. Moonilal-Kissoon has been with the First Citizens Group for over 20 years and has been a member of the Senior Management team for over 13 years. She has successfully led the implementation of several key initiatives in the area of Group – Information and Communications Technology, Group Human Resources and Group Operations. At the senior Management level, she has served in the capacity of General Manager, Group Human Resources and Head Integration Operations.

Lindi Ballah-Tull is currently the Group Corporate Secretary/Head- Legal, Compliance and Governance of the First Citizens Group. She has 29 years’ experience in the field of Corporate Law and Banking. Mrs. Ballah-Tull holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Degree (Honours) from the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados and a Legal Education Certificate (LEC) from the Hugh Wooding Law School, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. She holds membership in the Law Association of Trinidad and Tobago and the Corporate Governance Institute of Trinidad and Tobago. She also serves on the Board of Directors of St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited, since her appointment by First Citizens Bank Limited on May 12, 2019. She has successfully completed the Directors’ Education and Accredited Programme in 2021 and has been awarded the designation of Accredited Director by the Chartered Governance Institute of Canada.

Ms. Benjamin is the Head of Brand and Marketing at First Citizens with more than two decades of experience in Marketing, Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility. She has experience serving as the General Manager of a Foundation at another FI and has personally committed her time to an NGO. She also serves in the capacity of EPIC Ambassador and Mentor. Gillian holds a BSc. Management Studies (Honours) from the UWI and an MBA (Distinction) from the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business.

Mr. Shiva Manraj currently serves as the Group Chief Financial Officer of First Citizens. He has served in that capacity since February 2005. He has direct responsibility over the Group’s Financial Reporting units, the Group Treasury and International Trade Centre and Group Sourcing and Procurement Services.

He is a Chartered Accountant, who obtained his qualifications through the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants in 1996. He is a fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants of England – F.C.C.A. and is also a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Trinidad & Tobago.

Before joining First Citizens, he worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers for fourteen years in their Assurance and Business Advisory Services arm where he eventually served as a Director, specializing in the financial services sector.

He is currently also a Director of First Citizens Financial Services (St. Lucia) Limited, First Citizens Costa Rica (S.A.) Limited and First Citizens Portfolio and Investment Management Services Limited. He has previously served as a director on the Board of First Citizens Trustee Services Limited and as Group Chief Risk Officer. He also serves as a member of the Group Oversight Committee and on numerous other committees within the First Citizens Group.

Mrs. Kirlyn Archie-Lewis is the General Manager, Group Human Resources for the First Citizens Group. She joined the FC Group in 2011 as Manager, Manpower Planning and Resourcing, a role which evolved into the Manager Recruitment and Selection/Talent Management. In June of 2017 she assumed the role as Manager, Industrial Relations/Senior Manager, Industrial Relations.

Prior to joining First Citizens Mrs. Archie-Lewis worked in the public sector and quasi-governmental organizations.  She is a Human Resources professional with sound knowledge and experience in Human Resources and industrial relation practices and principles. Her Human Resources experience spans some twenty (20) years at a Managerial Level across working in both unionized and non-unionized environments, serving in both Trinidad & Tobago.

To compliment her wealth of experience, her formal training includes a Master of Science (Hons) Degree – UWI in Management Studies specialising in Human Resource Management along with a Bachelor of Science in Management (Hons) Degree – UWI; a Professional Diploma in Industrial Relations with the Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business (ALJ) and Queen’s University of Canada; Certificate in Executive Leadership, Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania; Association of Business Executives and an Advanced Diploma in Business Administration, London. Kirlyn is also a member and Senior Certified Professional with the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM – SCP) as well as a member of the Human Resources Management association of Trinidad and Tobago (HRMATT).

She is a former Council member of the Institute of Banking & Finance and a former Trustee on the First Citizens Investment Services Pension Plan. As a member of the Group’s senior management team, she currently serves on the Group Oversight Committee and Senior Enterprises Risk Committee.