New Directors at Dynamic Equity

Kristine Gibbon and William Robinson were elected on 15 October as new directors of Dynamic Equity Venture Fund Ltd.  Kristine was also appointed as a director of Dynamic Equity Limited.

Kristine Gibbon is Group Vice-President for Business Development at Guardian Holdings Ltd.  Prior to joining Guardian, Kristine was at the Boston Consulting Group, a top strategy consulting firm, and worked out of their Toronto, Buenos Aires, Melbourne and New York offices.  She has advised Fortune 500 companies in the areas of strategy, mergers and acquisitions, organizational efficiency, and e-commerce.  Kristine holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from Queen's University in Canada, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

William Robinson is the Country Representative in Trinidad and Tobago of the Inter-American Development Bank.  From 1992 to 1999 he was Chief of the Strategic Planning Division in the IADB.  Before joining the IADB, William worked in the Canadian International Development Agency where he held a number of positions, including Deputy Director General in the Financial Institutions Division, and Senior Programme Manager in the United Nations Division.  He also worked for the Canadian University Services Overseas.  William holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature & Philosophy from the University of Windsor, Canada, and an MA in Development Economics from Carleton University, Canada.

Len Hackshaw, the Chairman, welcomed the new directors.  He indicated that Kristine replaces Brent Ford from Guardian Asset Management and William replaces Michael O'Donnell from the IADB.  The Chairman said: "We are sorry that Brent and Mike are no longer available, as they played an important role in setting up our company.  We are very pleased, however, to have Kristine and William joining us.  I believe they are of the highest calibre, and look forward to working with them."

Dynamic Equity is a local venture capital firm that currently manages $ 33 million of funds.  Its main investors at present are Guardian Life of the Caribbean and the Inter-American Development Bank.  Its emphasis is to make investments that support growth and expansion at medium-sized private companies.

Kristine Gibbon		click to enlarge (29 kB)
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