Gloria Anthony, the woman at the helm of Republic Bank's newly opened six-branch network in Suriname, has pledged to build on the bank's legacy of excellence in customer satisfaction, employee engagement and social responsibility.
"We're essentially driven by a philosophy of expansion through organic growth and by ensuring strong local participation in all our investments for the long term," she said as Republic Bank (Suriname) NV began operations yesterday at locations in Paramaribo and Nickerie. This followed the bank's acquisition of RBC Royal Bank (Suriname) NV from RBC Financial (Caribbean) Limited through the purcahse of Royal Overseas Holdings (St Lucia) Limited.
Anthony is the former general manager of Commercial and Retail Banking at Republic Bank Limited in T&T. A release from the bank yesterday said she has extensive experience in corporate and retail banking and brings to the new position senior managerial experience from her previous postings as regional sales manager, corporate manager and area credit manager.
Anthony has a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Heriot-Watt University, UK, and an Associate Degree in Banking from the IFS School of Finance, UK.
She heads a team that includes deputy managing director Peter Ng A Tham, director of Corporate Banking Montague McLeod and a staff of more than 180 employees.
Republic Bank said it will be offering a wide array of products and services in the Surinamese market, as well as access to its wealth of banking expertise, including commercial and retail and merchant and corporate banking.