Dale Laughlin, managing director at DocuCentre Ltd, was appointed chairman of Youth Business Trinidad and Tobago (YBTT) at the company's annual general meeting earlier this month. She succeeds Richard P Young, former managing director of Scotiabank T&T, who is now the vice-chairman.Laughlin, a multi-faceted business professional, previously held the position of vice-chairman. She is also the head of AmCham TT's Business Incubator Project as well as a business coach.
Also joining the board are Lara Quentrall-Thomas, founder and CEO of Regency Recruitment and Resources Ltd and Elaine Green, an attorney-at-law in Hudson-Phillip's Chambers. Other members of the board include Nicholas Galt, Colin Hosein, Georgina Terry and Tisha Lee. YBTT, an accredited member of Youth Business International in the United Kingdom, assists young entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 35 to start and grow their own businesses by offering them training, mentoring and financing.