The T&T Coalition of Service Industries (TTCSI) has a new CEO, she is Radha Permanand whose appointment took effect on January 25.
In making the announcement, TTCSI president Angela Lee Loy said the organisation was fortunate to find someone of Permanand's calibre and experience to fill the position and she was confident the new CEO "will play a key role in providing the blue print to take the organisation forward by implementing high quality strategies and solutions to not only build the capacity of the TTCSI, but the services sector as a whole."
Permanand's experience ranges from criminal and civil litigation, corporate law, and competition law to court administration. She spent almost a decade at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) before moving to the Caricom Competition Commission in Suriname. After that, she went into private practice. She has worked in Montserrat and Suriname and is well acquainted with the region, its challenges and its opportunities.
"I am quite honoured to have been selected for this exciting role. Through greater collaboration among the key stakeholders in the services sector–Government, industry, academia and civil society–facilitated by the TTCSI, it is expected that we will be better able to identify opportunities and capitalise on them," said Permanand.
Permanand has a first degree in law from the London School of Economics and Political Science and was called to the Bar of England and Wales as well as T&T. In 2001 she was awarded a British Chevening Scholarship to attend the University of Nottingham where she earned her Masters' in International Commercial Law (Distinction). She is a Certified Court Executive and became a Fellow of the Institute of Court Management, Virginia, USA, in 2010.