Mr. Gary Awai currently serves as Chairman of Trinidad Generation Unlimited (TGU). He is the Chief Executive Officer of Development Finance Limited, where he has worked for the past ten (10) years, with a distinguished banking career spanning more than forty (40) years. During this period, he has held senior management positions at several local financial institutions.
Mr. Awai is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a member of the Society of Management Accountants of Nova Scotia, Canada. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Andrews University, Michigan, and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada. He is also certified as an ISO 31000 Senior Lead Risk Manager.
His professional expertise includes treasury risk management, foreign exchange trading, structured trade finance, corporate finance, strategic management accounting, and investment banking. At TGU, Mr. Awai brings extensive leadership experience and a deep understanding of financial governance, supporting the Company’s commitment to operational excellence and national energy development.