Board of Directors

James McLetchie
Chairman

James McLetchie
Chairman
James brings more than 30 years of financial, M&A, transformation, and strategy experience to Massy, with an emphasis on international M&A and growth. James started his career as an auditor, at Price Waterhouse in Trinidad. After 7 years, he left Price Waterhouse as an audit manager to complete his MBA in Finance and Management Information System (MIS) at Purdue University in the United States. He then joined PricewaterhouseCoopers, working in their Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City offices, working with clients in many sectors to integrate their acquisitions focused on designing and delivering the full potential and synergies of those acquisitions.
James later joined McKinsey & Co, where he spent 13 years, designing and leading M&A integration programs until 2021. He was part of the McKinsey & Co global M&A leadership team and led the Merger Management and Organisation teams for the UK and Irish offices. He worked “on the ground” in over 30 cities across the world in countries including Brazil, Chile, United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Turkey, Japan, and India.
Most recently, James was Senior Vice President of Integration at AVEVA Group, a FTSE 50 company and world leader in industrial software company specialising in Power and Oil and Gas. James was responsible for integrating and delivering the value from AVEVA’s largest acquisition as well as their most ambitious business model transformation to a subscriptions business powered by cloud products.

Tariq Alli
Chief Executive Officer / Managing Director

Tariq Alli
Chief Executive Officer / Managing Director
Tariq Alli is a highly accomplished Senior Executive Banker with over 23 years of progressive experience in the financial services sector, including more than a decade at the senior and executive leadership level. He has held key roles in both regionally and internationally focused institutions, most notably serving as Head of a Region and Country Head at the Caribbean’s largest Multilateral Bank.
Mr. Alli brings extensive expertise in Corporate and Investment Banking, with a track record of originating, structuring, and executing financial transactions for private sector firms, publicly listed companies, and sovereign entities. He has led over 100 debt transactions, representing deal volumes in excess of TTD 80 billion.
With more than 13 years of experience managing multi-country operations and senior-level teams, Mr. Alli is known for his strategic vision, financial acumen, and ability to lead in complex, fast-paced environments. He also maintains a broad and influential network across the public and private sectors throughout the English-speaking Caribbean.

Warren Sookdar
Director

Warren Sookdar
Director
Warren is a results-driven executive with over 35 years of experience in the financial services sector, spanning both the Caribbean and Canada. Known for building and leading high-performing teams, he excels at aligning corporate strategy with operational execution and driving exceptional customer satisfaction.
Throughout his career, Warren has successfully led I.T. and Change Management initiatives at major financial institutions across the region and internationally. His deep expertise lies in strategic planning, organizational transformation and leadership development.
He holds an MBA and a Postgraduate Diploma in Strategic Management, along with certifications in Project Management and Management Studies. Warren also serves on the boards of two prominent institutions and is an adjunct lecturer at the MBA level with Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge, U.K.), where he teaches Strategy, Organizational Change, Entrepreneurial Mindset, and Executive Leadership. As a certified facilitator with Leadership Management International (LMI, Waco, Texas), Warren has spent over 13 years guiding Caribbean organizations through strategic planning and leadership development programs.
Beyond his professional accomplishments, Warren is an active Rotarian and dedicates time to mentoring at-risk youth in inner-city communities, as part of his commitment to service and social impact.

Neela Marquez
Director

Neela Marquez
Director
Neela Marquez is the Chief Executive Officer of Massy Remittances. Neela leads the Remittances business across the region; including Trinidad, St. Lucia, and Guyana. Neela joined the Massy Group in March 2013 as Country Manager of Massy Remittances, in charge of managing the corporation’s MoneyGram money transfer representative operations. She was appointed General Manager and a Director of Massy Remittances Services (Trinidad) in 2014. Neela’s success has been driven by her passion for the business and her leadership in the implementation of a robust money transfer and compliance monitoring system. Today, Massy Remittances’ successful growth has made Trinidad and Tobago one of the fastest-growing markets in the Caribbean for MoneyGram.
Neela has over 20 years’ experience in sales, marketing, operations and business development in the financial services and cross-border money remittance industries in the Caribbean and the Caribbean Diaspora. She has developed her expertise and honed her skills through working with both leading money remittance companies and agent representative operations. Neela spent three years as Business Development Director at Senvia Money Transfer, a division of the AIC Financial Group, and seven years at Western Union International, as Country Manager, for nine OECS islands.

Amral F. Khan
Director

Amral F. Khan
Director
Amral F. Khan is an accomplished and results-driven executive with over three decades of leadership experience in banking and financial management across the Caribbean. Mr. Khan most recently served as Managing Director of Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited, where he led strategic initiatives to strengthen financial performance, operational efficiency, and stakeholder value.
Throughout his distinguished career with Republic Bank Ltd and its predecessor Bank of Commerce (T&T) Ltd, he held progressively senior roles in credit management, risk, corporate banking, and internal audit. His expertise spans areas such as advanced credit analysis, business and financial strategy, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance.
Mr. Khan holds an International Master’s in Business Administration (IMBA) with Distinction from the University of the West Indies, along with a Bachelor of Science in Management Studies and a Diploma in Business Management. He is a Certified Professional in Anti-Money Laundering and has completed extensive professional training in financial analysis, negotiation and customer service excellence.
Passionate about lifelong learning and community impact, he served as President for the Rotary Club of Arima, is a past member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, and an active alumnus of UWI St. Augustine and Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business.