Connie Smith

Connie Smith is the Managing Director of Tricor Group’s operations located in Barbados, Tricor Caribbean. Tricor acquired the corporate administration services division of Ernst & Young Caribbean in April 2007. Prior to this, Connie was a Partner of Ernst & Young Caribbean and was responsible for the development and management of Ernst & Young Caribbean’s office in the British Virgin Islands for a number of years.

Connie, a Chartered Governance Professional, is a Fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute in the United Kingdom, Chairman of the Barbados Branch of The Chartered Governance Institute, and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.

Connie served as President of the Barbados International Business Association (BIBA) twice and currently still is a Director and Chair of BIBA’s Service Providers & Business Facilitation Committee, through which she contributes to initiatives relating to legislation, growth and practice policies for the sector. In her role as President of BIBA, Connie served as a Director of Invest Barbados, the investment promotion agency of the Government of Barbados, and Director of the Barbados Private Sector Association.

Connie has participated in several consultations and engagements with the Government of Barbados and other stakeholders, including regulatory bodies and international rating agencies often in the areas of legislative reform, policies, and procedures.

In May 2018, Connie was accredited as the Honorary Consul of Spain in Barbados and is the Secretary of The Consular Corps of Barbados. She is a founding member and Director of the International Women’s Forum (IWF) Barbados Chapter. Connie joined the Board of Directors of Grantley Adams International Airport Inc, in December 2020, Barbados’ only airport and the aviation hub of the Eastern Caribbean.

Connie is an active philanthropist and is from Barbados where she currently lives.