Leadership Team

Tracy-Anne Bartholomew was appointed Managing Director, Republic Bank (EC) Limited (Designate), in 2023. Ms. Bartholomew brings to bear significant industry expertise in Actuarial Science, Investment and Asset Management, and General Insurance, with close to two decades serving at the senior level.
A member of Republic Bank’s managerial team since 2017, Ms. Bartholomew has served as Manager, Investments, Group Treasury, after which, Senior Manager and General Manager Group Treasury, with full responsibility for monitoring and managing the Group’s liquidity, including interest rate risk limits and liquidity risk limits.
She has also served in senior management positions at RBC Financial Bank (Caribbean) Limited and as a Senior Actuarial Analyst at Guardian Life of the Caribbean, Trinidad. Ms. Bartholomew holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Actual Techniques from The Institute of Actuaries, England; a Postgraduate Diploma in Actuarial Management, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Actuarial Science from City University, London, England. She also holds a BSc in Mathematics and Economics (Double Major) from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad.

Gordon Julien, General Manager, Corporate Services, Republic Bank (EC) Limited is a retail and corporate sales leader with over two decades of experience in customer service and leading financial institutions in various markets across the Caribbean. Mr. Julien has previously served as Country Manager, Republic Bank (EC) St. Lucia, and as General Manager & Country Head, Scotiabank, St. Kitts & Nevis. Over the course of his career, Mr. Julien has amassed significant expertise in AML/CFT compliance, Customer Due Diligence (CDD) reviews, and Know Your Client/Risk Management practices. A former Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Project Manager, he has established AML/CFT compliance programmes throughout the Caribbean East, comprising nine countries across the Eastern Caribbean, St. Maarten and Barbados. Mr. Julien holds a BSc. Economics and Accounting (Hons.) from the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, and an MSc. Financial Management from the Centre for Financial and Management Studies, University of London. He is a Chartered Director (C. Dir.) and Chartered Corporate Secretary Certified (C.C. Sec.), at the Caribbean Governance Training Institute.

Ralph Henry, Country Manager, Republic Bank (Anguilla) Limited, is a career banking professional who brings close to three decades of Retail Banking, Branch Operations and Project Management experience to the Republic Group. Prior to his most current position, Mr. Henry served as Project Lead, Republic Bank (EC) Limited, with oversight of the Group’s IT Conversion Project in six territories. He has also served as Senior Manager, Business Support, leading the Bank’s regional projects, regulatory compliance initiatives, and AML/Anti-Terrorist Financing efforts. Mr. Henry’s banking expertise is a result of his twenty-three-year tenure with the Bank of Nova Scotia. As a Senior Leader and banking professional his scope of responsibilities encompassed Business Service & Support, Compliance, Operations and Project Management. Serving territories within the Eastern Caribbean, such as Antigua, Barbados, BVI, Dominica, St. Vincent & the Grenadines and St. Kitts & Nevis. Mr. Henry holds an MBA from the University of South Wales, (U.K.). He is a former member of the Antigua and Barbuda Bankers Association, Director of Business Support Caribbean East and Barbados, and Alternate Director of the Eastern Caribbean Automated Clearing House.