CONTACT Magazine (Vol.19 No. 2 – June 2019)

Business profile
get to know older people who have so much experience and knowledge to share,
and hear their stories. And younger persons, who are creative and innovative
in surprising ways. If you lead millennials, you need to understand what
stimulates them, how they think.
Angela Lee Loy FCCA CA
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First female President of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants
of the Caribbean
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First female President of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants
of Trinidad & Tobago
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Former Trinidad and Tobago
representative on the International
Assembly of ACCA
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AACA Achievement Award for the
Americas, 2008, for outstanding
contribution to the accountancy
profession and to business and
society
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Founder and executive chairman of
Aegis Group of Companies
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Chairman of Aegis Business
Solutions Limited
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Chairman of Eve Anderson
Recruitment Limited
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Chairman of Caribbean Resourcing
Solutions Limited
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Partner, Aegis & Company
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Fellow of the Association of
Chartered Certified Accountants
(UK)
What gives you strength?
They say it takes a village to raise a child. My village is my big family, my
friends, my husband, my staff. My network becomes an extended family. I am
a very contented person. My mother used to say, learn to be content.
I grew up in Barataria but spent long vacations in Mayaro where my
godmother had land. She had pigs, fowls and lots of fruit trees. There were
seven of us; I was the youngest girl. My father was a health inspector with a
route that took him out into the countryside. He knew everybody.
I attended Nelson Street Roman Catholic primary school, but I was not a
scholar. I dreaded Common Entrance (now SEA), and shocked myself by passing
for St Joseph’s Convent. I was going there with all the bright kids.
Because I knew that I had a lot to learn, I developed habits of diligence and
discipline. I took nothing for granted. I learned to be humble. People like to
deal with people who are authentic.
I also learned to tap into spirituality. You have to find time to be quiet and
get closer to your God. Find time to praise, meditate, and be still for a moment.
That’s a very powerful habit to cultivate.
What is your goal in business?
It is that all my employees are secure
and can give 100 per cent. If a person
is ill, has problems at home or is
worrying about their children, they
cannot perform fully. My company
is embedding a new business culture
where employees feel supported. This is
If a person is ill, has problems
at home or is worrying about
their children, they cannot
perform fully. My company is
embedding a new business
culture where employees feel
supported.
the philosophy that I pass on to my practice leaders and to everyone in my
organisation. Hopefully, it will extend to clients and beyond. It is the only way
I believe our business culture can change for the better.
COURTESY AEGIS
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Former President of the Trinidad
and Tobago Coalition of Services
Industries
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Chairman of the National AIDS
Coordinating Committee
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Chairman of Foundation for Social
Justice
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Chairman of Music Literacy Trust
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Director of several public and
private companies and not-for-profit
organisations.
In 2008 Angela Lee Loy was presented with the ACCA Achievement Award by then ACCA President Richard Aitken-Davies (right) and
Sir John Stuttard, former Lord Mayor of London and Vice-Chairman of PwC UK's Advisory Panel
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