Deborah Benjamin

Deborah is currently the Managing Director of an upstream Energy Logistics Services Company serving several Oil & Gas majors in Trinidad, Suriname & Guyana. She an Operations Management Professional with 15+ years’ Management experience working with Global Brands in Regional Caribbean Markets with focus on International Supplier relationships to support Sales, Marketing, Retail and Supply Chain segments. She specializes in returning operations to greater profitability. She utilizes her unique experience across the Downstream, Midstream and Upstream Energy Sectors to promote the United Nations SDG Goals. Deborah is passionate in her advocacy of women and girls, and in her advancement of the tenets of diversity, equity and inclusion. Deborah has been an invited speaker on several international forums, and holds various Board positions.                         

The BVI Business Conference 
The Suriname Energy, Oil & Gas Summit
International Women’s Day Summit
CLICO Credit Union Career Day
Sports Company of Trinidad & Tobago

Board Positions
Director – AMCHAM Suriname
Director – (ISC)2 Caribbean Chapter
Director – Jetbox International
President – Trinidad & Tobago Chinese Steel Ensemble
Former Director – Family Support Network – British Virgin Islands

Awards Received:
Service Excellence Award – Sol Petroleum
The Inventor Award – Sol Petroleum
PR Story of the year Award – Sol Petroleum
Retail “People Make the Difference Real” – Shell
                           
Expertise & Strengths
•Supply Chain Management         
•Merchandising/ Marketing
•Recruitment/ Staff Training & Development                   
•Employee Relations           
•P&L responsibility                     
 •Expense Control       
•Project Management                   
•Inventory Management
•Performance Evaluations             
•Startups/ Turnarounds
•Margin Improvement