Geoffrey Handal

Born in 1979, Geoffrey holds a BSc in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences, in London, where he graduated with honours. He started his professional career as an external auditor with KPMG Haiti, and then moved to the UK to pursue a banking career at Merrill Lynch, where he was a senior analyst in the Investment Banking division.

In 2009, Geoffrey returned to Haiti to join his family business, ETS JB Vital, a shipping agent and logistics provider, where he is now the General Manager. Since then, he has led the restructuring of the core business activities and has overseen investments in new fields.

Currently Geoffrey is active in numerous private sector organizations and civil society advocacy groups. He also sits on numerous boards of companies in which he or his Group are shareholders:

• President of Logistics Solutions Ltd S.A., a supply chain management provider set up to assist foreign companies, private or public, with local logistics management
• President of DURAPAINT S.A., a leading paint manufacturer in Haiti
• Vice President of Caribbean Real Estate Holdings S.A., a real estate holding company investing in commercial real estate
• Vice President of Vital Finances S.A., an accounting and finance service provider
• Treasurer of Caribbean Port Services S.A., the largest container terminal operator in Haiti, handling over 90% of the country’s containerized cargo
• Treasurer of DECSA, a local collection agency, collecting demurrage charges on behalf of most carriers represented in Haiti