Medford Francis

Medford Francis currently serves as Deputy Managing Director for Lending & Investments at Bank of Saint Lucia with extensive background and experience in both the public and private sectors.

Overseas the lending sales and operations of the Bank including Retail, SME, Corporate, Credit Risk.

Experienced in Development Economics having served as Chief Economist, National Development in the Ministry of Finance as well as Assistant Deputy Director, Economic Affairs focusing on the design, implementation and monitoring of development-oriented programs by international donors and financing institutions.

Experienced also as an Investment Manager, having overall oversight of the Bank’s and its clients’ investment portfolio.

Amassed vast experience in international capital markets as he led the bank’s portfolio diversification strategy.

As a Registered Principal on the Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange (ECSE), has been involved in raising financing for various governments on the Regional Government Securities Market and the listing of companies on the exchange.