Managing director of Republic Bank Ltd David Dulal-Whiteway has been honoured by the Past Students Association of Presentation College San Fernando and the Brother Jerome Foundation for life and career excellence.
Dulal-Whiteway, who has been in banking for 25 years, was entered onto an honour roll that includes President Anthony Carmona, former prime ministers Basdeo Panday and Patrick Manning, former Central Bank Governor Euric Bobb and his late brother Bernard Dulal-Whiteway.
In his acceptance speech he said one of the first lessons he learned at the school was that “consistency of effort is the key to success.”
Dulal-Whiteway praised his parents George and Myra for having the foresight to relocate the family from Cedros to San Fernando, a sacrifice they deemed necessary to ensure their eight children got a proper education. All six boys attended Presentation College.
“Because of them, I attended the best schools, including Presentation College, the University of the West Indies and the University of Ontario. All my siblings played critical roles in my development and have been supportive all through my life and of course, who could have asked for a better big brother than Bernard. He set standards for all of us to follow. He was my mentor and guide throughout my career.
“As I look back at my life, many persons played critical roles in fashioning me into the person I am today. My wife Natalie was my best friend in UWI and without her knowing provided me with the passion for success,” Dulal-Whiteway said.
He added: “It is impossible for me to speak of my life without talking about Republic Bank. I joined the bank a few years after completing my MBA and have had the time of my life. At Republic Bank I found a value system consistent with mine. I had the opportunity to work with professionals who are among the best in the field, persons who dream big and believe that we can from T&T develop a world class organisation that can compete with the best in the World.
“What a journey! A journey I credit to one of my early bosses there and who is still my boss and mentor today. I am speaking of Ronald Harford, our current chairman and former managing director.”