Emil Ramkissoon is an Executive Director at New Wave Marketing Ltd. Apart from his directorship duties, he heads the company’s Export and Import department, responsible for international procurement and regional distribution.
Before joining the family business of over 35 years, Mr Ramkissoon practised as an Attorney-at-Law in Trinidad and Tobago in the areas of corporate and commercial transactions and conveyance of properties. He attained his Law degree (LPC) from the University of Westminster, London. In addition, Emil completed a Master of Business Administration MBA with a major in International Business from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. He uses his legal skill set with entrepreneurial thinking to execute his management duties at New Wave Marketing Ltd.
In 2020, he was the youngest to be elected to the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association board of directors, and in 2021 he holds the current position of Corporate Secretary. He was also the Chairman of Trinidad and Tobago’s first joint private and public Vaccination Drive in May 2021. Mr Ramkissoon assisted in the CWWA Trinidad and Tobago 5K Fund-raiser planning and has been active for the past three years. His first CWWA conference was in St. Kitts and Nevis in 2019. He is passionate about the water and wastewater sector, as his company is a crucial supplier of PVC pipes and fittings and service products throughout the Caribbean.
In 2021 he was appointed as a Director to the National Insurance Board of Trinidad and Tobago NIBTT, where he serves and represents the business sector on its management team.