Ms. Joanna Banks is the Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Developement at Sagicor Group Jamaica.

She holds an undergraduate degree in Systems Engineering from The University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

She is also the holder of the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Prior to joining  Sagicor, Ms Banks, was the President of PanJam Investment Limited. Before that, Ms. Banks worked at Exxon Mobil Corporation and Pan Caribbean Financial Services Limited. As such, she has over eight years of senior management experience in roles focused on corporate finance, investor relations, pension fund management and strategy.

Ms. Banks has been a director of a number of companies within the Sagicor Group, including Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited and Sagicor Investments Jamaica Limited, which she also chairs. Outside of the group, her directorships has spanned the boards of companies such as PanJam Investment Limited, Agostini’s Limited, Outsourcing Management Limited and Term Finance (Jamaica) Limited.