Caribbean Governance Training Institute

Dr. Chris Bart, FCPA, F.CIoD, C.Dir is the Chairman and Co-Founder of the Caribbean Governance Training Institute in Saint Lucia. He is also the Founder of The Directors College where from its inception in 2003 to 2013, he served as its inaugural Principal and Lead Professor. Currently, Dr Bart is the CEO of Corporate Missions Inc – an international consulting firm dedicated to helping organizations excel in the execution of their strategies. He has also authored several books including the 10 year Canadian business best seller (2003-2013), “A Tale of Two Employees and the Person Who Wanted to Lead Them” as well as the widely acclaimed publication: “20 Essential Questions Corporate Directors Should Ask About Strategy (2013) – 3rd Edition”. A retired Professor of Strategy and Governance, Dr. Bart currently serves as Associate Editor of the International Journal of Business Governance & Ethics and he continues as a Research Fellow of the Asian Institute of Corporate Governance at Korea University. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his service to Canada. Dr. Bart is listed in Canadian Who’s Who.

Christopher Chen is the Managing Director of Compensation Governance Partners, based in Toronto. Christopher advises clients on supporting stakeholder value through effectively aligning organizational strategy to executive pay and governance. As a lawyer and in-house advisor, he provides deep technical and industry expertise in all aspects of executive compensation and governance. He has extensive experience as an advisor to the board and/or management. Over 25 years of consulting experience, including HR advisory, accounting, and law firms. Extensive experience working with public and private sector clients across Canada, including compensation committee governance, compensation strategy, competitive benchmarking, and incentive design. Faculty member and holder of the Chartered Director (C.Dir) designation from The Directors College. Bachelor of Laws Degree from Osgoode Hall Law School. Honors Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Wilfrid Laurier University. Completed Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, In-Depth Tax Course.

Sandro has extensive experience in the areas of leadership assessment and development, performance management, succession planning, human resources strategy development and execution, organization design and development, senior team effectiveness, and executive coaching. He has managed large consulting practices in the United States and Canada. Prior to founding his firm, Sandro was the Managing Partner for the consulting group at MICA Management Resources in Toronto, he headed the Human Capital group with Mercer Human Resource Consulting in Toronto and prior to that he headed the Workforce Transition Group for Bearing Point (KPMG) in Dallas and was the Regional Director for Hay Management Consultants also in Dallas. He has consulted to the private and public sectors in Canada, the U.S., Europe and the Middle East. In addition to conducting dozens of leadership assessment, succession planning, and CEO executive coaching engagements over the past 25 years, Sandro has conducted CEO and senior leadership team assessment and succession work at Hudson’s Bay The company, the Royal Bank of Canada, Bell Canada, JC Penney and Shoppers Drug Mart.