The Caribbean Growth Financial institution (CDB) has honored the life and legacy of Marius Alexis St. Rose, the financial institution’s former Vice President and a central determine in Caribbean growth.
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St. Rose handed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
Mr. St. Rose joined the CDB in 1975 as an Economist within the Economics and Challenge Evaluation Division. Over the following 25 years, he rose via management roles, together with Deputy Director of the Coverage Advisory and Planning Division, Director of the Economics and Programming Division, and finally Vice-President, Operations. Throughout his tenure, he performed a pivotal function in shaping the Financial institution’s operational framework, a lot of which continues to information its work as we speak.
Underneath his stewardship, the CDB grew to become the primary regional establishment to attain a triple-A credit standing and developed its first Strategic Plan. He additionally reworked the workers pension scheme right into a sustainable, region-wide facility, offering safety and dignity in retirement. Mr. St. Rose was instrumental in strengthening establishments throughout the Caribbean, notably nationwide growth banks within the Organisation of Jap Caribbean States (OECS), and was a tireless advocate for the area on the worldwide stage.
Reflecting on his legacy, CDB President Daniel Finest stated, “Mr. St. Rose embodied excellence in each side of his service to the Financial institution and the Area. His imaginative and prescient, respect for others, and uncompromising dedication to sturdy establishments set a normal that continues to information us as we speak. We, who now have the privilege of serving, are constructing on the stable basis he and his friends established. His instance is a robust reminder that excellence and respect should not simply values, however the cornerstones of lasting affect.”
“The Caribbean Growth Financial institution salutes Mr. Marius Alexis St. Rose for his extraordinary service and indelible contribution. He shall be remembered not solely as an exemplary builder of the Financial institution, however as one of many area’s most devoted champions and a person whose imaginative and prescient and affect will encourage generations to come back,” the financial institution concluded.
