Gayle Pazos was appointed as the Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Scotiabank Trinidad and Tobago Limited and Head, Caribbean South & East, on May 1, 2021 and is responsible for developing and implementing local business strategy for the region in the retail, commercial, insurance and wealth divisions.

Over her 25+ year career with Scotiabank, Gayle has held a number of progressively senior leadership roles within the Bank. She was appointed Head of Corporate and Commercial Banking in 2011 and successfully led her team to deepen commercial relationships and grow market share. In 2015, Gayle moved on to lead Risk Management and was promoted to the role of Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, Caribbean South & East where she fostered a high-performance risk culture, strengthening financial and non-financial risk oversight across the region. In 2019, as part of her leadership development, Gayle was seconded to a position within Western Canada, leading a large Retail Distribution team.

Gayle is currently a Director on various Scotiabank subsidiary boards, and recently accepted roles to serve as a Director on the Board of United Way Trinidad and Tobago and on the SickKids Caribbean Initiative Advisory Committee.