Derek is a seasoned lawyer with over 40 years of experience across a wide variety of civil, criminal and commercial matters.  Derek enjoys the rare distinction of being ranked by Chambers and Partners in two jurisdictions, Jamaica and Cayman. After retiring from Myers Fletcher & Gordon in 2010, Derek became the Regional Managing Partner with Higgs & Johnson, Cayman.

Former Managing Director of Carreras Group Limited, Michael possesses over 20 years of experience in leading and growing some of Jamaica’s largest corporations.  In addition to his extensive local and international business experience, Michael holds a B.A. and B.SC. in Business Administration and Forest Management respectively, and an MBA  from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.

A former Territory Senior Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers, has over thirty (30) years’ experience in the auditing of Jamaica’s largest banking and insurance corporations. As such, Max is intimately familiar with the operations, financial systems, regulatory environment and reporting requirements of the local financial sector. His expertise is an invaluable asset to Sterling’s operations.

Charles is a founding director of Sterling Asset Management Limited. In his role as President for the past 13 years, the company has generated a return on equity in excess of 35% per annum.  Charles is a qualified engineer with over 15 years’ experience in the field. Charles left the field of engineering, to act as the Executive Director of the PSOJ. In this capacity, Charles managed the investments and income of the organization and became one of the PSOJ’s principal spokespersons on macro-economic policy and on social issues of national concern.