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Marcus Hastings James MBA, BBA

Marcus James is the Chief Executive Officer of Access Financial Services Limited, a publicly traded microfinance company which he founded in 2000. As CEO, he is responsible for the attainment of the strategic goals of the organization which are established by the Board of Directors in keeping with the organization’s Mission and Vision. Under his leadership, Access has grown exponentially and is one of the major players in the microfinance sector in Jamaica.

Mr. James' journey to Access took him through the banking sector. In 1994, he joined Corporate Merchant Bank as a Credit Officer and in 1997 he assumed the position of Officer in Charge of the Merchant Bank. A brief stint in a family owned business followed in 1998, after which he joined Paymaster Jamaica Limited in 1999 as Operations Manager. This experience gave him valuable insights in entrepreneurship and management which he would later employ at Access. Mr. James is the Chairman of the Postal Corporation of Jamaica Limited and Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAAJ) Pension Fund. He is a board member of Tennis Jamaica and British Caribbean Insurance Company (BCIC). He is a founding member of the Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica (YEA) and was nominated for the 2013 Jamaica Observer Business Leader Award. He also received the 2016 Jamaica Employers Federation Young Entrepreneurs Award for Outstanding Achievement in Enterprise and Business Development and the 2011 Young Entrepreneur Association’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Mr. James holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Banking and Finance with Distinction from the University of the West Indies (1999) and a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A) from Western Carolina University (1994) with a Major in Finance and Accounting.