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22 GUARDIAN MEDIA LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES ANNUAL REPORT 2022Ms. Jenifer Smith serves as a Non-Executive Director. She undertook her studies in Architecture, Environmental Design & Urban Planning at the Bartlett School, University College, London from 1979 to 1985. Full professional registration was achieved in 1987 in the UK, 1991 in France and 2002 in Trinidad and Tobago. Ms. Smith worked on the public concourse extension of the iconic Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia before joining Armstrong Associates in London in 1986. She became a partner in 1990. The work won numerous awards for design excellence, including the Japanese Cultural Centre, %u2018La Maison de la Culture du Japon%u2019 located in Paris which won the RIBA %u2018European Award%u2019 in 1998.In 2001, She returned home to Trinidad with over 15 years of international experience to set up Jenifer Smith Architects Ltd. The practice%u2019s work includes the design and implementation of civic, commercial, educational and residential buildings and masterplans, which have won various design awards. In recent years she established Smith+Wilson Architects, and is ever more focused on issues relating to creating a more sustainable built environment.She has taken an active role in civic society, serving over 10 years on the Executive the Trinidad and Tobago Institute of Architects (TTIA) in various roles including Treasurer and President. She was Chair of the TTIA Diary Committee from 2003-2014. She currently serves on the BOATT/TTIA Education Committee and TTIA Contracts Committee. She is a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Green Building Council and the National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago. She served as an International Judge for the Commonwealth Association of Architects Design Awards in 2022.Mrs. Sonja Gittens-Ottley serves as a Non-Executive Director. She is Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Asana, a leading work management platform for teams, headquartered in San Francisco, California. She is responsible for crafting and directing Asana%u2019s inclusion and belonging strategy, creating an environment that allows everyone to thrive. Prior to her roles in diversity and inclusion at Asana and at Facebook, she was global policy counsel for Yahoo%u2019s Business and Human Rights Program.Before switching to technology, Mrs Gittens-Ottley was an attorney-at-law at the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, where she focused on banking, financial compliance and corporate governance issues and at the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs, where she developed and implemented comparative legal research programs. She started her legal career with Guardian Life of the Caribbean Limited.%u00a0She is a graduate of the University of the West Indies and The Hugh Wooding Law School.BOARD OF DIRECTORSJENIFER SMITHPosition :%u2022 Independent%u2022 Non-ExecutiveDirectorAppointment :2016Age : 61Nationality :British CitizenSONJA GITTENSOTTLEYPosition :%u2022 Independent%u2022 Non-ExecutiveDirectorAppointment :2016Age : 50Nationality :Trinidad & Tobago Citizen