BFSB congratulates the well deserving individuals and their firms for extraordinary accomplishments that resulted in their respective nominations.
CEO & Executive Director Wendy Warren says the programme was introduced as an integral part of the organisation’s Financial Centre Focus (FCF) outreach, and is designed to recognise role models in the industry for outstanding performance and contribution to the growth and development of the sector. She acknowledges that it certainly is gratifying to see the number – and exceptional caliber – of nominations received for this year’s awards.
Also to be recognised at the upcoming Awards Banquet is the individual chosen to re-ceive the ‘Minister’s Award.’ Since 2002, the Minister of Financial Services and Invest-ments has presented this award, basing selection on excellence in financial services. The Ministry says individuals recognised “exemplify excellence in all of its aspects and go above and beyond the call of duty.”
Industry Excellence A-wards: Nominees are selected based on the following criteria: Executive of the year: exemplifies outstanding leadership qualities, with significant contribution to the growth and development of the financial services industry.
Professional of the year: displays leadership qualities, with consistent contributions made to his/her organisation.
Achiever of the year: demonstrates an outstanding work ethic and professionalism in executing duties, accomplishing personal and corporate goals.
The Blue Ribbon Panel also has received a nomination for the 2006 Financial Services Development & Promotion Award: Bank of the Bahamas International in recognition of the institution’s achievements in “advancing financial services for individuals and institutions” while bringing “prestigious honour to The Bahamas through back-to-back awards for Country Bank of the Year from The Banker and Euromoney.”
The Blue Ribbon Panel selects the winner in each category, for announcement at the Awards Banquet on October 21. This year’s event is being hosted in the Balmoral Ballroom of the Sandals Royal Bahamian Spa Resort & Offshore Island.
Executive of the year: Diane Bowe-Pindling, Chief Finan-cial Officer, Oceanic Bank & Trust Ltd., Tyrone L.E. Fitzgerald, Senior Counsel and Head of Chambers Fitzgerald & Fitzgerald, Ian A. Jennings Director, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Commonwealth Bank Ltd., Andrew David Law CEO & President International Protector Group, Robert V. Lotmore President, Managing Director & Head Of The Bahamas Division Butterfield Bank (Bahamas) Ltd., Ross A. McDonald Senior Vice President, Bahamas & Caribbean Royal Bank of Canada, Paul J.I. McWeeney Managing Director Bank of the Bahamas International, Cas-sandra Nottage Manager, Bank Supervision Depart-ment Central Bank of the Bahamas, Antoinette Russell Vice President, Head of Trust Services Credit Suisse Trust Ltd., Felix N. Stubbs General Manager IBM (Bahamas) Limited, Patrick G.W. Ward Group President & CEO Bahamas First Holdings Ltd., Raymond Livingston Winder Managing Partner Deloitte & Touche.
Professional of the year: Cordelia A. Barnwell-Fernan-der, TEP Head Corporate Administration UBS Trustees (Bahamas) Ltd., Emily A. Demeritte Senior Manager, Human Resources/ Training Bank of the Bahamas International, Sheena De-veaux Vice President/ Manager, Service Centre Credit Suissse (Bahamas) Ltd., Lisa Denise Gibson Compliance Manager, MLRO Ansbacher (Bahamas) Ltd., Maxwell R. Jones Senior Manager, Credit Risk Commonwealth Bank Limited, Bonnie L. Nguyen Director, HR & Training & Assistant Vice President Fidelity Group, Karen V. Rolle Assistant Manager, Policy Unit, Bank Supervision Dept. Central Bank of the Bahamas.
Achiever of the year: Jamell R. Bodie, Senior Assistant, Policy Unit, Bank Supervision Dept. Central Bank of the Bahamas; Patricia E. Ferguson, Business Services Represen-tative Royal Bank of Canada; Latoya L. Gibson, Securities Executor, Service Centre Credit Suisse (Bahamas) Ltd.; Robertha G. Murray Quality Service Coordinator Common-wealth Bank Ltd.; Germaine E. Simmons-Dean Senior Assis-tant, Desk Europe UBS (Bahamas) Ltd.
The Nassau Guardian
