W. Larry Roberts, CEO of Bahamas Realty, is the first member of The Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) to be nominated by The Bahamas Financial Services Board as its Executive of the Year, part of the 2013 Award of Excellence programme.
Coretta Owen, BREA representative on the BFSB, announced the nomination in an email to BREA members this week, saying, “ The Bahamas Real Estate Association is pleased and honored to announce that one of our members (Mr. W. Larry Roberts) has been nominated for Executive of the Year at the BFSB annual Excellence Awards Banquet.
Mr. Roberts has been a pioneer in the field of real estate and has contributed significantly to the growth and development of real estate in the Bahamas. We are especially pleased as this is the first time a member of the Bahamas Real Estate Association has been nominated. BFSB recognizes that the real estate industry plays a major role in the economy of the Bahamas and we agree.”
She urged BREA members to “show your support by attending this prestigious event scheduled for Nov. 1, 2013, at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort, Independence Ballroom.” Tickets can be purchased from the BFSB Offices or Coretta Owen (BREA representative on the BFSB) at 1242.424.9092 (O) 1242.362.5219 (F) 1242.362.5213.
“We are pleased as a company to learn of Larry’s well deserved nomination as Executive of the Year. We are pleased that the real estate community has been recognized as well. It is a great honour,” said Lindsey Cancino, CFO of Bahamas Realty.
A pioneering veteran with more than 45 years of service to the Bahamian Real Estate Industry, twice as president of BREA, Roberts also captured the NAI Global President’s Award at the NAI Commercial Real Estate Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada this year.
NAI Global is one of the world’s leading providers of commercial real estate services.
Larry Roberts is a graduate of Rollins College, USA (B.A.). His other designations include: Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR), Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS), Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS), Transnational Referral Certification (TRC), e-PRO, Licensed Broker member and Past President of The Bahamas Real Estate Association, International member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), member of the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI), Past President Rotary Club of South East Nassau, Real Estate Cyber Society (RECS).
He is a Board Member of: Leading Real Estate Companies of the World International Advisory Board (IAB), Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB), Nassau Tourism & Development Board (NTDB), Downtown Nassau Partnership (DNP).
By P. S. News/ Features
Caption: Another FIRST for W.L. Roberts–W. Larry Roberts (left), CEO of Bahamas Realty, is the first Member of The Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) to be nominated by The Bahamas Financial Services Board as its Executive of the Year. Will he add this award to his extensive collection, including the NAI President’s Award, presented by NAI Global President Jay Olshonsky for his “leadership, participation, initiative and cooperation in fostering the interests of NAI Global between members?” Mr. Roberts, SIOR, is CEO of both Bahamas Realty Limited and NAI Bahamas Realty Commercial, the commercial division of Bahamas Realty.
