{"id":82596,"date":"2014-10-04T11:57:36","date_gmt":"2014-10-04T15:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=82596"},"modified":"2014-10-11T09:21:54","modified_gmt":"2014-10-11T13:21:54","slug":"new-board-of-directors-elected-at-bfsb-2014-annual-general-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2014\/10\/new-board-of-directors-elected-at-bfsb-2014-annual-general-meeting","title":{"rendered":"New BFSB Board of Directors Elected"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"bfsb-starfish\"The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) hosted its 2014 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on September 24 in the Governor\u2019s Ballroom of the British Colonial Hilton Hotel.<\/p>\n

CEO Aliya Allen in her annual report to members spoke to the co-existence of opposite states of play within the industry. \u201cEmbroiled in challenges we\u2019ve nevertheless seen glimpses of how wonderful our future as an industry could be,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She highlighted the activities of BFSB over the previous year, including the introduction of the ICON in recent months, and spoke to the ongoing challenge of creating value while servicing a diverse membership. Ms. Allen identified several factors \u2013 intertwined like the strands of a rope \u2013 that will be critical for the success of the financial services industry going forward: Business efficacy, Regulation, Industry engagement and cooperation amongst key stakeholders including the Government and the Regulators, A sound financial services policy framework, and Innovation.<\/p>\n

She said strengthening the strands in an appreciable way, individually and collectively, is a part of BFSB\u2019s vision for the future.\u00a0 The CEO extended appreciation to the Government, the Regulators, the Board of Directors, Professional Industry Associations and the general membership for all the successes enjoyed to date.<\/p>\n

At Wednesday\u2019s AGM, Members elected the BFSB Board of Directors for the 2014-2016 term.\u00a0 Company Directors elected include: Llewellyn Boyer-Cartwright, Callenders & Co.; Timothy Colclough, Butterfield Trust (Bahamas) Ltd.; Christel Sands-Feaste, Higgs & Johnson; Steven Ferguson, UBS Trustees (Bahamas) Ltd.; Heather Bellot-Hazarian, BCS Fiduciary Services; Juan Iglesias, Andbank (Bahamas) Ltd.;\u00a0 Vanessa Knowles, Credit Suisse AG Bahamas Branch;\u00a0 Samantha Knowles-Pratt, Delaney Partners; Michelle Pindling-Sands, Graham Thompson;\u00a0 Jeremy Profitt, RBC Wealth Management; Prince Rahming, PricewaterhouseCoopers;\u00a0 Khrystle Rutherford-Ferguson, Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) Ltd.;\u00a0 C. James Schaefer, Old Fort Financial;\u00a0 Michele Thompson, Ernst & Young; Fabrizio Tuletta, BSI Overseas (Bahamas) Ltd.; and April Turner, McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes. Elected as representatives of their respective Professional Industry Associations were:\u00a0 Ivan Hooper, Association of International Banks & Trust Companies in The Bahamas; Shasta Treco-Moxey, Bahamas Association of Compliance Officers; Dwana Davis-Imhoff, Bahamas Bar Association;\u00a0 Howard Knowles, Bahamas Insurance Association; Darnell Osborne, Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants; Brian Jones, Bahamas Investment & Securities Business Association;\u00a0 Coretta Owen, Bahamas Real Estate Association; Sean Albert, Clearing Banks Association;\u00a0 Kevin Burrows, CFA Society Bahamas; and\u00a0 Marie Cargill, Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners.<\/p>\n

Aliya Allen, BFSB CEO & Executive Director and Dr. Nicola Virgill-Rolle, Director at the Ministry of Financial Services serve as Permanent Directors.<\/p>\n

The new Board will elect the Chairman, Vice Chairmen, Treasurer and Secretary of BFSB at its October meeting.<\/p>\n

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PHOTO CAPTION \u2013 Board Members present at recent AGM: Front Row: Michelle Pindling-Sands, Samantha Knowles-Pratt, Darnell Osborne, Prince Rahming, Aliya Allen, C. James Schaefer, Stephen Ferguson, Christel Sands-Feaste, Fabrizio Tuletta, April Turner, and Marie Cargill.\u00a0 Back Row: Shasta Treco-Moxey, Kevin Burrows, Brian Jones, Jeremy Profitt, Vanessa Knowles, Howard Knowles, Dwana Davis-Imhoff, Khrystle Rutherford-Ferguson and Llewellyn Cartwright.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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