The Tribune

The Nominations Committee for this year’s Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) Excellence Awards has released the names of all nominees submitted to the Blue Ribbon Panel. They are:

ACHIEVER

OF THE YEAR

* Bronishka A. Black, senior associate, The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company (Bahamas)

* Chanti P. Brown, human resources officer, Central Bank of the Bahamas

* Jeannette Jean, private banking administrator, Societe Generale Private Banking

* Kasynthi Bodie, financial officer, Julius Baer Bank & Trust (Bahamas)

* Katrina M. Pinder, senior operations officer, Commonwealth Bank

* Lavanda M. Dean, payments and cash specialist, UBS (Bahamas)

* Marvin A. Dean, account executive, J.S. Johnson & Company

* Taran S. Mackey, trust administrator, International Protector Group

PROFESSIONAL

OF THE YEAR

Anita Bain, immediate past chairperson, Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP)

* Denise D. Turnquest, senior vice-president, credit risk, Commonwealth Bank

* Elvira Lowe, director, Americas team head, UBS Trustees (Bahamas)

* Felicia S. Mott-Smith, head of private banking/trust, Societe Generale Private Banking

* Kim D. Thompson, vice-president human resource/company director, Equity Trust Bahamas

* Nikia Woodside, assistant vice-president/team leader, trust administration, Cititrust (Bahamas)

* Rochelle M. Rolle, director, head of vompliance, Julius Baer Bank & Trust

* Ronique T. Tinker, risk and compliance manager, CIBC FirstCaribbean Bank (Bahamas)

* Sharon Colebrook, senior manager process optimization, The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company (Bahamas)

* Sherry M. Brown, claims supervisor, J.S. Johnson & Company

* Terrence S. Carey, senior manager, corporate credit, Grand Bahama & Family Islands, Bank of the Bahamas.

MENTOR

OF THE YEAR

* Jamison J. Davis, manager-collections, Bank of The Bahamas

* Katherine Y. Hamilton, acting manager-training, Commonwealth Bank

EXECUTIVE

OF THE YEAR

* Cassandra Nottage, bank supervision manager, Central Bank of the Bahamas

* Jasmine Y. Davis, president, Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants

* John K.F. Delaney QC, senior partner, Delaney Partners

* Robert A.F. Bartlett, senior Mmanager, customer service, J.S. Johnson & Company

* W. Larry Roberts, chief executive, Bahamas Realty

In addition, a separate Industry Panel has released the names of the Student of the Year nominees:

STUDENT

OF THE YEAR

* Dominique E. Rolle – BBA Accounting

* Jasmine L. Williams – BBA Banking and Finance (with Spanish)

* Jonelle A. Fox – BBA Management

* Myah D. Moss – BBA Accounting

* Raquel L. Fowler – BBA CIS/Applications Programming

The annual awards programme is designed to pay tribute to ‘People Power’ – a critical asset for the Bahamas’ financial services industry.

This year’s Gala Awards Dinner is scheduled to be held at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort on November 1.

Ryan Pinder will present the ‘Minister’s Award’ for excellence in financial services. That recipient will be kept confidential for first announcement at the Awards Dinner as well.