The Tribune

By NEIL HARTNELL

Tribune Business Editor

nhartnell@tribunemedia.net

The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) has elected Timothy Ingraham to serve a two-year term as its new chairman.

The Summit Insurance chief executive was chosen to replace outgoing chair, Khrystle Rutherford-Ferguson, at the private sector body’s annual general meeting (AGM) on November 30, 2023.

Other newly-elected Board officers include vice-chairman Don Williams, of Island Rum Bahamas, who previously served as the Chamber’s treasurer. Charnette Thompson, who served on the last Chamber executive committee, was elected to serve as the Board’s secretary while Kendra Culmer, a former director, takes the treasurer’s post. Mrs Rutherford-Ferguson completes the new executive committee.

Seven of the ten directors elected to serve alongside the officers are returning to their posts. They include Antoinette Russell, Maran Global Solutions; Cristobal Gomez, Nassau Tile Factory; Odetta Morton, Deltec Bank & Trust; Peter Goudie, PGHR Consulting; Royann Dean, ONWRD Advisors; Sean Moree, McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes; and Davinia Bain, Crypto Isle.

The three newly-elected directors are Ja’Ann Major, Higgs & Johnson; Kimberly Bodie, AML Foods; and attorney Joan Dilworth.