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Board of Directors

Michael Mansoor Chairman
John D. Orr Executive Director
Tom Woods Non-Executive Director
Richard Nesbitt Non-Executive Director
David Williamson Non-Executive Director
Sonia Baxendale Non-Executive Director
Sir Fred Gollop Non-Executive Director
Sir Allan Fields Independent Director
Diane Stewart Independent Director
David Ritch Independent Director
Paula Rajkumarsingh Independent Director
Ella N. Hoyos

Company Secretary


Michael K. Mansoor
Executive Chairman, FirstCaribbean International Bank
Michael Mansoor is the Chairman of FirstCaribbean International Holdings. He was previously president and CEO of CIBC West Indies Holdings. A chartered accountant and former partner at Ernst & Young in Trinidad and Tobago Michael has an extensive background in corporate finance and planning. He held senior executive positions with the ANSA McAl Group and was also an independent Senator of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago from 1987 to 1995. During his tenure in the Senate, he was often involved in legislation related to economic, finance and general business development. In 1966, he was awarded the Open Island Scholarship in languages for being top student in Trinidad. He then studied in Canada, receiving the Chartered Accountant designation in 1972, and an MBA from the University of Western Ontario in 1974, and was placed on the Dean's Honour List.


John D. Orr
Chief Executive Officer, FirstCaribbean International Bank
John D. Orr was named Chief Executive Officer of FirstCaribbean International Bank in May 2008. Prior to this, he spent 13 years holding increasingly senior roles at CIBC and CIBC World Markets in Toronto, culminating as Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Head of International Retail Banking and Deputy Head of Corporate Development.

In his role as Head of CIBC's International Retail Banking operations, Mr. Orr was responsible for CIBC's Caribbean and Asian businesses. CIBC Caribbean is active in the fund and trust administration markets, with operations in the Cayman Islands and The Bahamas, while CIBC Asia is a provider of banking and investment management services for high net worth individuals.

As Deputy Head of Corporate Development, he played a key role in a number of large transactions for CIBC including the acquisition of Barclays' ownership stake in FirstCaribbean at the end of 2006.

Previously, Mr. Orr was CEO of Amicus Bank, which has more than 2.1 million retail banking clients across Canada. He also held a number of positions in the investment and merchant banking units of CIBC World Markets.

In addition to his executive responsibilities, he is a member of the board of directors of FirstCaribbean International Bank, CIBC Bank and Trust Company (Cayman) Ltd, and CIBC Trust Company (Bahamas) Ltd.

Mr. Orr received a BA Economics and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, and a law degree at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was called to the Bar of Ontario.


Tom Woods
Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief Risk Officer, Treasury and Risk Management, CIBC
Mr. Woods has spent his entire career with CIBC. He joined Wood Gundy, the predecessor firm of CIBC World Markets in 1977, in the Toronto Investment Banking Department. In 1980, he moved to the Montreal Investment Banking Department and returned to Toronto Investment Banking in 1985. Throughout this time, he specialized in advising companies in raising financing in the equity and debt capital markets, and in mergers and acquisitions.

In 1996, Mr. Woods was named head of Canadian Corporate Banking and in 1998 was appointed Chief Financial Officer of CIBC World Markets. He became Controller of CIBC in 1999. In 2000, Mr. Woods was appointed Chief Financial Officer for CIBC and was promoted to Senior Executive Vice-President in 2003. In 2008, he was appointed Chief Risk Officer for CIBC.

Mr. Woods is the chair of CIBC's Capital and Risk Committee. He serves on the boards of FirstCaribbean International Bank, The Canadian Opera Company and Covenant House.

Mr. Woods graduated from the University of Toronto in 1975 with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Industrial Engineering. He earned his Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1977.


Richard Nesbitt
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CIBC World Markets
Richard Nesbitt is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CIBC World Markets, responsible for the global operations of the investment and corporate banking, capital markets, merchant banking and real estate finance businesses of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

Mr. Nesbitt has more than 20 years of experience in the securities industry. From 2004 to 2008 he was Chief Executive Officer of TSX Group, having joined TSX as President of TSX Markets in 2001. Prior to the TSX, Mr. Nesbitt served as President and Chief Operating Officer of BayStreetDirect Inc., an Internet-based investment dealer. He earlier served as President and Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Securities Canada for three years, after spending 10 years with CIBC Wood Gundy. He also previously lectured for two years at the University of Western Ontario's School of Business and later worked with Mobil Oil Canada Ltd. for five years.

Mr. Nesbitt holds an M.Sc. in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science, an MBA from the University of Toronto and a BA (Honours) in Business Administration from The University of Western Ontario

Mr. Nesbitt is a member of the Board of Directors of Frontier College Foundation, the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada and the London School of Economics, North American Advisory Board.


David Williamson
Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, CIBC
As Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer for CIBC, Mr. Williamson has overall responsibility for financial, management and regulatory reporting; maintenance of accounting records and internal controls; financial analysis and planning; tax planning and compliance. In addition, Mr. Williamson is responsible for sourcing and payment processing, corporate real estate, and liaising with CIBC investors.

Prior to joining CIBC in 2008, Mr. Williamson was President and CEO of Atlas Cold Storage, a publicly-listed logistics and warehousing company. He has also served as Senior Vice-President of Strategic Planning and Development for Canada Life and as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer for Clarica Life Insurance Company. From 1991 to 2000, Mr. Williamson held a variety of positions including Chief Financial Officer and subsequently President and CEO with Derlan Industries Limited, a Canadian publicly listed manufacturing company with operations in Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Germany.

Mr. Williamson has worked as a management consultant with international banks, including a period of time working at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland.

Mr. Williamson is a Chartered Accountant and graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1983.


Sonia Baxendale
Senior Executive Vice-President, CIBC Retail Markets
CIBC Retail Markets provides a full range of financial products and services to almost 11 million personal, small business and wealth clients, as well as investment management services globally to retail and institutional clients. Ms. Baxendale is the Senior Executive Vice-President, ClBC Retail Markets, responsible for both the Retail and Wealth Management businesses. Ms. Baxendale has led the Retail business since 2005, recently taking on additional responsibility for the Wealth Management business.

With approximately 28,000 employees, CIBC Retail Markets has a broad distribution network serving clients through over 1000 branches, as well as elSe Wood Gundy offices and President's Choice Financial in-store pavilions. Clients also have 24/7 access to telephone banking, online banking and online brokerage, as well as to Canada's 2nd largest ABM' network.

Since joining ClBC in 1992, Ms. Baxendale has played a key role in developing strategy and direction for CIBC's Retail Markets and Wealth Management businesses and has held various leadership roles including Senior Executive Vice-President, CIBC Wealth Management, Executive Vice-President, Asset Management, Card Products and Collections, and Executive Vice-President of Global Private Banking & Investment Management Services. Prior to this, she was Managing Director, CIBC Wood Gundy.

Ms. Baxendale is currently a director of CIBC Trust Co. Bahamas Ltd., CIBC Bank &. Trust Co. Cayman Ltd., and INTRIA Items Inc. In addition, Ms. Baxendale is a member of the Board of the SickKids Foundation, The Hospital for Sick Children.

Prior to joining CIBC, Ms. Baxendale held various positions with American Express Canada and Saatchi &. Saatchi. Ms. Baxendale is a graduate of the University of Toronto and she was recognized in 2000 as one of Canada's Top 40 Under 40.


Sir Fred Gollop
Attorney-at-Law, Chairman, One Caribbean Media Limited
Senator the Honourable Sir Fred Gollop is a senior Attorney-at-Law, Queens Counsel (designate) and Justice of the Peace. A founder and former Executive Chairman of the Nation Group of companies(which is the Parent Company of Nation Publishing co. Ltd. and Starcom Network Inc). Sir Fred is the Chairman of One Caribbean Media Corporation Limited. He also continues in private practice as an Attorney-at-Law specializing in Corporate Law and International Business.

He was a partner of the law firm of Yearwood & Boyce from 1972 to 1984 and was a member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Barbados Bar Association from 1982 to 1995.

Sir Fred Gollop now holds the following positions: Joint President Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Barbados Branch); Fellow of the British Institute of Management; Member of the Board of Directors of Caribbean Communications Network Ltd. (Trinidad); Chairman of CGI Consumers’ Guarantee Insurance Co. Ltd.; Member of the Hearing Committee of the Securities Exchange of Barbados; Director of Fortress Mutual Fund Ltd.; Director of FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited; Chairman, Government's Advisory Committee on International Business; Chairman, Caribbean News Agency Ltd.

Sir Fred Gollop was awarded Knight of St. Andrew (1996) - Barbados' highest honour.


Sir Allan Fields
Chairman, Barbados Shipping and Trading Company Limited
On his return to Barbados in 1966 Sir Allan Fields was responsible for installation and commissioning of a new facility at Spring Garden for Barbados Light & Power Co. Ltd. During the period 1966-1978 he continued to work with Barbados Light & Power Co. Ltd. and was involved in administration of all technical areas. During 1978 - 1981, he was invited to join Lucas Industries Plc. of Great King Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom as Managing Director of their Barbados operation and subsequently their Trinidad operation.

1981 - 1988 Sir Allan negotiated the sale of Lucas interests in Barbados and Trinidad to Neal & Massy of Trinidad, continued in capacity of Managing Director and was involved in all aspects of Neal & Massy's business in the Caribbean: Banking, Insurance, Real Estate, Manufacturing and Trade.

1998 - 1999 he was invited to take up the position of CEO and Managing Director of Banks Barbados Brewery, where he created the Holding Company and expanded it by acquisition and building new businesses to create a large corporate entity with six (6) subsidiaries and three (3) associated companies.

In 1999 he joined Barbados Shipping Co. Ltd. as CEO and Managing Director.

Sir Allan Field's chairmanship of the private sector organizations include:

Sir Allan Fields is currently Chairman of Banks Holdings Ltd., Chairman of Barbados Dairy Industries Ltd., Chairman of Barbados Farms Ltd., Chairman of the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation and Special Emissary to China.

Diane Stewart
Attorney at-Law and Partner with McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes
Diane Stewart is an experienced litigation partner, and a member of the firm's Executive Committee, whose areas of expertise include Commercial and Civil Litigation, Liquidations, Banking, Trusts, Insurance and Family Law.

Following her education at York University in Toronto, Canada and the University of the West Indies, Mrs. Stewart entered articles of clerkship with Mr. Winston Saunders and was called to the Bahamas Bar In 1985.

Mrs. Stewart regularly advises the firm's institutional as well as individual clients in domestic and cross border disputes and on administrative and public law matter. She has frequently appeared before the Courts of first instance and the Bahamian Appellate courts in a broad range of commercial and civil matters. Mrs. Stewart also has an extensive family law practice.

Mrs. Stewart is an Associate Lecturer and Tutor at the Eugene Dupuch Law School. Further she has regularly been throughout her career the guest speaker and presenter of papers on varied public and private law issues.

She currently serves as a Director of FirstCaribbean International Bank (Bahamas) Limited and FirstCaribbean Finance Corporation and is a former member of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission of the Bahamas.

She is a recipient of many awards including the Ministry of Health & Environment Family Planning Secretariat Award and the Family Life Health Association Award.


David E. Ritch
Attorney-at-Law and Senior Partner - Ritch and Connolly
David E. Ritch, is Senior Partner in the law firm of Ritch & Conolly, Attorneys-at-Law. He was admitted in 1976, England as Barrister-at-Law and Cayman Islands as Attorney-at-Law. Education: graduate of the University of the West Indies, (LL.B) (with honours); Inns of Court School of Laws, Inner Temple, London, England, he served as a Former Clerk of Courts, Crown Counsel and Senior Crown Counsel with the Cayman Islands Government, January 1977 - November 1979.

David is a Former Chairman, Planning Appeals Tribunal, 1987 - 1989, Member, Cayman Islands Currency Board, July 1987 - 1997, Former Chairman, Labour Law Appeals Tribunal 1988 - 1991. Former Chairman, Immigration Board, January 1989 - December 1990. Former Chairman, Port Authority of the Cayman Islands, January 1992 - December 1992. Former Chairman Trade & Business Licensing Board - November 2000 to May 2002, Current Chairman, Immigration Board Member, Cayman Islands Law Society (Past President).


Paula Rajkumarsingh
Group CFO, Neal & Massy Holdings Ltd
Paula Rajkumarsingh is a Corporate Financial Executive with over 10 years of experience at the senior management level. Currently, she Is the Chief Financial Officer for the Neal & Massy Group of Companies, where she has established a solid record of contributions leading to improved financial performance, enhanced internal controls and heightened productivity. Her core responsibilities include financial reporting; financial management, treasury, taxation and insurance risk management; assist in the investor relations and in the management of the Group's pension plans. She is the chairperson of two of the larger pension plans.

As an integral member of the Group's Investment Committee - charged with the responsibility of evaluating the Company's capital expenditure - Mrs. Rajkumarsingh is involved at every stage of this process, from evaluating opportunities to structuring the acquisitions, negotiations and integrating the new businesses in the Group.

She has been deeply involved in the Group's strategic maneuvering including acquisitions and joint venture agreements both locally and regionally. In 2003, she formed part of the team that negotiated the joint venture agreement between Neal & Massy and Wood Group in Scotland. She was also a member of the Neal & Massy negotiating team in the US$120 million acquisition of Shell in Jamaica and more recently, the acquisition of the Barbados Shipping & Trading Company Limited (BS& T) earlier this year.

Mrs. Rajkumarsingh joined the Neal & Massy Group in 1991 as an Accountant, subsequently promoted to Group Financial Controller and then appointed as the Group CFO in 2005. Prior to joining the Neal & Massy Group, she also served as an auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers for a number of years.

Added to an extensive experiential base, Mrs. Rajkumarsingh attained ACCA Certification in 1989 and throughout her career, she has also benefited from international training. In 2005, she participated in Executive Development Training (four weeks) at the University of Western, Ontario, Canada and in 2004, she benefited from on-the-job training (two weeks) at the US-based Corporate Head Offices of Air Products Limited. She recently, returned from Wharton Business School from a one week training course on strategic thinking.

Throughout her career with the Neal & Massy Group, Mrs. Rajkumarsingh has held several Directorships. She is currently a Director on the Board of the Development Finance Limited and a member of the Council and Taxation Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Trinidad and Tobago «(CATT). She also serves on the Boards of several of the key subsidiaries. Among her many achievements, Mrs. Rajkumarsingh has been a featured speaker for a number of programmes. She presented a paper on the topic of Cash Management at the Euromoney Training in Montego Bay, Jamaica in 2004 in Barbados in 2006 and she also researched and presented a paper focused on issues surrounding women in leadership positions at a conference held last year hosted by the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business.


Ella N. Hoyos
Director of Governance and Corporate Secretary of FirstCaribbean International Bank
Ella N. Hoyos, Director of Governance and Corporate Secretary of FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited, is An Attorney-at-Law of over ten years standing, admitted to both the Jamaica and Barbados Bar. She is a graduate of the University of the West Indies, the Norman Manley Law School and the University of Wolverhampton where she pursued her Masters in International Business Law. She has also successfully completed the FirstCaribbean Leadership Programme, a one year executive education programme as Wharton Business School.

During the first eight years at the Bar, she was employed at Chancery Chambers, where she specialized in International Financial Services, Corporate and Employment law. She was also involved in a project led by the North American law firm Holland and Knight geared at the Harmonisation of the Caribbean Stock Exchanges, which was pivotal in the establishment of Central Securities Depositories across the region.

Ella was also instrumental in the establishment of both the local inter-bank switch CarIFS and the Automated Clearing House- BACHSI, as well as the Barbados Bankers Association. She was part of the Barbados legal team which advised on the combination of the Barclays and CIBC Caribbean businesses to form FirstCaribbean International Bank. She was recruited by FirstCaribbean in July 2004, and she has been for the last three years as Director of Governance and Corporate Secretary for the FirstCaribbean International Bank Group.

She had tutored in International Law at the UWI Cave Hill and is a mentor in the UWI mentorship programme. She has served as a past President of the Jamaican Association of Barbados, legal advisor to the Barbados Museum and Historical Society and is a trained Volunteer with the National HIV Commission.