Movements

Early retirement for Louise Brown

Long-service economist at the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Louise Brown, will go on early retirement after 37 years of service to the institution.

Brown retires from her substantial post of director for the economic, information and publications department, a post she held since 2003.

As director, Brown had oversight for the management of the domestic and external sector statistics unit, as well as library and records management to produce and disseminate information on Jamaica's balance of payment and investment position.

She came up through the ranks at the central bank, having joined as a research assistant in 1973, after completing her BSc in economics.

Brown, a Hampton High School past student, serves on a number of committees including the Bank of Jamaica's staff welfare fund, the board of the BOJ staff credit union, as well as the bank's management staff association.

Her retirement will take effect today.

She is currently pursuing postgraduate studies in macroeconomics development policy at UWI, Mona, after which she will go on to other personal pursuits.

Anderson replaces Barnett at SRC

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) has appointed Dr Chadwick Anderson as executive director.

His appointment took effect in January, and was made public in a notice in the paper on Sunday, February 6.

Anderson replaces Dr Audia Barnett, who resigned in September last year to take up an overseas assignment.

Barnett held the position of executive director of SRC for more than eight years.

A graduate of the University of the West Indies with training in food and organic chemistry, Anderson previously worked with SRC in the capacity of senior research scientist.

The notice said Anderson brings valuable experience to the position, armed with exposure to international conference and training programmes and interacting with scientists across many disciplines.

SRC is a government agency responsible for fostering and co-ordinating scientific research contributing to socio-economic growth and development of the country.

Anderson is a scholarship awardee, past president of UWI chemical society and presently a member of the American chemical society.

His work is centred on, among other things, endemic Jamaican plants.

Dr Anderson currently serves on the board of the Heart Trust/NTA. He is married with one child and deacon at the Mona Baptist Church.

 New responsibility placed on Todd

Monique Todd, marketing executive at Scotiabank has been promoted to vice-president, marketing, public and corporate affairs.

In her role, Todd will have the responsibility for formulating and directing the group's strategy to improve brand, group position and portfolio growth.

With over 13 years experience, Todd will also direct the internal and external marketing communications programmes for the group.

Todd promotion was announced on Sunday in the newspaper, along with several other recent recruitments by the company.

George Roper, former deputy executive director of the Financial Services Commission, was taken on as vice-president, compliance.

Debra Lopez, formerly of First-Caribbean, also joined the company last year as director, private client group.

Prior to her promotion, Todd was in charge of marketing for the group's wealth management arm.

Nichole Case is new assistant vice-president

PanCaribbean Financial Services Limited on Tuesday announced the appointment of Nichole Case as assistant vice-president, information technology department.

Her appointment took effect on January 1.

Case joined the PanCaribbean family in 2004, but has been with the Group for 13 years since the days of ICD Group with the merger of PanCaribbean and Manufacturers Sigma Merchant Bank.

She has 14 years experience in the information technology field, seven of which was specific to the financial-services sector.

As vice-president of information technology, Case will be responsible for coordinating the business system support for both the commercial banking and investment arm of the company.

Case, a 38-year-old mother and wife, is a graduate of the University of the West Indies with a BSc in computer science and an MBA in banking and finance.