Our Executive Committee
The Annual General Meeting saw a change of the guard for the Executive of BACO. Mr. Edward Cooper, Compliance Officer, EFG Bank & Trust the immediate past President who stood at the helm of the Association for on year, did not offer for another term.

 

Message From The President
Fabian Bain

Many thanks to the Executive Board and members at large who have entrusted me with the awesome task of leading this fine organization as your incoming 2008 president. It is my privilege and honor to accept this position and in doing so, I wish to also recognize and thank the outgoing 2007 Executive Board for their hard work and diligent effort over the past year.  

It is the goal of the 2008 Executive Committee (EXCOM) to  continue to build upon the existing solid foundation left in place over the years by each previous executive team and to re-energize our membership for this upcoming year. 

More importantly, with the Bahamian & worldwide economy constantly changing, we want to find effective ways to keep abreast of the changes around us. During a recent meeting with the Governor of the Central Bank of The Bahamas, the EXCOM were encouraged to actively participate in the implementation of new and amended legislation and guidelines by providing valuable comments and suggestions to same. The EXCOM will endeavour to keep you informed of these changes and seek your valuable input. Additionally, the BACO EXCOM will  revitalize our educational committee in order to attract and retain our  members and  we promise to uphold BACO’s core mission to educate and provide adequate training opportunities to our membership

Here is how we intend to keep our promise:

  • Re-launch the full day seminar, MLRO Day
  • Initiate and solidify quarterly membership and joint partner seminars with the Central Bank of the Bahamas.
  • Re-establish that we are in fact the compliance association of The Bahamas by holding a one day conference on the island of Grand Bahama.
  • Stimulate feedback from our membership by performing a membership interest survey.
  • Create a formal partnership with the Bahamas Institute of Financial Services (BIFS) that would assist the association with its demanding  administrative efforts.
  • Offer  a junior programme in Anti Money Laundering and Compliance and a Diploma in Anti Money Laundering and Crime Prevention..

The aforementioned are only a few of the many activities we have planned for the upcoming year. It’s truly going to be an exciting year and we look forward to your participation in order to make this year the best it can be.

On behalf of the 2008 Executive Board, it’s my pleasure to say thank you for your confidence in electing us to lead this fine organization.  We are ready and committed to providing the best in education and training to our membership and we look forward to your continued support.

Wishing you the best in 2008!

Fabian Bain
BACO’s President

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Denora Butler
Executive Vice President

Marsha Ferguson
Vice President


Pauline Seymour
Treasurer

Cheryl Fox
Asst. Treasurer

Jasmine Strachan
Secretary

Kesna Pinder
Asst. Secretary
Committee Chairs
Hubert Edwards
Education
Michelle Miller
Administration
Valentino Bethell
Public Relations


 

 

Founding President

Mrs. Cheryl Bazard

Immediate Past President
Mr. Edward Cooper

Past President 2006
Miss Tanya McCartney

Past President 2004-2005
Miss Robin Scavella

Past President 2002-2003
Mrs. Cherise Cox-Nottage

Past President 2001-2002
Mrs. Natasha Rolle-Bastian

Past President 2000-2001
Miss Cheryl Cartwright

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