BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE ON COMMISSIONERS

MR CALVIN RODGERS, G.C.M - CHAIRMAN
Nominator: Public Sector
Nationality: Citizen of Antigua and Barbuda/Jamaica
Experience/
Training:
Commerce and Industry
Career Highlights:
Chairmanships Held: Chairman/Managing Director – Airport Services (Antigua) Ltd; Adelin Medical Centre Ltd; Antigua Employers’ Federation; Antigua and Barbuda Police Service Commission; Board of Kensington Properties Ltd; Hotel Training Committee.

Other Positions Held: Labour Commissioner of Antigua; President, Antigua Chamber of Commerce; Director, Caribbean Investment Corporation; Director, Dian Bay Hotel Ltd; Deputy Chairman of the Board, Caribbean Union Bank Ltd.

Awards: Recipient of the Employer of the Year (2001) award and the Grand Cross of Merit (2001) award.
 
MR ERROL N ALLEN - DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
Nominator: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
Nationality: Citizen of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Experience/
Training:
Central Banking and Economics
Education:
BSc Econ (Hon) – University of London; MSc in International Economics – University of Surrey; Executive Management Training London Business School; Special Training in Banking and Finance – Bank of England and the International Monetary Fund.
Career Highlights : Deputy Governor - Eastern Caribbean Central Bank – 1983 to 2005; Special Appointee, International Monetary Fund; Selected and named in International Who's Who of Professionals 2002; Selected and named in Who's Who of Central Bankers 2003 BOARD MEMBERSHIPS; President, Eastern Caribbean Institute of Banking and Financial Services; Chairman, Caribbean Association of Banking and Finance Institutes (CABFI); Chairman SVG Publishers Ltd; Director National Commercial Bank (SVG) Ltd; Director International Financial Services Authority (SVG) Ltd.
   
MR CRISPIN ANSELM SORHAINDO, D.A.H., O.B.E.
Nominator: Public Sector
Nationality: Citizen of the Commonwealth of Dominica
Experience/
Training:
Banking and Economics
Education:
Oxford University (overseas service course); Royal Institute of Public Administration (Public Finance Course)
Career Highlights:

Chairmanships: Dominica Agricultural and Industrial Development Bank; Strategic Management Review Committee, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States; National Commercial Bank, Dominica Ltd; Investment Committee, Dominica National Provident Fund; Dominica Port Authority

Executive Positions: President of the Republic of the Commonwealth of Dominica; Speaker of the House of Assembly; Vice President and Bank Secretary, Caribbean Development Bank; Financial Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Dominica; Clerk of the Executive and Legislative Councils.

Awards:
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)
Knight Commander of the Order of St Sylvester (Papal Award)
Dominica Award of Honour (D.A.H.).
     
MR ARTHUR G B THOMAS, LL.B (HONS) (UWI) L.E.C.. LL.M (International Taxation) J.P.
Nominator: Private Sector
Nationality: Citizen of Antigua and Barbuda

Experience/
Training:
Law
Education:

- Masters in International Taxation – Regent University, Virginia USA (2003)

- Legal Education Certificate – Norman Manley Law School, Kingston, Jamaica (1991)

- Bachelor of Laws – University of the West Indies, Cavehill, Barbados (Upper Second Class Honours) (1989)

Career Highlights:

Chairmanships: Antigua and Barbuda Constituencies Boundaries Commission (1998-1999);
Prison Visiting Committee and Justice of the Peace (2000-2004)

Executive Positions: Founding Partner, Thomas, John & Co.; Managing Director, Corporate and Trust Services (Antigua) Ltd.; Resident Director: BOI Banking Corp, InterAcciones Banking Corporation, Ltd., Unicorp Bank Ltd., International Investment Bank Ltd.
 
MR AMBROSE M. J. SYLVESTER
Nominator: Public Sector
Nationality:

Citizen of the Commonwealth of Dominica

Experience/
Training:

Finance

Education: - Certificate in Advance Financial Management – Royal Institute of Public Administration. U.K. (2000)

- Master of Business Administration, Major (Finance and Management) – University of Bradford, U.K. (1995)

- Certificate in Public Finance – Institute of the International Monetary Fund (1988)

- Diploma Financial and Cost Accounting - Abingdon College, U.K. (1985)

- Certificate in Public Administration – University of the West Indies, Jamaica (1983)

- Certificate in Public Accounts and Audit – Wandsworth College, U.K. (1974)

Career Highlights:

Chairmanships: Dominica Agricultural and Industrial Development Bank; Investment Committee: Dominica Social Security (2001/2003); Dominica Social Security Board (1993/1994)

Executive Positions: Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica: Financial Secretary (2000-2004); Budget Controller, Ministry of Finance (1992-1999); Accountant General (1989-1991); Deputy Accountant General, Treasury Department (1986-1988)

Mr Henry Hazel, Secretary to the Commission
Appointment: Appointed by the Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission
Nationality: Citizen of St. Kitts-Nevis

Experience/
Training:

Mr. Hazel has over 14 years experience in financial sector regulation and supervision and has completed numerous courses and extensive training in this field

Education:

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from the University of Maryland, USA.
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in Accounting and Mathematics from the University of the US Virgin Islands.

Position Held:

Senior Director – Bank Supervision Department, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank.

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