NASSAU, BAHAMAS — CIBC FirstCaribbean inducted 10 star employees into its regional Hall of Fame during its recently held inaugural FirstStars Annual CEO Awards Ceremony.
Three inductees are Bahamians Tiffany Pinder, senior relationship manager, sales and platinum banking; Carolyn Roberts, senior manager, credit and corporate investment banking; and Nedra Woodside, corporate manager, corporate investment, corporate banking.
The other inductees are Farrah Brathwaite, sales specialist (Barbados); Shalla Brathwaite, client and engagement analyst (Barbados); Caryl Fontaine, sales specialist (Dominica); Michael Roach, sales specialist, (Antigua); and Kerrin White, former business development officer who was recently promoted to platinum manager (Cayman Islands).
Two of them, Jacqueline Bascombe, senior manager, applications data, wealth and corporate (Barbados), and Justin Pierre, private banker (Cayman Islands), each received the Award of Distinction.
Chief Executive Officer Colette Delaney said they “exemplified living the bank’s brand behaviors and client-first standards” and had “either exceeded sales targets, delivered excellent client service, showcased innovation or supported the bank’s corporate social responsibility programmes”, and in many cases had done more than one of these.
She expressed gratitude to them for what they had done for CIBC FirstCaribbean over the past fiscal and noted: “To read the stories of how you got here is a study in client focus — being responsive, being advocates for our clients and collaborating with others to deliver excellence.”
Chief Administrative Officer Neil Brennan spoke in a similar vein and told the high achievers: “Your deep commitment to our corporate behaviors of agility, collaboration, integrity, ownership and urgency will no doubt continue to drive you toward even greater achievements.”
Challenging the FirstStars, he said: “Spread all of the qualities that caused you to be awarded for excellence to those around you.
“Choose a colleague and mentor them; seek to ignite in them the same passion for excellence and exceptional service that has driven you to great heights so far…
“Talk to your teams about what you do and why you do it and what drives you and why you believe it is so important.
“Inspire them to emulate you. Spread your attitudes and dedication to all the people around you…
“I want you to look at the qualities you possess, the attributes that you have and the dedication that you have shown to the bank that has led you to be recognized for this achievement and I want you to spread those qualities.”
The ceremony also heard from the winner of the 2020 Award of Distinction, Lian Richards.
Richards said winning the award was an indescribable feeling and being awarded for hard work was a dream come true.
Referring to a quote from former United States First Lady Michelle Obama, Richards urged her colleagues to encourage others to reach for the stars.
The FirstStars Annual CEO’s Awards is a revamped recognition scheme for employees, which the CEO said was done in keeping with the bank’s march towards digitalization.
The event was held virtually under the theme “Let Your Brilliance Shine”.
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