NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation (BCCEC) held its Annual General Meeting and election of its board of directors on Friday, November 19, 2021.
Khrystle L Rutherford- Ferguson (Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) Limited) was re-elected as chairman by the membership of the BCCEC to serve a second two-year term and lead the board of directors.
Rutherford-Ferguson said she was honored by the membership’s decision to re-elect her as chairman of the BCCEC and afford her the privilege of serving on a board comprised of exceptional business leaders.
For 86 years, the BCCEC has served as the preeminent resource and advocacy group for the business community in The Bahamas.
As the re-elected chairman, Rutherford-Ferguson will continue to work with the board of directors to provide the membership with robust, evidence-based advocacy. Towards this end, the board of directors will create policy positions that foster a productive business environment, conducive to enterprise creation and sustainable economic development.
Other elected officers of the board include Timothy Ingraham (Summit Insurance), who will serve his second term as vice chairman; Nadine Frazier (BF&M Life Insurance Co Limited), who was elected to serve as board secretary; and Don Williams (Island Run Bahamas Ltd), who is new to the board to serve as treasurer.
Additionally, the membership elected ten directors, four of whom are new, to serve alongside the officers: new directors Antoinette Russell (Maran Global Solutions Ltd), Cristobal Gomez (Nassau Tile Factory Limited), Keith Roye (Plato Alpha Design) and Michele Moodie (Ports International Ltd); and experienced directors Christel Sands-Feaste (Higgs & Johnson), Odetta Morton (Deltec Bank & Trust Limited), Peter Goudie (PGHR Consulting Limited), Royann Dean (ONWRD Advisors Ltd), Sean Moree (McKinney Bancroft & Hughes) and Vernice Walkine (Nassau Airport Development Co Ltd).
The fusion of new and re-elected directors will foster innovation and change, while ensuring business continuity and strategic alignment with the purpose and objectives of the BCCEC.
The board of directors is obliged to the membership of the BCCEC for entrusting them to lead the BCCEC in this time of deep uncertainty and economic disruption. Having now received their mandate, the officers and board of directors will work assiduously with the chief executive officer to continue the BCCEC’s mission of creating a robust business environment that strengthens and supports the sustainability of the nation’s socioeconomic structure.
