Board of Directors
Meet our Board of Directors.
Chair
Neil Macdonald
Neil Macdonald is the Regional Wealth Management, Head, Caribbean, Central America and Uruguay, The Bank of Nova Scotia (The Bahamas) with responsibility for the Offshore Trust, Private Banking, Asset Management and Brokerage Advisory businesses across the region.
Neil’s career started with The Bank of Nova Scotia (Canada) in 2007 in Asset Management. He held numerous positions across the group including Managing Director Product Development & Innovation and Head Scotia Asset Management.
He holds an M.B.A. in Business Administration from Ivey Business School, Western University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Eric Crawford
Eric Crawford concluded a thirty-five-year career with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Jamaica in June of 2015, twenty-six of which he had partner responsibility for the delivery of Taxation services to the firm’s clientele.
Eric’s professional career with PricewaterhouseCoopers included a tour of duty with the Toronto office, leadership of the Caribbean Region Taxation practice, and a one-year secondment to act as Chief Financial Officer of Jamaica National Investment Company Limited (now Development Bank of Jamaica). Before joining PricewaterhouseCoopers, he served as Chief Internal Auditor of the National Housing Trust (NHT). He was also a Director and Chair of the Finance Committee of the Trust between 1996 and 2000.
He is presently a Commissioner and chairs the Audit, Finance and Technology Committee of the Integrity Commission.
Eric is a Life Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ), of which he served as President between 1995 and 1997, as well as a member of the UK Chartered Association of Certified Accountants where he was Jamaica’s Representative on its International Assembly in 1997/98.
W. David McConnell
Mr. W. David McConnell is co-managing Director and co-founder of Select Brands Limited a leading Wines and Spirits Company in Jamaica. Prior to the establishment of his business he held the position of Managing Director of Sales and Marketing for J. Wray and Nephew Limited with key responsibility for increasing profitability and developing brand positioning for the company’s products both locally and internationally.
Mr. McConnell sits on the Board of the Supreme Ventures Limited, a member of the Jamaica Stock Exchange and Ironrock Insurance Company, a member of the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange. He is also a Governor on the Board of Directors of Hillel Academy.
He holds an M.B.A. in Marketing and Finance from the University of Miami and a B.A., in Marketing and International Business from Florida International University.
Audrey Richards
Audrey Richards was appointed Chair, December 9, 2022. She is a Consultant with the Development Bank of Jamaica, with responsibility for the development of the ecosystem for Venture Capital and Private Equity in Jamaica.
She has held executive leadership positions in the Jamaican capital markets and has consulted for both private and public sector institutions, including the Inter-American Development Bank, Bank of Jamaica, Jamaica Stock Exchange, and the Financial Services Commission.
Ms. Richards sits on the Boards of British Caribbean Insurance Company Limited, Caribbean Mezzanine Fund 1, St. Andrew High School Foundation and the Board of Governors of the St. Andrew High School.
She holds an MBA (Finance) from the De Groote Graduate School of Business, McMaster University, Canada, and a BSc (Special Chemistry) from the University of the West Indies, Mona.
Leslie Reid
Leslie Reid is the Vice President, AML and Internal Controls, International Banking, The Bank of Nova Scotia (Canada) with responsibility for the strategic direction, leadership and oversight for AML & Internal Controls (Non-Financial Risks) ensuring business strategies, plans and initiatives are supported in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures across the Caribbean, Central America, and Uruguay.
Mrs. Reid’s career started with The Bank of Nova Scotia (Canada) in 1987 in Retail Banking. She has held numerous positions including senior roles in Canadian Banking before joining International Banking in 2005. She moved to Puerto Rico in 2010 to lead the integration of the acquisition of RG Premier Bank into Scotia Bank de Puerto Rico. Since returning to Canada in 2012, she has held leadership roles in Integration and Change and Operations and Shared Services.
She holds an M.B.A. in Business Administration from Dalhousie University.
Audrey Tugwell Henry
Audrey Tugwell Henry is the President & CEO, Scotia Group Jamaica Limited since January 1, 2021. Mrs. Tugwell Henry has been employed to Scotiabank for a collective period of 12 years in executive positions. She joined Scotiabank in May 2000 to May 2008 and again in September 2017 as the Executive Vice President, Retail and Small Business Banking, Caribbean North & Central.
Mrs. Tugwell Henry has a combined 34 years of experience in banking with 20 years at the executive level and a proven track record leading businesses within the Financial Services Industry.
Audrey holds a Diploma in Education from Church Teachers’ College: Mandeville, a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Studies from the University of the West Indies and a Master’s of Business Administration from the Mona School of Business & Management - UWI, Mona.
Aileen Corrigan
Aileen Corrigan has served as the Group Transformation Officer at Digicel Group from 2021 having worked with Digicel in various senior roles across the Group since 2008. This included launching the digital operator strategy for the company as Chief Digital Officer and serving as the CEO of Trend Media, the first fully digital media house in the Caribbean that publishes Loop News.
In 2021, Aileen was awarded as one of the Top 150 Business Transformation (BT150) Leaders in 2020-21 by Constellation Research and nominated as one of the top speakers in the Caribbean in 2021 by TeleSamana group. Prior to joining Digicel, Aileen worked for O2 Ireland and Motorola.
Aileen has more than 25 years of international experience in the telecommunications and digital sectors, specializing in digital transformation, media, executive management, marketing and business development. Aileen studied Industrial relations at McGill University, Canada, holds a Graduateship from The Marketing Institute and Masters in Digital Marketing from the Digital Marketing Institute, Ireland.
Aileen is the current Social Chair of the Canadian Women’s Club, Kingston, a member of the iCreate Academic Advisory Board, a board advisor to the Reggae Marathon and a former president of the Jamdammers Running Club of Kingston.
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