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HYATT Regency Hotel Trinidad, Port of Spain
July 13-15th 2011
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Adding Value, Not Bureaucracy: The Role of the Audit Committee in Assessing
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Are you a Director of a Company?
Do you sit on an Audit Committee?
Are you a Professional Accountant or Auditor?
Are you a CFO, CEO, COO or Company Secretary?
Are you a Senior Employee of a Regulatory Body
Do you need to re-tool for that very important task?
Are you interested in learning about best-practices from throughout the region?
Then the 5th Annual CAACM
Conference is for you!
Grasp the opportunity to participate in a seminar of insightful, thought provoking and dynamic presentations by international, regional and
local speakers...
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This Conference will sensitize participants about the importance of adoptinginternational best practices with regards to operational and management issuessurrounding all elements of Enterprise Risk Management- principles, guidelines, andimplementation. In the current economic environment, the role of Audit Committeesand other professional accountants and auditors responsible for producing andinterpreting financial statements have been put under the radar, it is criticallyimportant that shareholders be adequately apprised of all factors affectingbusinesses in the short and long term. Risk is likely to continue to be one of themajor priorities of businesses, as management seeks to identify and evaluate allvulnerabilities impacting on their profit bottom line especially, what is referred to aslow probability high impact risk.
The Conference is expected to:• provide delegates with a comprehensive understanding of ERM including anintroduction to modern day methods of implementing ERM practices.• IT Risk and Oversight issues.• highlight findings relating to recent COSO Fraud Studies.
The Conference will also provide participants with:• a forum for the internal auditors in the region to discuss the issues and challengesthey face and share strategies to effectively deal with the existing challenges, and toenhance growth and competitiveness of their businesses.
The Conference is targeted towards:
• Members of CAACM & ICATT including Audit Committee members from variousbusinesses
• Senior management such as CFOs, CEOs, COOs• Professional Accountants and Auditors• Board of Directors including outside Directors and owners of small and medium-
sized entities and other interest groups.
Background
Caribbean Association of Audit Committee Members Inc (CAACM) is an initiative ofCaribbean Association of Indigenous Banks Inc (CAIB), developed and launched - on27 June, 2006 - with technical and financial support from European Union sponsorsPROINVEST. The overall objective of CAACM is to improve the investmentenvironment in the Caribbean region and to increase investor confidence in theintegrity of financial reporting and investor information through the continuousdevelopment of audit committee members. CAACM is registered as a non-profitcompany.
About CAACM
AnguillaAnguilla Electricity Company LtdCaribbean Commercial Bank (Anguilla) Ltd*Antigua & BarbudaGlobal Bank of Commerce Ltd*Caribbean Union Bank LtdAntigua Commercial BankACB Mortgage & Trust Co. LtdBarbadosCaribbean Financial Services CorporationDominicaDominica Electricity Services Ltd*National Bank of Dominica Ltd*GrenadaCaribbean Microfinance (Grenada) Ltd*Grenada Co-operative Bank LtdGrenada Electricity Services LimitedNational Insurance SchemeRepublic Bank (Grenada) LtdGuyanaRepublic Bank (Guyana) Ltd*MontserratBank of Montserrat Ltd
St Kitts/NevisEastern Caribbean Securities Exchange Ltd+St. Christopher & Nevis Social Security BoardSt. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank LimitedSt. Kitts Nevis Anguilla Trading & Development Co. LtdThe Bank of Nevis Ltd*Eastern Caribbean Home Mortgage*Saint Lucia1st National Bank St. Lucia Ltd*East Caribbean Financial Holding Company Ltd*National Insurance CorporationSt Lucia Electricity Services Ltd*St Vincent & The GrenadinesBank of St. Vincent & The Grenadines*SurinameDeSurinaamsche Bank N.V. *Hakrinbank N.V. *Trinidad & TobagoDFL Development Finance Ltd*First Citizens Bank Ltd*First Citizens Asset Management Limited*Republic Bank Ltd*Trinidad & Tobago Unit Trust Corporation
*Founding Member+Honorary Member
CAACM MEMBERS
About ICATT
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Trinidad & Tobago (ICATT) wasestablished 40 years ago by an Act of Parliament in 1970. ICATT’s responsibilitywas for the training, development and sustainability of the accounting professionthrough education and lobbying to government on matters of a national interest.
ICATT’s membership stands at approximately 1,000 active members who operate inall sectors of the economy and Government. Our Council comprises volunteers -members who are elected from the general membership at the Annual GeneralMeeting and is represented by the various interest groups within the profession,such as the Big Four, Small and Medium Size Practitioners and ProfessionalAccountants in Business.
ICATT is a member of the International Federation of Accountants and Trinidad andTobago was one of the first countries to fully adopt International FinancialReporting Standards (IFRS) formerly International Accounting Standards in 1999and more recently adopted IFRS for SMEs in 2010. The Institute has alsosuccessfully engaged in the Practise Monitoring initiative which is intended to servethe interest of the public. The Practice Monitoring process involves visiting licensedauditors/firms and reviewing their audit files to verify whether they have compliedwith International Standards on Auditing (ISA) and is an important component ofthe self – regulatory functions of the Accountancy Profession.
The Institute has been engaged in strategic relations with various stakeholders;including the Government, state regulatory agencies, the Bankers Association andvarious Trade Associations. ICATT hopes to forge stronger relationships with ourmembers and our key stakeholders in order to strengthen the profession andprovide a voice on key topical matters that face our business community andeconomy.
AgendaConference Day 1 Wednesday, July 13th 2011
Conference Day 2 Thursday, July 14th 2011
Agenda
Conference Day 3Friday, July 15th 2011
Agenda
The Honourable Winston DookeranMinister of Finance, Government Of Trinidad and Tobago
Keynote Address
The Honourable Winston Dookeran, Minister of Finance was appointed on 28th May, 2010.Minister Dookeran spent some fifteen years as a lecturer at the Department of Economicsat the University of the West Indies. He was a former Minister of Planning and Mobilizationin 1986 and also served as Acting Prime Minister.
Minister Dookeran has worked as a Senior Economist at the United Nations EconomicCommission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC). He served as a member ofthe Executive Board of the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) and as Governor ofthe Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). Minister Dookeran is also a former Governor ofthe Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) having served between 1997 to 2002.
The Minister attended the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, where he graduatedwith a BSc. in Economics. It was there that he made his first entry into politics and servedas the President of the University of Manitoba Students' Union. He subsequently attendedthe London School of Economics, where he obtained his Masters Degree in Economics
Allan Bierzynski, FCCA
Chairman, Caribbean Association of
Audit Committee Members Inc.
Our Presenters
Allan Bierzynski has been Managing Director of Jonas Browne & Hubbard (Grenada) Ltd.since 1997, having joined that company as Finance Director in 1986 after several yearsworking with public accounting firms in Grenada and St. Lucia. He is a past president of theGrenada Chamber of Industry & Commerce, and serves as a volunteer on the boards of theGrenada Community Development Organisation and the Grenada Planned ParenthoodAssociation. A former Director of the National Commercial Bank of Grenada and of theNational Insurance Board, he is now a Director of Caribbean Microfinance (Grenada) Ltd.and a member of its Audit Committee.
Anthony P. Pierre CA, FCCA, CFC, ACFE
President of The Institute of Chartered Accountants
of Trinidad & Tobago
Our Presenters
Mr. Pierre is currently president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Trinidad andTobago, and serves as a director of Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean,the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce, and finance director of JuniorAchievement of Trinidad and Tobago. He is also a fellow of the Association of CharteredCertified Accountants (UK), a member of the Institute of Certified Financial Consultants(USA) and an associate of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (USA).
He obtained his primary designation at the London School of Accountancy in the UK,having graduated from St. Mary’s College in Port of Spain. Mr. Pierre has over twenty sevenyears experience in the fields of audit and assurance, accounting, taxation, financial andbusiness consultancy, corporate secretarial duties, training and personal financialmanagement and coaching.
Mr. Pierre is a dynamic individual, driven by client service, a passion for excellence andsuccess. He is committed to his cause and spares no effort in achieving his goals andobjectives.
Carl HiralalInspector of Financial Institutions,
Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
Our Presenters
Mr. Carl Hiralal was appointed to the position of Inspector of Financial Institutions at the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago effective January 1, 2007.
Mr. Hiralal is an experienced regulator with over twenty-seven years’ supervisory experience. Prior to his appointment in Trinidad, he worked at the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Canada as a Senior Director with regulatory and supervisory responsibilities for over four hundred financial institutions, comprising banks, insurance companies and credit unions. For a specific period of time he was also responsible for directing the examinations of occupational pension plans.
Mr. Hiralal was actively involved with the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) and was a member of its Executive Committee. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Mr. Hiralal holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Management and is a Certified General Accountant. He is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Trinidad and Tobago.
David A. Hall has held executive positions as Chief Internal Auditor (CIA) with two of thelargest conglomerates in the Caribbean. He has also worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers inthe capacity of Consultant in its Business Assurance Services division. Throughout his careerhe has held other Executive and managerial positions. He was selected as one of the top 100managers worldwide to attend the prestigious INSEAD Business School in France and hascompleted a number of Executive management courses at various institutions, including theHarvard Business School in Boston.
While working internationally, he held worldwide audit portfolio responsibilities coveringGroup Information Technology and Security which included the businesses in the UK, Monacoand Macau. He simultaneously had responsibility for the Financial, Operational & Regulatoryaudit portfolios for the United States, Panama and the Caribbean. Mr. Hall has workedextensively with all levels of staff and has interacted with numerous Board of Directors andAudit Committees across a wide range of industries including Telecommunications, Banking,Food Manufacturing & Distribution, Money Services, Retail Services, Insurance and Investmentmanagement. He has recently been integrally involved in the merger exercise being driven bythe Credit Union industry in order to optimize efficiency in its operations.
Mr. Hall is an International Business consultant and currently serves as the President of theInstitute of Internal Auditors, Jamaica. He has done extensive training and has been aninternational presenter on such topics as fraud, Internal Audit, IT and Corporate Governance.He is a Certified Information Systems Auditor, Certified Information Security Manager andCertified in the Governance of Enterprise Information Technology. He is a member of theInstitute of Internal Auditors, Information Systems Audit & Control Association and theAssociation of Certified Fraud Examiners.
Mr. David Hall, President, Institute of Internal Auditors, Jamaica Chapter7 Hope Close, Kingston 6, JAMAICATel: (876) 936-2415, Fax:(876) 929-9668 Email: [email protected]
Mr. David Hall, CISA, CISM, CGEIT, CICA (Jamaica)
Our Presenters
Dr. Sealy was originally trained in the Natural Sciences between 1971 and 1975 at theUniversity of the West Indies, Trinidad West Indies and in 1982 completed his PhD inBiochemistry at the University of Nantes, France.
Between 1984 and 1986, he obtained a Post Graduate degree in Management from theUniversity of the West Indies. During this period he also became involved in training in themanagement programmes of the Faculty of Social Sciences, as well as the Faculty ofEngineering. Between 1987 and 1992, he lectured in Organizational Theory & Behavior in theDiploma in Public Administration (UWI), the Certificate in Public Administration (UWI) and upto December 1996 in the Advanced Diploma in Human Resource Management at theUWI/Institute of Business. During this period he became involved in organizationaldevelopment change interventions as a lead consultant.
In 1992, he completed the Executive Masters in Business Administration at the UWI Instituteof Business and started the consultancy firm, Lennox H Sealy & Associates. He has sinceworked as a consultant with major firms, such as Cable & Wireless, Republic Company, TheUnit Trust Corporation of Trinidad & Tobago, The Ministry of Public Administration &Information and International firms such as Norsk Hydro, Phoenix Park Gas, and BritishAmerican Tobacco in a variety of areas of organizational development. His particular area ofinterest is the use of Chaos Theory in facilitating team-based organizational change andtransformation. His is currently focusing on offering organizational development services tobusinesses - worldwide.
ConsultantLSA Management Consultancy ServicesStudio A, The Market Hotel Normandie, 10 Nook Avenue St. Anns, Port of Spain,TRINIDAD & TOBAGOTel: (868)678-3164 Email: [email protected]
Dr. Lennox Sealy, MBA (Trinidad & Tobago)
Our Presenters
Larry Kowlessar is the Manager - Audit Assurance of the Agricultural Development Bank of Trinidad and Tobago. He is the holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and an Advanced Diploma in Business Administration from the Association of Business Executives of which he is a member. He has acquired several years combined experience in Business Management, Auditing and Accounting.
Larry commenced his career in the Public Service and progressed through the ranks, gaining tremendous experience and training in Government Accounting and Auditing Systems and Procedures. He moved to the NGO sector, in the portfolio of Manager of Finance and Administration gaining invaluable experience in International Fund Accounting.
Larry is a qualified international facilitator of the Institute of Internal Auditors Inc. and he has been heavily involved in training of junior and senior employees. As a facilitator Larry has conducted several training sessions for managers and staff in areas such as Report Writing, Tools and Techniques for Beginning Auditors, Inventory and Stores, The Auditor as a Consultant to Management, Risk Management, Internal Controls, The Auditor-In-Charge Tools and Techniques, Audit Manager Tools and Techniques, Corporate Governance among others.
He has conducted seminars in Orlando Florida, Houston Texas, Guyana, Tobago, and many times in Trinidad, both In-house and public presentations.
As an international member of the IIA Inc., Larry moved from member to Vice President-Professional Development; to Senior Vice President and he is currently serving his second term as President of the T&T Chapter.
Mr. Larry Kowlessar (Trinidad & Tobago)
Our Presenters
Compliance Aid was founded by Ms. Michelle Martin with over seventeen years of experiencein banking, insurance, regulatory compliance, public and private accounting
She is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and founding co-chair of theACAMS South Florida Chapter. Born and raised in Antigua, she attended the Christ the KingHigh School and Antigua State College. Ms. Martin started her financial career in Antiguawith Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). In 1996, Ms. Martin moved to Miami topursue a higher education. She obtained a Bachelor in Accounting and a Master inAccounting Information Systems at Florida International University (FIU) in 2002.
Ms. Martin professional experience in the United States of America began in publicaccounting as an Auditor with KPMG, LLP for two years then moved on to Ernst & Young LLP.In 2004, she transitioned to the private sector as a Franchise Auditor within the InternalAudit department at Burger King Corporation then moved into the insurance industry byjoining Assurant, Inc as an Internal Audit Manager in mid 2005. In 2007, Ms. Martin workedas an Assistant Vice President & AML/ BSA Project Manager at Ocean Bank headquarters, andin 2008 worked as a Compliance/OFAC Officer with Banco Do Brasil where she wasresponsible for implementing a Compliance Program for their New York, Orlando and MiamiOffices in addition, to coordinating other regulatory efforts for the Bank.
PresidentCompliance AidCarnival Gardens, St.John's, ANTIGUA, W.ITel: (268) 784-9423253 NE 2nd Street, #1909, Miami FL 33132, USATel: (305) 772-9712Email: [email protected]
Michelle N. Martin, CAMS, ACA (USA/ Antigua)
Our Presenters
Mr. Mitchell is a financial and management executive with over 20 years of progressivelyresponsible leadership and industry experience. He has conducted seminars and workshopsin treasury and risk management and development, reorganized, and strengthened Treasury,Risk Management, Supply Chain and Strategic Planning Operations in order to maximizeperformance and profitability of various financial business enterprises. Mr. Mitchell hasworked in senior managerial positions in the areas of Investments, Treasury, RiskManagement and Supply Chain Management. His experience also spans the Energy, FinancialServices and the Hospitality sectors.
In 2008, Mr. Mitchell launch his independent consultancy with qualified associates, whichdraws on over twenty (20) years of experience, to primarily assist indigenous banks in theCaribbean by addressing, inter alia, inefficiencies in their Treasury and Risk Managementfunctions and achieve alignment with global best practices in the areas.
Mr. Mitchell has also developed policies and procedures, and provided training on the rolesand functions of the Asset Liability Committee (ALCO) and Enterprise-wide Risk Management(ERM) with special emphasis on the requirements of local regulators and evolvinginternational regulatory standards. Furthermore, has undertaken various assignments onissues relating to Basel III. Mr. Mitchell and his Associates are committed to developing,reorganizing and strengthening treasury, risk management supply chain and strategicplanning operations to maximize performance and profitability of the organisations engagingtheir services and by extension of the Caribbean region as a whole.
ConsultantRawle Mitchell & AssociatesGreenlands Park, 96 Duncan Avenue Apt 1E, Jersey City, NJ 07306, USATel: (347)891-9252 Email: [email protected]
Rawle L. Mitchell, B.Sc., M.Sc., MBA (USA)
Our Presenters
Sven is a director with KPMG LLP’s Forensic Advisory Services practice. Sven’s previousexperience includes an examiner role with the NASD (National Association of Security Dealers)now FINRA.
Sven’s industry expertise includes domestic and international banks, broker/dealers, insurancecompanies, trust companies and hedge funds, focusing on regulatory compliance, fraud issuesand Anti-Money Laundering compliance. Sven works on a wide array of issues pertaining toinvestigation and integrity advisory services for his clients. He has extensive hands-onexperience in assisting clients in providing advisory services around government mattersinvolving Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs), Cease and Desist Orders (C&Ds) andMemoranda of Understanding (MOUs) . He has developed and led numerous presentations and/or provided reports to various government agencies such as DOJ, SEC, Federal Reserve, OCC,and FDIC. Sven specializes in anti-money laundering, financial fraud, due diligence, FCPA andfraud/integrity risk management.
Sven has worked for a highly select client base of major financial institutions throughout theU.S. and the world. He has a wealth of experience leading complex, high profile global projects,providing advisory services to clients in the United States, throughout Europe and Russia, theCaribbean Islands, Central and South America and Asia. Sven is fluent in English, German,Czech and Slovak, and possesses a working knowledge of Russian and Spanish.In addition, Sven is frequently asked to speak and/or to address regulatory compliance topicsrelating to Anti-Money Laundering and Fraud in the current marketplace. In the last four years,Sven has been invited to speak at several conferences in the U.S., Europe, Caribbean Islands,South America, and the Middle East. Sven currently serves on the Board of Directors of theFlorida International Bankers Association (FIBA) as well as co-chair of the FIBA Broker/DealerCommittee.
Director- Forensic Advisory ServicesKPMG LLP, Suite 2000, 200 South Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida, USATel: (305) 913 2772 Cell: (404) 402 8578 Email: [email protected]
Sven Stumbauer (USA)
Our Presenters
Brian Hackett is the Partner/Managing Director responsible for Transaction, CrisisManagement, Valuation and Consulting Groups of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Trinidad. He isan associate member of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and of theInstitute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.
In his role as Partner with responsibility for the Transactions and Crisis ManagementGroup, Brian has acted as engagement leader on a wide variety of insolvency mandates,corporate debt and equity placements, financial restructurings, business enterprisevaluations and financial due diligence mandates. Effective July 1, 2010 Brian assumedresponsibility for the firm’s Consulting Practice which provides HR, performanceimprovement and organisation change management consulting services.
PricewaterhouseCoopersThe PricewaterhouseCoopers Building11-13 Victoria Avenue, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & TobagoTelephone: (868) 623 1361, (868) 623 2428, (868) 623 0281
Brian Hackett (Trinidad & Tobago)
Our Presenters
Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Trinidad and Tobago and a Fellow of theInstitute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales. Currently serves as an Advisor tothe Minister of Finance in the transformation alignment programme in the Ministry ofFinance.
Deputy Chairman of Ernst & Young Caribbean from 2000-2002, having served as the countrymanaging partner of Ernst & Young Trinidad & Tobago, from 1992 to 2000. In theintegration of the firm’s Caribbean practices, became the country managing partner of Ernst& Young Jamaica. Served as the first Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee ofthe Private Sector Organization of Jamaica.
Former Executive Director of Technology of the RBTT Services Group, with responsibility forthe strategic direction of the information technology function and its alignment with theGroup’s strategic business goals and underlying critical business processes. Former memberof the Executive Committee of the Ansa McAl Group as Director of Group IT.
Focus has been on corporate governance and the governance of IT and business processes inpositioning the strategic value of IT, in terms of IT / Business alignment, performanceimprovement and risk management frameworks.
Lectured at the IOB Executive MBA program at the St. Augustine Campus and also at theMona School of Business, Jamaica. In 2004 Conducted a Corporate Governance seminar forChairpersons and Managing Directors of State Owned Enterprises on behalf of the Ministry ofFinance.
Served as an Independent Senator in the Upper House of the Parliament of Trinidad & Tobagoduring 1995- 2000.
Currently serves as a Non-Executive Director on a number of private Sector Boards.
Our PresentersPhilip Marshall, C.A., F.C.A. (Trinidad & Tobago)
Dr. Robert Stoddard is a citizen of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, who has served hiscountry and the Caribbean for many years in the areas of energy, science and technologyand industrial development. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in IndustrialTechnology, a Masters’ Degree in Technology Management and a PhD in IndustrialEngineering. He has been a consultant for several international organisation including theUNDP, OLADE, GTZ of Germany and the IDB. He has represented several regionalorganisations viz the Caribbean Council for Science and Technology (CCST), The CaribbeanInformation Energy System (CEIS) and CARICOM at various fora. He is currently employed atthe CARICOM Secretariat in the capacity of Energy Expert.
Energy Specialist- Energy UnitDirectorate of Trade and Economic IntegrationCaribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM)PO Box 10827Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, GUYANATel: (592) 222 0001Fax: (592) 222 0171Email: [email protected]
Dr. Robert Stoddard (Guyana)
Our Presenters
Anton Gopaulsingh is the Partner responsible for Risk and Controls Services ofPricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Trinidad and Tobago and has been with the firm for morethan fifteen years, during which time he also worked with the PricewaterhouseCoopers UKfirm. He holds a BSc. Accounting from The University of the West Indies, and during hiscareer with PwC, he has obtained his Fellow Certified Chartered Accountant (FCCA), CertifiedInformation Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Certified in Risk andInformation Systems Control (CRISC) designations. He is also a member of the Association ofCertified fraud Examiners (ACFE).
Anton is experienced in the areas of financial audits, controls assurance, regulatorycompliance, business process re-engineering, information technology management,information technology security and financial consulting. He has worked with a wide rangeof clients in the financial services sector in the UK and throughout the Caribbean in the areasof utilities, private banking, retail banking, life insurance, general insurance, investmentmanagement and reinsurance. He has also worked with clients throughout the Caribbean inthe energy sector and in retail and manufacturing services, as well as with UK propertymanagement companies and the Government of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago.
Anton has led a number of regulatory reviews, relating to compliance with various pieces of legislation and guidelines from regulators, and interfaces with regulators regarding upcoming legislation and the interpretation and implementation of existing legislation. He has experience in working with audit committees, boards of directors and management on a variety of topical issues relating to corporate governance, finance, controls assurance and risk management.
PricewaterhouseCoopersThe PricewaterhouseCoopers Building11-13 Victoria Avenue, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & TobagoTelephone: (868) 623 1361, (868) 623 2428, (868) 623 0281
Our PresentersAnton Gopaulsingh (Trinidad & Tobago)
Dr. Kerr is an international expert in corporate governance and board leadership and a leadingCaribbean professional in strategic planning and business restructuring. Dr. Kerr has developeda thorough grasp and working knowledge of corporate governance issues globally and indeveloping countries in particular, Caribbean, the Americas and Sub-Saharan Africa; corporateand commercial laws in Common Law countries; significant board experience as chairman,chairman of audit, corporate governance and member of human resource committees.Dr. Kerr is also an internationally respected professional in designing and delivering executivedevelopment programs for leading private sector corporations, governmental organizations andNGOs—including churches, hospitals, schools and the protective services. His 20 years workhistory has been spent in industry, research and education (in private and public sectors)spanning policy advisement and development, strategic planning, leadership development,change management, corporate finance, operations audit, business research and corporate andacademic training.In industry, Dr. Kerr has held senior management positions at Capital & Credit Merchant BankLtd. and Jamaica Producers Group Ltd. in corporate finance, business development andinternational agribusiness. He obtained his early grounding with the Food & AgricultureOrganization (FAO), as a Farming Systems/Farm Management Economist, in 1988. As aprofessional scholar and international management consultant since 2003, Dr. Kerr haspioneered the training and development of Caribbean public sector boards in corporategovernance and strategic planning; written and published the seminal book, Effective CorporateGovernance: An Emerging Market (Caribbean) Perspective on Governing Corporations in aDisparate World (2005); doctoral thesis: Exploring Corporate Governance Structures andPractices in Jamaica: Towards Policy Reform (2010); played a key role in the StrategicRestructuring of critical Public Sector Enterprises, including the National Insurance Board of theTurks and Caicos Islands and the Bureau of Standards (Jamaica). Dr. Kerr has reviewed andmade recommendations for the strengthening of several laws and regulations, audit codes andpractices. Additionally, he has directly trained more than 2,500 directors of corporate boards,senior executives, permanent secretaries and government ministers in 20 Caribbean, SouthAmerican and Southern African countries, through GovStrat Limited.
Vindel L. Kerr, DBA (Jamaica)
Our Presenters
Dr. Robertine Chaderton is an academic and professional Accountant. She holds a B.Sc. (Mathand Physics) from UWI, a B. Commerce (University of Windsor), a Ph.D. (Accounting) from theUniversity of Manchester as well as being a Fellow of the Association of Chartered CertifiedAccountants (FCCA) of the UK. Her work experience includes a long stint as lecturer andresearcher with the University of the West Indies as well as administrative positions inaccounting firms and financial institutions in the Caribbean region. She was Director ofBanking and Operations at the ECCB for a two year period. Since 1999 she has been aFinancial Consultant with Caribbean Consulting Group, a firm of financial and businessconsultants which she owns. There are offices in Basseterre, St Kitts and Bridgetown,Barbados. She conducts training and seminars in finance related topics. Dr Chaderton is theauthor of Regulatory Framework of Accounting in Barbados (1986), The Failure of BarbadianBusinesses in the 1980s”Lessons for the Decade of the 90s (1993) and Managing YourMoney: The Caribbean Person’s Guide to Financial Independence (2000).
In 2004 ACCA recognized her as one of the top 100 accountants worldwide during theircentenary celebrations. Dr. Chaderton opened the North Eastern Caribbean AccountingSchool (NECAS) on St Kitts in 2008 which prepares students for the UK professionalaccounting exams. Currently she is also a Temporary Senior Lecturer at UWI, Cave Hill whereshe lectures in Auditing, Fraud Examination and Managing Financial Institutions. Herresearch interests include International Financial Reporting Standards, internal auditing andCorporate Governance in financial institutions.
LecturerUniversity of the West Indies, Cave HillEmail: [email protected]
Dr. Robertine Chaderton, FCCA (Barbados)
Our Presenters
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