In an Our Today follow-up, the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Financial Group has announced the resignation from the board and that of NCB Jamaica of Adrian Lee-Chin.

He is the son of NCB Financial Group and NCB Jamaica Chairman, Michael Lee-Chin. The younger Lee-Chin’s resignation took effect yesterday July 1, 2021.

Our Today reported on Tuesday (June 29) that the younger Lee-Chin has taken an indefinite leave of absence from the board of both entities.

The Board of NCB Financial Group said it thanked Adrian Lee-Chin for having offered his service as a director of both companies for close to a year, and wished him well in his future endeavours.

His resignation comes less than a year after he was parachuted into the directorship to help build his father’s NCB empire.

In its advisory on Tuesday, NCB reported that the duration of the absence of Lee-Chin is not known at this time, noting that he has advised that he will use the time to focus on pressing personal issues.

Adrian Lee-Chin began his career in 1996 at Portland Holdings Inc., which is also majority owned by his father. He has held numerous roles throughout his career, ranging from marketing fulfillment and customer support, to becoming a full-time investment analyst and business manager.

Lee-Chin holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Western Ontario. He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School and is also a chartered financial analyst.