Three new directors have been appointed to the Board of Scotiabank Jamaica.

They are Aileen Corrigan, Vernon Douglas and Dr William Warren Smith. Their appointments took effect last Wednesday (December 14).

Corrigan 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. She 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.

TOP SPEAKER IN CARIBBEAN

This included launching the digital operator strategy for the company as Chief Digital Officer and serving as the CEO of Trend Media, which publishes Loop News. In 2021, she was awarded as one of the Top 150 Business Transformation Leaders in 2020-21 by Constellation Research and nominated as one of the top speakers in the Caribbean in 2021 by TeleSamana group.

Corrigan lives in Kingston, Jamaica with her husband and two children.

Douglas is a purpose-driven leader and trusted business partner who is passionate about transformation at the individual, community and national levels. He has over 20 years of experience in financial leadership, business development, process implementation and improvement in several countries across the Caribbean, Central America, and Europe.

Skilled in tackling a diverse array of business opportunities, Douglas has worked in Telecoms, Energy, Retail and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods sectors. In his current role as CFO at JPS, Jamaica’s leading energy company, Douglas has immediate responsibility for Corporate Finance, Corporate Accounting, Logistics & Inventory Management, and Regulatory & Strategy Administration.

His career has spanned roles with; the Digicel Group as CFO- Mergers and Acquisitions (Caribbean and Central America). He also held executive, senior positions with Celebration Brands Ltd, Red Stripe Diageo (Jamaica), and Richer Sounds PLC.

Smith is an economist and development professional with over 40 years of experience working in the Caribbean. He is a former president of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), who has previously held executive leadership positions in other organisations in the banking, finance and aviation industries.

He has an established track record of leading financial and economic sustainability initiatives, conducting multi-stakeholder negotiations, improving business efficiency, and strategic planning.

Smith served for 10 years in the position of CDB president until he demitted office in 2021.

HELD HIGH-LEVEL POSITIONS AT A NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONS IN REGION

At the time of his first election, Smith was acting in the capacity of vice-president (Operations) at CDB. His substantive position on taking up that acting appointment from August 16, 2010, was director, finance and corporate planning. He first joined the CDB in 1985 and was seconded by the Bank in 1987 to set up the corporate planning function at the regional airline, LIAT (1974) Limited.

He subsequently served as chief executive officer of LIAT, before returning to CDB in 1998.

Smith has also held high-level positions at a number of other institutions in the region, including director of the Economics and Planning Division at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica and vice president-investments at Life of Jamaica Limited.