Caribbean Association of Audit Committee Members

Chairman: Ackroyd W Birmingham
Deputy Chairman: Nicolette M. Doherty B.A., LLM
Allan Bierzynski, F.C.C.A.
Errol Cheong A.A., F.C.I.I., F.L.M.I., C.L.U.
Mrs. Michal Yvette Andrews
Mr. Vern Gill
Dr. Michel Jack Antoine Brahim RA

Chairman: Ackroyd W Birmingham
Ackroyd W Birmingham who is an accountant by profession, has been Manager of the Dominica Co-operative Societies League (Apex body for Credit Unions) from January 01, 1996. Prior to 1996, he worked in the United Kingdom and held positions as Chief Accountant and Company Secretary. Ackroyd is currently Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors; Chairman of the Audit and Compliance Committee and a member of the Credit Committee of the National Bank of Dominica. In addition, he is a member of the Audit Committee of the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions and holds other directorships regionally and locally.
P O BOX 2068, ROSEAU, DOMINICA
ackroydbirmingham1@gmail.com
Tel: (767) 245 8137
Fax: (767) 448 0490
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Deputy Chairman: Nicolette M. Doherty B.A., LLM
Nicolette Doherty is a graduate of the University of Kent, Canterbury, England and Georgetown University, Washington D.C, in the United States, where she obtained a BA in Law and a Masters Degree in International and Comparative Law. She is a member of Middle Temple Inn of Court in London, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales and she is a practicing member of the Bar of Antigua and Barbuda. She has acquired extensive practice experience in several jurisdictions, primarily in relation to commercial matters. She has developed a successful commercial practice in Antigua where she represents a leading financial institution and other domestic and international corporate clients in the field of private sector development, including trade, investment, real estate and tourism related development projects. Ms. Doherty has acted as a consultant to Caricom and has participated in consultative group sessions to assist government and development agencies define appropriate policy frameworks and strategies for the development and promotion of international financial services and investment initiatives. She currently serves as a member of the audit committee of Global Bank of Commerce and Caribbean Union Bank, in Antigua and Barbuda.
Island House, Newgate Street, St John's Antigua, West Indies
dohertyn@candw.ag
Tel: (268) 462-4468/9
Fax: (268) 561-1056
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Allan Bierzynski, F.C.C.A.
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 years working with public accounting firms in Grenada and St. Lucia. He is a past president of the Grenada Chamber of Industry & Commerce, and serves as a volunteer on the boards of the Grenada Community Development Organisation and the Grenada Planned Parenthood Association. A former Director of the National Commercial Bank of Grenada and of the National Insurance Board, he is now a Director of Caribbean Microfinance (Grenada) Ltd. and a member of its Audit Committee.
BRUCE STREET,ST GEORGE'S, GRENADA
hubbards@spiceisle.com
Tel: (473) 440 5035
Fax: (473) 440 4008
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Errol Cheong A.A., F.C.I.I., F.L.M.I., C.L.U.
Errol Cheong, a Chartered Insurer by profession, retired in 2003 as Managing Director of the GTM Group of Insurance Companies but remained on the Board as a non-executive Director of the Group. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute, Fellow of the Life Management Institute, and Chartered Life Underwriter. Mr. Cheong has served as President of the Insurance Association of the Caribbean, the Insurance Association of Guyana, and the Insurance Institute of Guyana. He is a Past President of the Rotary Club of Georgetown and serves on the Executive Committee of the Guyana Red Cross Society. Mr. Cheong holds directorships in Republic Bank (Guyana) Ltd., Banks DIH Limited, Neal & Massy (Guyana) Limited, and Mega Insurance Company Limited of Trinidad and Tobago. He is the recipient of the Golden Arrow of Achievement, a national award in the Order of Service of Guyana.
Promenade Court, 155-156 new Market Street, North Cummingsburg, Georgetown, Guyana
echeong@networksgy.com
Tel: 011 592 225 0034 (W)
Fax: 011 592 225 0035
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Mrs. Michal Yvette Andrews
Mrs. Andrews holds directorships on several Boards including First Citizens Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, First Citizens (St. Lucia) Ltd, The Unit Trust Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago, The Belize Unit Trust Corporation (Chairman), St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC), L.J Williams Ltd. (a Public Company) and M & J Services Limited (a Private company). She is a member of the Audit Committee of First Citizens Bank's as well as that of L.J. Williams Ltd. . A qualified accountant with 32 years of practical experience mainly in the area of taxation, she has developed substantial local, regional and international expertise in this area. She is a former Commissioner of Inland Revenue and was responsible for the implementation of the Value Added Tax regime in Trinidad & Tobago. She has also assisted other countries in preparing for the implementation of their VAT systems namely Barbados, Belize, Zimbabwe, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent, Dominica, Grenada and Guyana. Mrs. Andrews is a former Principal/Partner of Ernst & Young and headed their tax practice in Trinidad & Tobago. She was a part time lecturer in taxation for the MSc Accounting at UWI's Department of Management Studies and also served as a member of Trinidad and Tobago's Double Taxation Negotiating Team. Mrs. Andrews holds a BSc in Accounting, a postgraduate Diploma from Harvard University's International Tax Program, is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (FCCA) and a member of the institute of Chartered Accountants of Trinidad and Tobago (ICATT).
9 Queen's Park East, Port of Spain Trinidad
m-and-j@tstt.net.tt
Tel: (868) 637 1589
Fax: (868) 624 5981
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Mr. Vern Gill
Vern Gill is a past student of St. Mary's College and the then St. Lucia 'A' Level College. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Sociology (1983) and a Bachelor of Law Degree (1986) from the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. He holds a Master of Law Degree from the University of London's London School of Economics (1988) and a Post Graduate Certificate in Air & Space Law from the University College London (1990) and is a member of the Honorable Society of Middle Temple since July 1990. Mr. Gill is a lawyer by profession having been engaged in private practice from September 1990 to the present. He is presently the Vice President of the St. Lucia Employers Federation and a Director of N IPRO, the Eastern Caribbean Financial Holdings Company, two of its subsidiaries Bank of Saint Lucia Limited and Bank of Saint Lucia International Limited and is a member of its Audit Committee. Mr. Gill is also Chairman of the Public Service Board of Appeal and a temporary Magistrate assigned to the Coroner's Court.
Vern Gill Chambers, 28 Micoud Street, P O Box 546, Castries, Saint Lucia
verngill@candw.lc
Tel: (758) 452 2005
Fax: (758) 452 2009
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Dr. Michel Jack Antoine Brahim RA
Dr. Michel Jack Antoine Brahim RA, age 53, currently is the CEO of the Fernandes Group one of the largest private enterprises in Suriname which comprises several business units, with production varying from soft drinks to bakery to ice cream. Michel Brahim is on the Supervisory Board of De Surinaamsche Bank NV (DSB Bank NV) and represents also the HAKRIN Bank of Suriname. Michel is member of the audit committee of the supervisory board of DSB Bank. Michel has studied economics at the university in the Netherlands (Katholieke Universiteit Brabant) and also became a Certified Public Accountant (Registered Accountant) and a Tax Auditor (Rijksaccountant) in the Netherlands. Before joining the Fernandes Group Michel has worked for years in audit and was the audit partner at Tjong A Hung, Accountants, an associated firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Good Governance, Corporate Governance and related topics are of special interest.
C/O Fernandes Concern Beheer N.V. Klipstenenstraat 2-10, P O Box 1834, Paramaribo, SURINAME
m.brahim@fernandesconcern.com; m.cooman@fernandesconcern.com
Tel: 011 597 411 998
Fax: 011 597 471 154
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