RF - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Manager, Trust & Corporate Services
- Member of the Sunjet Toastmasters' Club
Carol Gaskin joined RF Merchant Bank & Trust (Barbados) Limited in 2010 as an Assistant Manager and in 2012 she was promoted to the post of Manager - Trust & Corporate Services.
She held several positions in administration and management in the banking sector and has enjoyed a successful career in the offshore business. During the period 1998 to 1999, she was a Manager in the Corporate Division of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Subsequent to this, she spent a number of years working as a Senior Trust Officer at CIBC where she gained invaluable knowledge and experience in Trust & Estate Management. In 2007, she graduated as an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators in the UK.
Carol Gaskin is a member of the Sunjet Toastmasters' Club and her motto is "defeat is falling down and not getting back up".
Job Titles:
- Regional Manager, Internal Audit
Job Titles:
- Vice President & Group Head of Investments
With over 20 years of experience in bringing wealth management services to clients, Mr. Slatter is experienced in wealth creation and managing risk. He holds a Master of Economics degree and a Master of Business Administration degree from York University, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst Charterholder. Mr. Slatter has a penchant for connecting clients with the products and services that suit their needs and secure their future.
Job Titles:
- Chief Information Officer
- Vice President
- Technology Leader
Mr. Smailes is a seasoned technology leader with a strong transformational mindset. He has over thirty years of experience in delivering solutions to the financial services industry and is well versed in the regulatory and technological issues facing the financial service industries. Mr. Smailes will lead RF's strategic technology transformation and be responsible for the Group's digital strategy, infrastructure and software development.
Mr. Smailes held numerous CIO positions with multi-national organizations. He holds a Masters degree in Information Systems Design and Management and has completed multiple training courses including most recently the University of Oxford Fintech Programme.
Job Titles:
- Vice President & Group Head of Business Development
David has been in the financial services industry for 20 years. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Social Science and a diploma in Wealth Management from the University of Natal, South Africa. Much of David's working career was with Discovery Holdings in both their South Africa and UK offices. In his role as the National Head of Sales and Distribution, he introduced and implemented a unique franchise model to the UK market. He eventually bought a Discovery franchise in 2008 and was the key individual for Discovery Consulting Services in Johannesburg. One of his major career accomplishments was building a broker/advisory network of over 230 brokerages that won numerous CEO and top franchise awards.
David specializes in sales and distribution and is excited about the prospect of growing RF's footprint across the Caribbean. In his leisure time, he works on his golf handicap and spends quality time with his wife and three kids.
Job Titles:
- Securities Investment Advisor at RF Merchant Bank & Trust
Graham Marshall is the Securities Investment Advisor at RF Merchant Bank & Trust (Barbados) Ltd. He has been employed with the company for over 6 years and is knowledgeable about market trends. Graham provides advice and makes recommendations for suitable investment options, including mutual funds, pension plans, stocks and bonds to high net worth clients. Graham holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Management with a major in Finance from Ryerson University.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- President
- President and Group Head of Trusts and Estates
Jillian is the President and Group Head of Trusts and Estates at RF where she manages the daily operations in Barbados and oversees the Trust & Estates services within the group. Prior to joining RF in 2009, Jillian was employed at Caribbean Money Market Brokers (CMMB). She holds a Bachelor's from the University of Toronto and has been a CFA charter holder since 2011.
She manages the daily operations and oversees the Trusts and Estates services for the Group.
Job Titles:
- Vice President & Group Head of Investment Banking
Mr. Wilson has over 30 years of Corporate and Commercial Banking experience working in Canada, The Dominican Republic, and The Bahamas. His international experience spans Risk Management and financing every business size from small to conglomerate, in everything from Trade Finance to construction and hospitality financing. Jim is especially attuned to the nuances of corporate finance having jointly started, run and then sold a business as a profitable going concern. He has passed the Canadian Securities Course and holds a Bachelor and Master Degree in Business Administration.
Job Titles:
- Regional Manager, Investment Banking
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- Regional Manager, Information Technology
Job Titles:
- Manager, Brokerag
- Manager, Brokerage
Lamar Goring leads the RF brokerage department and works as a Trader. He has been with the company for 7 years gaining valuable experience in mutual fund administration, pension and investment services. Lamar holds a Bachelor's degree in Banking & Finance with honours from the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus, 2011. Lamar won the broker of the year award in the Barbados Stock Exchange's annual Broker of the year 2017 Competition.
Job Titles:
- Regional Manager, Pension Services
Marla is recognized as a leading economist and advisor in the Caribbean, known for her insightful and frequent analysis on the regional implications of international events. She has taken a key role in driving discussion, public policy formation and action, to foster gender equality, reduce income inequality, and promote new models of fiscal and economic resilience, to lead the region toward a more prosperous and sustainable future.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Group President
- President
Qualification: Bachelor's Degrees in Commerce & Accountancy, CA (SA) Email Id: info@rfgroup.com
Mr. Anderson is the President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of RF Bahamas and RF Barbados, positions he has held since 2007. He is a 30 year + veteran of the Fidelity Group, having started his career with the company as Vice President, CFO and Company Secretary of Fidelity's Cayman based banking and insurance brokerage operations in 1987. He was appointed as Vice President and CFO of the Fidelity Group in 1995 and co-led the 1995 MBO by Fidelity of British American Holdings Ltd.'s banking operations.
Prior to joining the Fidelity Group, Michael spent six year working for PriceWaterhouseCoopers in both South Africa and the Cayman Islands. He has a wealth of experience in investment and retail banking services within the Caribbean having had oversight of businesses in The Bahamas, Cayman, Turks & Caicos and Barbados during his career. Michael earned his dual Bachelor's degrees at the University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, S.A.) in Commerce & Accountancy, holds the CA (S.A) Designation and is a member of the South African Society of Chartered Accountants.
Formerly the territory senior partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) Grand Cayman from 2004 to 2011, Mr. Freeland retired in June 2011 after over 30 years with the firm. His extensive expertise in international banking, trust, family office, and investment management is highlighted by his pivotal roles in serving high-profile clients in the Bahamas and Grand Cayman offices.
A fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, Mr. Freeland is currently the Director of Fidelity Bank & Trust International Limited and its subsidiary bank in The Bahamas. He is also Chairman of Vanguard Risk Solutions Limited in Cayman and a member of the Council of the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange.
In addition to this, Mr. Freeland has a history of leadership, having served as the former Chairman of the Central Tenders Committee in the Cayman Islands, a Director of the Cayman Public Services Pension Board, and as the past President of both the Cayman Islands Society of Professional Accountants and the Rotary Club of Grand Cayman.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Vice President & Group Head of Marketing
Rachael has over 10 years of regional marketing experience within the banking and FMCG industries.
Job Titles:
- Chief Risk Officer
- Vice President
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Director of RBC Royal Bank ( Bahamas ) Limited
Qualification: Bachelor's Degree in Economics
Mr. McDonald served 35 years with Royal Bank of Canada ("RBC") retiring as Senior Vice President & Head of Caribbean Banking. From 2001 until his retirement in 2011, Mr. McDonald led RBC's commercial and retail banking operations throughout the Caribbean. He was instrumental in the acquisition of RBTT, which expanded RBC's operations to 19 countries and territories across the region.
Mr. McDonald is currently a director of RBC Royal Bank (Bahamas) Limited, RBC's commercial bank in the Bahamas and RBC FINCO, which is a publicly listed company and operates as RBC's mortgage banking company in the Bahamas. He is Chairman of the Board of Cable Bahamas Limited, the country's premier cable and internet provider and a director of BeAliv Limited, the fastest growing mobile provider in the Bahamas. He is also a director of Bahamas Petroleum Company Plc, an Aim listed public company, formed to invest in an offshore oil exploration programme in the territorial waters of The Bahamas. Mr. McDonald received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Vermont and a Master of Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Vice President & Group Head of Human Resources
Job Titles:
- Regional Manager, Complianc
- Regional Manager, Compliance
Having worked within the banking industry for over a decade, Tya manages the organization's compliance with the laws and regulations of financial and business sectors in Barbados. Tya is also responsible for making sure that RF's policies are communicated across the company and staff is adequately trained to perform their duties efficiently. Tya is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), and holds a Masters in Human Resource Management from the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill campus. Tya is an active member of the Barbados Association of Compliance Professionals (BACP), and has currently taken a position on its Training Committee.