ATTORNEY at Law, Christopher Bovell has been lauded as “a most valued member of the FirstCaribbean International Bank (Jamaica) Limited Board of Directors” as he retires after 20 years.

Michael Mansoor, chairman of the bank told a farewell reception at the Jamaica Pegasus “Coconut Gardens” last Thursday, that “the Bank had benefitted tremendously from Mr Bovell’s expertise in corporate governance as well as his legal acumen”.

A graduate of Oxford University, London, and a member of the Bars of Middle Temple, England; Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago, Bovell served as a member of FirstCaribbean forerunner CIBC Jamaica Limited since 1989 and has also been an external director on the Regional Audit Committee of the bank which has operations in 17 Caribbean Islands.

Mr Mansoor, borrowing a cricket analogy said that Mr Bovell was “retiring at 20 not out and as such could be called by the umpire to bat again”, and thanked him for his keen attention to detail, affability, team-spiritedness and sincerity.

FirstCaribbean International Bank is the largest, regionally listed bank in the Englishand Dutch-speaking Caribbean, serving 550,000 accounts in 17 markets through 3,500 staff; 66 branches, 22 banking centres, and seven offices.