Garfield Sinclair is now Managing Director of both Flow and LIME in Jamaica, following the approval to merge Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) and Columbus International, it was announced in a CSC news release on Friday.

As a result, Sinclair, who has been in charge of CWC’s consumer brand, LIME, since October 2010, now also has responsibility for the Flow and Columbus brands.

On accepting the appointment, Sinclair said: “It’s an honour to lead the combined entities at a time that gives us an opportunity to redefine the modern telecoms experience in Jamaica. I’m very excited about our expanded suite of consumer services, which now fulfills our longstanding ambition to provide an amazing multi-platform ‘Quad Play’ customer experience.

“Our B2B capabilities have also been tremendously enhanced by this combination so that both small businesses and large multinational enterprises will be able to leverage our sophisticated suite of managed-service solutions.” he said in the news release.

Holness heads JBA

Nigel Holness, Managing Director of CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank (Jamaica) Limited is now president of the Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA), having been voted in unanimously at an Extraordinary General Meeting on Friday. He replaces Maureen Hayden-Cater.

Scotiabank president and chief executive Jacqueline Sharp was elected as vice president, while JMMB Merchant Bank CEO Jerome Smalling was elected treasurer. MF&G Trust and Finance general manager Pamela Smith remains as secretary .

“I wish to convey my appreciation to the JBA Executive Council for the vote of confidence placed in me to continue advancing the work of the JBA, in particular by ensuring that we continue to maintain a stable, secure, vibrant and profitable financial industry,” Holness said. “This can only be achieved through a collaborative approach, working together with all stakeholders to include the Government of Jamaica, the regulators, private sector partners, international agencies and the general banking public.”

Holness has worked for CIBC for more than 25 years, joining the Bank of Commerce/ CIBC back in 1988. Prior to becoming managing director, Holness worked in the bank’s treasury department in Jamaica. Prior to that he worked for the regional centralised treasury team in Barbados, and had responsibility across numerous jurisdictions.

Holness has participated in a number of formal training and development programmes both locally and internationally.

Shields ends her sabbatical

Broadcast journalist Emily Shields (formerly Crooks) is returning to journalism after the break she took following her marriage to former Deputy Commissioner of Police Mark Shields in November last year.

Last year Shields reiterated her commitment to journalism, but said she wanted a sabbatical for the purposes of focusing on her family as well as studying law.

Shields will be working for both RJR and new media house Business Access TV.

On RJR Shields will host the radio station’s long established current- affairs call-in programme Hotline on Thursdays and Fridays, while Clive Mullings will host Mondays and Tuesdays and Orville Taylor will host Wednesdays.

Meanwhile, Shields will also host a current affairs programme on Business Access TV that will focus primarily on business.

Shields, an attorney-at-law, previously worked for Nationwide News Network from its inception some 10 years ago.