Mr. Robert Mathavious

Managing Director 

Overview:

Mr. Robert Mathavious was appointed the first Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Services Commission in 2002.

Prior to the establishment of the Commission, Mr. Mathavious enjoyed an illustrious 25 year tenure in public service with the Government of the Virgin Islands . 

As the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Services Commission, Mr. Mathavious is responsible for the administration and operation of the Financial Services Commission. His responsibilities include: the regulation of the BVI’s financial industry; the development of new service and product offerings aimed at developing and enhancing the attractiveness of the BVI as a situs for legitimate cross border financial services; and liaising with Government and private sector stakeholders in pursuance of this objective.

Professional Qualifications:

Masters of Business Administration, 1993

Bachelor of Science  (Economics), 1977

Mr. Kenneth Baker

Deputy Managing Director, Regulation

Overview:

Mr. Baker is jointly the Deputy Managing Director, Regulation and the Director of the Banking and Fiduciary Services Division.

He joined the Financial Services Department in June 2000 as the Inspector of Banks and Trust Companies after a private sector career in Banking.  Mr. Baker was appointed Deputy Managing Director, Regulation in April 2005.

Professional Qualifications:

Bachelor of Business Administration (International Corporate Finance), 1988

Mrs. Jennifer Potter-Questelles 

Deputy Managing Director, Corporate Services 

Overview:

Mrs. Potter-Questelles joined the Commission (formerly the Financial Services Department) in 2001 from the private sector.

She assumed the post of Deputy Managing Director Corporate Services in April 2005.

Professional Qualifications:

Master of Law, 2011

Masters of Business Administration (Finance), 2001

Bachelors of Science (Information Systems), 1993

Mr. David Abednego

Director, Insolvency Services

Overview:

David Abednego is an attorney who was admitted to practice law in the BVI in 1998. He joined the Commission in 2004 on secondment from the Government of the Virgin Islands and was appointed Director, Insolvency Services in 2008. In his role as the Director, Insolvency Services, Mr. Abednego leads the Commission’s Insolvency Services Division and serves as the Territory’s Official Receiver.

Professional Qualifications:

Certificate in Legal Education, 1998,

Bachelor of Laws, 1996

Bachelor of Science (Legal Studies), 1992

Mr. Harry Whitcher 

Director, Insurance

Overview:

Mr. Whitcher joined the FSC in February, 2010 as Deputy Director, Insurance and assumed the position of Director, Insurance in September, 2011.  Before joining the FSC, Mr. Whitcher worked at another regional financial services regulator and had a long standing career in the insurance industry having worked for many years as a Life Insurance Underwriter, Pensions Administrator, Claims Superintendent, Risk Manager and Insurance Manager.

Professional Qualifications:

Licentiate of the City and Guilds Institute, 2005

Certificate of Professional Management, 2001

Mr. Brodrick Penn

Director, Investment Business

Overview:

Mr. Penn has worked in the area of Mutual Funds and Investment Business for 15 years, initially working as the Assistant Registrar of Mutual Funds with the Financial Services Department, the predecessor to the Commission. As an Assistant Registrar in the Mutual Funds Registry, he was instrumental in developing and implementing the regulatory regime for mutual funds business in the BVI. In 2002, he was appointed Deputy Director, Investment Business where he continued to regulate mutual funds and their service providers. In 2007, he was appointed Director, Investment Business and has led the re-engineering, development and implementation of a new regulatory regime for fund business, as well for all securities and investment businesses and service providers.

Professional Qualifications:

Master of Laws (International Tax Planning with certifications in Offshore Financial Centres, AML / Compliance and Trust and Estate Planning), 2005

Bachelor of Science (Finance), 1997

Miss Jacqueline Wilson

Director, Legal and Enforcement

Overview:

Jacqueline Wilson has been the Director, Legal and Enforcement at the Commission since 2003. She has a wide ranging role with primary responsibility for providing legal advice to the Commission in relation to the Financial Services Commission Act, 2001, under which the Commission is constituted and the various financial services legislation which govern its operations. Ms. Wilson also serves as Principal Legal Counsel. Prior to her tenure with the Commission, Ms. Wilson practised in the Legal Department for a regional Government on international and other matters.

Professional Qualifications:

Master of Business Administration, 2002

Admitted to practice as an Attorney-at-law in 1990.

Bachelor of Laws, 1988

Mr. Cherno Jallow, QC

Director, Policy, Research and Statistics

Overview:

Prior to his appointment with the Commission, Cherno Jallow QC served as Attorney General of the BVI from 1999 to 2007. Prior to that, he served as Parliamentary Counsel in the Attorney General's Chambers from 1995 to 1999. Mr. Jallow played an instrumental role in the development of a number of financial services and related legislation, including the Financial Services Commission Act, 2001 which formally established the Financial Services Commission. He is a member of the Gambia and BVI Bar Associations.

Professional Qualifications

Master of Laws (Legislative Drafting and Public Law), 1994

Certificate in Legislative Drafting, 1989

Bachelor of Laws (Hons), 1988

Mrs. Myrna Herbert

Director, Registry of Corporate Affairs

Overview:

Mrs. Herbert was appointed Registrar of Companies in 1998 after serving as Deputy Registrar for three years. Prior to her appointment as Registrar, Mrs. Herbert had a long public service career.

Mrs. Herbert was appointed Director, Registry of Corporate Affairs on the introduction of the Financial Services Commission in 2002.

Professional Qualifications:

Diplomas in Specialist Law Courses, 1995

Masters of Business Administration (Finance), 1993

Bachelor of Science (Accounting), 1991

Miss Annet Mactavious

Director, Human Resources

Overview:

Prior to joining the Financial Services Commission in 2001, Ms. Mactavious was employed in the area of Human Resources in the public and private sectors. She has managed the Human Resources Department and has been Secretary to the Board of Commissioners since commencing her tenure with the Financial Services Commission.

Professional Qualifications:

Masters of Business Administration (Personnel and Human Resource Management), 2000

Bachelors degree – (International Business), 1997

Michelle Georges

Deputy Director, Banking

Overview:

Michelle Georges has worked at the Financial Services Commission for over 8 years.  Ms. Georges joined the Financial Services Department in October, 1999 as an Assistant Inspector of Banks, Trust Companies and Company Managers, and subsequently served the Commission as a Regulator II and Senior Regulator. Following her pursuit of a private sector career in Banking, Ms. Georges returned to the Commission in June, 2010 as the Deputy Director, Banking and manages a portfolio that encompasses the Territory’s licensed banks, authorised custodians and financing and money services business..

Professional Qualifications:

International Diploma in Compliance, 2006

Master of Business Administration (Finance), 2001

Bachelor of Arts (Business Administration - Accounting), 1998

Simone Martin

Deputy Director, Fiduciary Services

Overview:

Simone Martin is currently the Deputy Director, Fiduciary Services in the Banking & Fiduciary Services Division.  In her current role, she is primarily responsible for the supervision of trust and corporate service providers licensed by the Commission.

Before her current appointment, Simone previously worked in the Investment Business and Insurance Divisions of the Commission.

Professional Qualifications:

International Diploma in Compliance (with Merit), 2007

Master of Business Administration, 2002

Bachelor of Arts (Accounting), 1998

Carlene Penn

Deputy Director, Human Resources

Overview:

Mrs. Penn joined the Financial Services Commission in August, 2004 as the Assistant Manager, Human Resources and was promoted to the post Deputy Director, Human Resources in 2010.

Professional Qualifications:

Master of Business Administration (Finance and Accounting), 2006

Bachelor of Arts (Human Resources), 2001

Shakuntala Yamraj

Deputy Director, Insolvency Services

Overview:

Ms. Shakuntala Yamraj holds dual roles as the Deputy Director, Insolvency Services and the Deputy Official Receiver. Prior to her assignment with the Insolvency Services Division, she acted as the Financial Controller of the Commission. Before joining the FSC, Ms. Yamraj, who is CMA certified, was previously employed with the Government of the Virgin Islands.

Professional Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree (Finance and Managerial Information Systems), 1996

Stanley Dawson

Deputy Director, Insurance

Overview:

Stanley Dawson has over 26 years of experience working in the insurance industry having held various positions including Insurance Sales Associate, Underwriting Manager, Corporate President and General Manager.

Mr. Dawson has worked in the Insurance Division of the Commission for 5 years as Deputy Director.  Following a recent one year stint as a Compliance Officer in the local financial services sector, Mr. Dawson returned to the Commission as Deputy Director, Insurance in August, 2011.

Professional Qualifications:

Bachelor of Arts (Economics/Accounting), 1978

Glenford Malone

Deputy Director, Investment Business

Overview:

Glenford Malone has over a decade of experience within the regulatory environment, having first worked as an assistant Registrar of Mutual Funds for the Financial Services Department and later with the Financial Services Commission from 2002.  He was promoted from Senior Regulator to Deputy Director, Investment Business in 2006.

Mr. Malone is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and is a trained Financial Examiner in relation to the IMF/FATF Methodology of Assessing Compliance with the FATF 40 Recommendations plus 9 Special Recommendations.

Professional Qualifications:

Master of Laws (Distinction) in Law and Finance, 2005

Bachelor of Business Administration (Economics and International Business), 1997

Lynette Ramoutar

Deputy Director, Legal

Overview:

Lynette Ramoutar is a member of the Bar in England and Wales, Trinidad and Tobago and the British Virgin Islands.  She has worked in various capacities including State Counsel at a Regional Solicitor General’s Department, legal consultant and compliance consultant.  Before joining the Commission in November, 2008, Ms. Ramoutar served as Director of the Legal Division of another regional financial services regulator.

She received her LLB (Upper Second Class Honours) and Associate of King’s College diploma from King’s College, University of London and her Masters from the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados.  She joined the Financial Services Commission in November, 2008.

Professional Qualifications:

Master of Laws, 1997

Bachelor of Laws (Upper Second Class Honours), 1987

Gary Wilson

Deputy Director, Enforcement

Overview:

Gary Wilson commenced his employment with the Commission in November, 2008. In his capacity as Deputy Director, Enforcement he is responsible for investigating breaches of BVI regulatory laws and overseeing the implementation of enforcement actions. He previously spent 20 years in Bermuda where he served as Head of the Financial Investigation and Intelligence Unit (FIU).

Mr. Wilson is a Certified Fraud Examiner, a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, a  Certified Financial Crime Investigator a fellow of the International Compliance Association.

Professional Qualifications:

Master of Laws (Business Law), 2008

Bachelor of Arts (Business Administration), 2005

International Diploma in Compliance, 2003

Postgraduate Certificate in Fraud Management, 2001

Alva Mc Call

Deputy Director, Policy, Research and Statistics

Overview:

Alva Mc Call joined the Commission in late 2008 as a Senior Policy, Research and Statistics Officer in the Policy Research and Statistics Division, bringing with her a wealth of technical, administrative and managerial experience from both the private and public sectors.  Ms. Mc Call previously served as Clerk of the House of Assembly for three years before joining the Commission.

She was promoted to the post of Deputy Director, Policy, Research and Statistics in 2010.

Professional Qualifications:

Master of Business Administration (Finance), 2001

Lydia Cline-Parsons

Deputy Director, Registry of Corporate Affairs

Overview:

Ms. Cline-Parsons joined the Commission as an Assistant Registrar of Companies in 1993 and was appointed to the post of Deputy Director, Registry of Corporate Affairs in 2004.  Prior to joining the Commission, Ms. Cline-Parsons was employed as a Branch Manager at a Retail Bank in Massachusetts for a number of years.

Professional Qualifications:

Master of Business Management, 2011

Executive Diploma in Management, 2009

Diplomas in Specialist Law Courses, 2004