Delmar
Saint Lucia’s longest standing financial institution 1st National Bank St. Lucia Limited has appointed a new managing director.
Andy Delmar, a Saint Lucian with 23 years of experience in the Caribbean banking and financial services sector, took the helm on January 3, 2014.
President of 1st National Bank, Dr. Charmaine Gardner, said Delmar’s appointment comes at a time when the bank has strategically realigned its structure and operations.
According to Dr. Gardner, “It is no coincidence that in our 75th year we have selected a new managing director to steer our bank through this current period of exciting challenges and opportunities. This is a significant part of our proactive market strategy to preserve growth despite the highly competitive global market.”
Delmar brings to 1st National Bank a wealth of professional expertise and experience in the key areas of retail banking, sales, small business, home financing, product management, marketing and personal banking.
He has held senior regional positions with CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank (FCIB), including those of director, retail banking operations; district manager, EC Islands, with responsibility for retail, wealth and small business; director of FirstCaribbean International Finance Corporation; associate director, retail sales for Barbados, Belize and EC Islands; home finance manager for the OECS, BVI and St. Maarten; product manager, marketing department; and personal banking manager, St. Lucia.
Delmar holds the professional banking designation of Fellow of the Institute of Canadian Bankers (FICB); and the degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA), specialising in financial services management from Dalhousie University, Canada.
The board of directors, management and staff are indeed pleased to welcome Delmar to the 1st National Bank team.