ECCB 2021-2022 Annual Report and Statement of Accounts

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A fter more than 15 years of yeoman service to the people of the ECCU, Deputy Governor, Trevor Brathwaite demitted office on 15 September 2021. s a member of the Bank’s Executive team since 2006, Mr Brathwaite was instrumental in providing steady and strong leadership through changing and challenging times. He was a strong advocate for the growth and development of ECCB leaders, and as a Certified Accountant by profession, promoted prudent accounting and fiscal practices in the achievement of the Bank’s vision and mission. The management and staff of the ECCB gathered virtually on 7 September for a farewell ceremony in the Deputy Governor’s honour. The highlights of the event were reflections from special guests: ECCB Board Member for Antigua and Barbuda, Whitfield Harris Jr; Chief Executive Officer of the St Kitts Nevis Anguilla National Bank, Donald Thompson, and Franz-Joseph Repole, son of the late Herbert Denham Repole of Repole Architecture, architects of the ECCB Headquarters buildings. President of the ECCB Staff Association, along with members of staff also offered tributes to the Deputy Governor. The ECCB Choir and the ECCB’s musical band, Shockwave, of which the Deputy Governor was a founding member, serenaded him with a special rendition musical pieces.

In his farewell remarks to the management and staff of the ECCB, the former Deputy Governor expressed his passion for service to the people of the region. He encouraged them to keep serving the region. “The region will love your efforts even if they don’t say it openly.” Governor, Timothy N. J. Antoine presented Mr Brathwaite with a parting gift from the Bank as he bid him farewell and thanked him for his sterling service. The ECCB is grateful to the former Deputy Governor for his many years of dedicated and committed service to the Bank and to the ECCU region and beyond.

ECCB Choir and Shockwave Band Serenade Former Deputy Governor Trevor Brathwaite at Virtual Farewell Ceremony