FirstCaribbean International Bank has announced the appointment of Ms. Cheryl Blackman, above, to the position of Wealth Management – Legal and Compliance Director. Ms. Blackman joined the eight-member Wealth Management Leadership Team on Jan 2.
In this role, she will be responsible for the management regulatory and reputation risk within the Bank’s Legal and Compliance function. This also includes oversight of seven local Risk & Control Managers, who are located in each of FirstCaribbean’s Wealth Management Centres. She will work closely with the bank’s wider Compliance function.
Ms. Blackman is an attorney by training, with 21 years experience in her field. She was admitted to the Bar in Barbados, and in the United States, where she spent 14 years as an Assistant District Attorney in New York County.
She has been with FirstCaribbean since 2000, where she began her association with the Bank in Operational Risk as a Business Risk Consultant. In 2002, with formation of FirstCaribbean, she was appointed Legal Counsel, until her appointment to her current post.
In announcing the appointment, Jan-Arne Farstad, Managing Director for FirstCaribbean’s Wealth Management team said: “I’m delighted to have someone with Cheryl’s experience join our team. She brings additional depth and a unique perspective to our world-class team of Wealth Management professionals.”
