The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) has announced that the Blue Ribbon Panel appointed for this year’s Industry Excellence Awards held its first meeting to consider the nominations received for the annual awards programme last week.

The Industry Excellence Awards Programme, co-sponsored by BFSB and the Professional Industry Associations, recognizes outstanding industry practitioners in a number of categories, including Executive of the Year, Mentor of the Year, Professional of the Year, and Achiever of the Year.

Recipients in each of the categories will be announced at the 2013 Gala Awards Dinner on November 1.

In addition, BFSB will recognize a 2013 graduate from the School of Business at the College of the Bahamas, as FSI Student of the Year.

Also on this occasion, Ryan Pinder, Minister of Financial Services, will announce the Recipient of the 2013 Minister’s Award–presented to an individual chosen by the Minister for contributions to the development and/or promotion of the sector.