The 2015 award recipients are:

Lifetime Achievement Award: Betty Roberts, president, First Trust Bank

Executive of the Year: Denise Curry Turnquest, senior vice-president, credit risk, Commonwealth Bank Ltd

Mentor of the Year: Franklyn Thomas, senior manager, consumer lending, Commonwealth Bank Ltd

Professional of the Year: Andrea Azeez Quant, vice president of banking & finance, The Winterbotham Trust Company Ltd

Achiever of the Year: Lorca Bowe, risk officer, business risk department, UBS Trustees (Bahamas) Ltd

Student of the Year: Dava Bullard, BBA Accounting, now staff accountant at Ernst & Young

BFSB’s chairman Prince Rahming and chief executive officer Aliya Allen spoke to the impressive list of 24 nominees who were finalists for the Industry Awards across the various categories, indicating their joint conviction that this augurs well for the sustainability of the sector going forward.

Presentation of Lifetime Achievement Award. Left to right, Prince Rahming, BFSB Chairman; Hon. C.V. Hope Strachan, Minister of Financial Services; Betty Roberts, Recipient; Aliya Allen, BFSB CEO. (Photo courtesy BFSB)

Executive of the Year Presentation: Left to Right, Prince Rahming, BFSB Chairman; Hon. C.V. Hope Strachan, Minister of Financial Services; Denise Turnquest (Recipient); Aliya Allen, BFSB CEO. (Photo courtesy BFSB)

Mentor of the Year Presentation – Left to Right: Prince Rahming, BFSB Chairman; Hon. C.V. Hope Strachan, Minister of Financial Services; Franklyn Thomas (Recipient); Aliya Allen, BFSB CEO. (Photo courtesy BFSB)

Professional of the Year Presentation – Left to right Prince Rahming, BFSB Chairman; Hon. C.V. Hope Strachan, Minister of Financial Services; Andrea Azeez-Quant (Recipient); Aliya Allen, BFSB CEO. (Photo courtesy BFSB)

Achiever of the Year Presentation – Left to Right: Prince Rahming, BFSB Chairman; Hon. C.V. Hope Strachan, Minister of Financial Services; Lorca Bowe (Recipient); Aliya Allen, BFSB CEO. (Photo courtesy BFSB)