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Like all the shareholders, Bahamas appoints a Governor, who represents the country on the Board of Governors.
For day-to-day business at the Bank's Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Bahamas is represented by a chair on the Board of Executive Directors. The chair, shared with Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, is headed by an Executive Director, who is elected to a three-year term by the Governors of Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.
The Executive Director's Office - IDB Headquarters
- Executive Director:
- Richard Bernal (From Jamaica)
- Alternate Executive Director:
- Kurt Kisto (From Trinidad and Tobago)
- Temporary Alternate Executive Director(s):
- Maxim Ali (From Guyana), Cheryl Morris-Skeete (From Barbados), Christine Thompson (From Bahamas)
- Counselor(s):
- Maxim Ali (From Guyana), Cheryl Morris-Skeete (From Barbados), Christine Thompson (From Bahamas)
- Elected By:
- Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago
- Number of votes:
- 144,116 (1.53% of the institution's ownership)
Contributed Capital from Bahamas (as of 12/31/2009 )
| US$ Million | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ordinary Capital: | 209.90 | |
| Paid-in: | 11.60 | |
| Callable: | 198.30 | |
| Fund for Special Operations: (after exchange adjustments) | 10.60 | |
| TOTAL CONTRIBUTION: | 220.50 | |
Edificio del Gobierno, Nassau
The Governor
- Governor: Zhivargo S. Laing, Minister of State/Ministry of Finance
- Alternate Governor: Ehurd Cunningham, Acting Financial Secretary/Ministry of Finance
- Communications between the Governor and the Bank: Federal Ministry of Finance
- Number of shares: 19,963 (0.21% of the institution's ownership)
