Both Sides of The Coin: The Story of The Central Bank of Barbados 1972-2017

100 Hewitt and John Simpson. After 1995, the membership of the Board always included a woman attorney. Two of themwere called to higher office - Lynette Eastmond, as a senator in 2003, and Jacqueline Cornelius, as a High Court judge in 2006. During 2006, Dr. Sonia Richards, Secretary to the Board, also resigned to accept an appointment as a High Court judge. Between 2008 and 2017, individuals serving on the Board were Grantley Smith and Dr. Louis Woodroofe, both directors of finance and economic affairs, Ashley Toppin and Peter Carter, accountants, Dr. Justin Robinson, lecturer in Business Studies at the UWI, Sir Kyffin Simpson, Harold Hoyte and Bjorn Bjerkhamn, all businessmen, as well as Cecil McCarthy and Onika Stewart, attorneys. Service to the Bank and in other areas earned national recognition for several members of the Board. Douglas Lynch (who had been awarded the GCM in 1987) and Stephen Emtage were knighted, respectively, in 1990 and 1999. Governor Springer (in 1993), Governor Williams (in 2006) and Deputy Governor Worrell (in 1996) were awarded the GCM. During 1996 the GCM was also conferred on David Cuke and Erskine Griffith. John Simpson, Grantley Smith and Patrick Mayers were awarded the Barbados Centennial Honour (BCH) in 2000. The Deputy Governors The first appointees were Calvin Springer and DeLisle Worrell. In 1992, Springer became governor and Marion Williams was elevated to the position of deputy governor (operations). Worrell retired in 1998 and Williams was appointed governor in 1999, leaving both positions of deputy governor vacant. The vacant positions were both filled by individuals who had previously worked at the Bank. Darcy Boyce was appointed deputy governor (operations) from July 1, 2000. Boyce, whose training was in economics and management accounting, had been the first director of the MIS Department. Since leaving the Bank in 1983, he had been a partner with KPMG where he had been in charge of consulting for the previous seven years. On June 1, 2001, Carlos Holder became deputy governor (research