EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

Delivering Experience and Expertise

Our leadership team brings together decades of distinguished experience in private banking, regulatory compliance, and institutional finance.

SENIOR MANAGEMENT

Bernard Kemp

President

Bernard Kemp is a Chartered Accountant with over 20+ years of experience in the financial services sector. Mr. Kemp currently serves as the President of St. James Bank & Trust Company Ltd. (“SJBT”), where he has been employed since 2005. During his tenure at SJBT, Mr. Kemp has held the positions of Financial Controller and Vice-President, Finance and has contributed to a number of areas with the larger operational and accounting management functions as well as information technology support and implementation. Prior to his time with SJBT, Mr. Kemp was previously employed with Private Investment Bank Limited as Financial Controller, and Ernst & Young, providing accounting, auditing and assurance services to a wide variety of clients including banks and investment firms.”

Dion Thompson

Vice President and 
Secretary

Dion Thompson currently serves as Vice President and Secretary of SJBT, where he has been employed since 2003. During his tenure at SJBT, Mr. Thompson has also served as Assistant Financial Controller, MLRO and Fund Accountant. Prior to his employment with Permal, Mr. Thompson served as a member of the operations and accounting staff at Deltec Banking Corporation Ltd. and a junior member of the Treasury Department at Citibank N. A. Mr. Thompson holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of Western Ontario.

Our Team

Our dedicated professionals bring specialized expertise across all areas of private banking operations and client service.

Bernard Young

Compliance Officer

30+ Years of Experience

Law Enforcement, Regulatory (FIU) and Private Banking Compliance

Anastacia Brooks

Senior Associate

18+ Years of Experience

Financial services and securities trading

Kelsi Williams

Associate

36+ Years of Experience

Banking operations, client accounting, mutual fund accounting and administration

Shanressa Smith

Analyst

12+ Years of Experience

Banking operations and administration

Joash Boyd

Junior Accountant

5+ Years of Experience

Audit experience with banking industry focus, risk assessment, internal control operations, and financial statement review

“Our multi-tiered compliance architecture ensures that every transaction is subject to the most rigorous standards of review and verification, providing unparalleled security for our institutional participants.

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