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Audit Committee

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee reviews the returns that the Company is required to file with the Financial Services Commission (FSC), reports made by the Company’s internal and independent (external) auditors under the Insurance Act, and the Companies Act, as well as other reports, transactions or matters determined by the FSC.  The Audit Committee’s approval of such returns, financial statements or reports is required prior to approval by the Board of Directors. The Committee has authority independent of the Board of Directors in the performance of its duties. The Committee is required to meet at least quarterly, and all Committee minutes and reports are subsequently reviewed by the Board of Directors.

Our Audit Committee

Anthony
Bell
Committee
Chairman
Gary
Peart
Non-Executive
Director
Jan
Polack
Independent
Director
J. Shaw
Janene
Shaw
Independent
Director
Raymond
Therrien
Independent
Director

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Anthony Bell

Company Secretary

Independent Non-Executive

Anthony Bell is an independent non-executive Director of the Company and brings to the Board his experience in management gained at a senior level in many prominent local companies.

Mr. Bell is a graduate of Jamaica College and South West London College, and he has worked as an accountant and financial controller throughout his career. He served as Managing Director of J. Wray and Nephew Limited and Chief Financial Officer of Lascelles de Mercado group of companies for over 30 years, retiring in 2011.

Evan Thwaites

Managing Director

Executive

Evan Thwaites is a Chartered Insurer and an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute (ACII). As the Managing Director of the Company he has primary oversight for its operations and the execution of its strategic business plan.

Mr. Thwaites was educated at Wolmer’s Boys’ School and completed management training courses in the U.S.A., the United Kingdom and Germany for the purposes of his professional development in the insurance and reinsurance industry. He spent over 30 years with Globe Insurance Company of Jamaica Limited (and its predecessor entity, Globe Insurance Company of the West Indies Limited), prior to its acquisition by Guardian Group, where he served as Managing Director. He subsequently worked as a consultant for Grace Kennedy Financial Services Limited and served as a Director of Jamaica International Insurance Company Limited, prior to forming IronRock.

Gary Peart

Director

Non-Executive

Mr. Gary H. Peart has been the Chief Executive Officer of Mayberry Investments Limited since 2005, and has served on its Board of Directors since 2006. He has over twenty years of experience in the Jamaican financial industry, having worked in senior positions at leading financial institutions throughout his career, gaining experience in almost every business line including Corporate Finance, Equity, Fixed Income and Treasury Management..

Mr. Peart also serves as the Deputy Chairman on the Board of the Jamaica Stock Exchange and currently serves as Treasurer of the Jamaica Securities Dealers Association. He also serves as a Director at several other well-known Jamaican institutions including; LASCO Financial Services Limited and Lasco Distributors Limited.

Jan Polack

Director

Independent Non-Executive

Jan Polack is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Couples Resorts, where her primary focus is to oversee the financial and administrative operations and continued expansion, in which she plays an integral role.
Ms. Polack joined IronRock in January 2017 as an independent non-executive Director.

Prior to these appointments Ms. Polack served as Financial Controller at a number of companies, most recently at Caribbean Producers, and is a former Director of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Ms. Polack is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds a bachelor of Accounting from St. Leo’s College, Florida.

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Janene Shaw

Director

Independent Non-Executive

Janene Shaw joined IronRock’s Board of Directors in May 2021 as an independent non-executive Director. 

Ms. Shaw is a qualified Chartered Accountant with over 25 years’ experience and a proven track record in financial management, accounting and auditing. 

Prior to joining the Board of IronRock, Ms. Shaw was the Finance of Director of Carreras from where she was responsible for the Strategic Financial Management of the Company and also acted as Company Secretary. Prior to that, Ms. Shaw was employed at J. Wray & Nephew Limited / Lascelles deMercado & Co. Limited where she held various senior finance positions being General Manager, Finance & Administration – JWN Agricultural Division, Group Financial Officer and Accounting and Treasury Director. Prior to that, Janene was employed at PriceWaterhouseCoopers where she gained progressive audit experience to the level of Audit Manager.

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Raymond Therrien

Director

Independent Non-Executive

Raymond (Ray) Therrien joined IronRock on the 1st of January 2020 as an independent non-executive Director.

Mr. Therrien has been an executive Director of Fontana Limited for the past 18 years, and is the Chief Operations Officer of the company. At Fontana, Mr. Therrien oversees all aspects of Finance and the day to day operations of the organization, with key areas of focus being the pharmacy department and logistics for all overseas purchasing.

Prior to working at Fontana, Ray held senior sales and marketing roles for some of Canada’s largest pharmaceutical companies – including Sanofi Aventis and Roche. Mr. Therrien holds a BSc in Mathematics from McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.

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