The Tribune

The Grand Bahama Port Authority has promoted Karla McIntosh to the position of senior legal counsel, with effect from May 1, 2013.

Miss McIntosh joined the GBPA in September 2010 as legal counsel and compliance officer, and has since successfully completed the International Compliance Association (ICA) Diploma programme in anti-money laundering and compliance with merit.

She has also attended the national workshop on the implementation of mandatory International Maritime Organisation (IMO) instruments, and voluntary IMO member state audit scheme, plus the Ministry of Financial Services and the Bahamas Association of Compliance Officers seminar on complying with the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).

“Management extends congratulations to Karla on her appointment as senior legal counsel. She is very result oriented with solid business instincts and judgment. Her strong transactional, general business and commercial law experience is an asset to the group of companies,” stated Ian Rolle, GBPA president.

A graduate of St Paul’s Methodist College on Grand Bahama, Miss McIntosh received her Bachelor of Law degree from the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados. S

he also attended the Eugene Dupuch Law School in Nassau, Bahamas, where she obtained her Certificate of Legal Education and graduated as class valedictorian. She was called to the Bahamas Bar on October 29, 2004.

Miss McIntosh is a member of the Bahamas Bar Association, Bahamas Association Compliance Officers (BACO), International Compliance Association (ICA) and the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA).

Prior to joining the GBPA, she served as an associate and office manager of Davis & Co’s Freeport office, where she obtained experience in civil litigation, conveyance, commercial, probate and family matters.