#Nassau, July 9, 2019 – Bahamas – Dr. Cassandra Nottage was appointed to the post of the National Identified Risk Framework Coordinator (NIRFC) effective August 14, 2018. Dr. Nottage has over 40 years of experience in Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation.
Dr. Nottage held the post of Manager of Bank Supervision at The Central
Bank of The Bahamas for 12 years (2002 – 2014) with a total tenure of 36 years
with the institution. Post departure from the Central Bank, Dr. Nottage
commenced a financial sector and regulatory consulting business. It is through
this consulting business that Dr. Nottage would be recruited to assist the
Office of The Attorney General with its AML/CFT/CFP mandate and progressed to
the posting as the NIRFC.
Dr. Cassandra Nottage is a decorated Anti-Money Laundering/Countering
the Financing of Terrorism Veteran. An avid scholar, Dr. Nottage took up the
challenge to pursue a Doctorate’s Degree in Business Administration (with a concentration
in International Business), days after retiring from the Central Bank, with
Walden University after a 31 year hiatus from Academia.
Dr. Nottage successfully attained a Doctorate Degree from Walden
University on October 28, 2018 and celebrated this milestone event on January 19,
2019 at formal graduation exercises. Dr. Nottage’ studies centred on the
Bahamian financial sector – “Compliance Strategies to reduce the risks of Money
Laundering and Terrorist Financing”.
Dr. Nottage
has held prominent positions on the Central Bank’s Policy Advisory, Monetary
Policy, Regulatory Decisions and Financial Stability Committees. She is a past
Director of the Bahamas’ Deposit Insurance Corporation, Caribbean Financial
Action Task Force Financial Expert, Caribbean Director on the governing Board
of the Association of Banks of The Americas, twice past Chair of the Caribbean
Group of Banking Supervisors and an Associate of the Toronto Leadership Centre.
Dr. Nottage
has been a guest lecturer with the Bahamas Compliance Association and Bahamas
Institute of Financial Services for 17 years lecturing in the ICA Anti-Money
Laundering and Compliance Diploma Programmes and the Banking Certificates
programme.
Dr. Nottage, while at the Central Bank travelled widely representing her country at international and regional conferences and seminars where at times she was a presenter on topical issues of banking supervision and anti-money laundering issues.
Release: The Office of the Attorney General’s