Position:

Senior Partner

Personal data:

Born in 1940; married to Jennifer Kirby (née Goddard) with four adult children

Nationality:

British and Barbadian

Qualifications:

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Quebec (1965) Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados

Professional and business history:

Professional and Price Waterhouse - Montreal, 1959 -1966 Price Waterhouse Barbados/Trinidad, 1967 - 68 Mitchell Construction Co. - VP Finance, 1968-73 R S Kirby & Co - Founder, 1973 - 85 Merged with Price Waterhouse - Senior Partner, 1985 - 95 Retired from Price Waterhouse, 1995 R S Kirby & Co. Ltd - Consultants - Founder, 1995 - present R S Kirby, Chartered Accountants, 1995 - present Kirby Gallery, Art Collection - 1996 - present

Professional and business experience:

Senior Partner of Price Waterhouse East Caribbean with responsibility for managing a four country, twelve partner, two hundred staff firm. Also managed firm's local and international tax practice. Wide variety of audit and consulting assignments in Canada, Barbados, Trinidad and elsewhere in the Caribbean. Resort developments and project management activities in Barbados, Antigua and Trinidad. Arranging financing for hotels, manufacturing and trading companies. Evaluation of viability of several regional airlines. Formation of venture capital companies Ongoing investment management services for a group of private clients, with emphasis on unlisted investments Non-executive director of Interamericana Trading Corp. (vehicle distribution throughout Caribbean), Simpson Motors Ltd., Sandy Beach Resort, and others.

Other:

Member International Tax Planning Association Advisor, Roman Catholic Diocese of Barbados

Position:

Partner.

Personal data:

Born in 1973; Married with two sons under 3yrs.

Nationality:

Dual Barbadian and British.

Qualifications:

Passed the Certified Public Accountant examination in November 2000. Certified Financial Analyst Candidate Bachelor of Commerce Degree, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Professional and  Business history:

R.S. Kirby & Co. Ltd. - June 2002 to date PricewaterhouseCoopers - 1997 to May 2002

Professional and  Business experience:

Feasibility assessment in the acquisition of a UK company with a turnover in excess of 100 million pounds. Development of a business plan and prospectus to convert an existing hotel property into a condominium property. Act as intermediary for clients in dealings with money managers regarding their private investment portfolios. Manage the audit and accounting function of the firm Responsible for information and technology solutions for the firm and the audit approach. Design and assist in the implementation of information systems Implement Quickbooks* accounting software

Professional and  Business experience with Pricewaterhouse Coopers:

Audit, accounting, general business advisory and taxation services provided to a broad spectrum of businesses including banking, insurance, manufacturing, securities trading, hotels, and construction. Pricewaterhouse Coopers supervisor responsible for Operational Systems Risk Management as it related to audits and special projects

Activities in the firm's audit department included: Perform computer assisted audit techniques to determine audit approach adopted for major clients in the banking, insurance and manufacturing industry. Specialist in database interrogation and auditing System consulting and implementation Advise on database migrations, mergers and special audits

Financial services clients: Bank of Nova Scotia, Barbados National Bank, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Caribbean Development Bank, The Mutual Bank, British Gas, American Life Insurance Company, Life of Barbados, NEM (West Indies) Insurance Ltd. Clico Insurance Ltd., Equity Insurance Ltd.