Dr Neil M. Smith tipped to be General Manager of BVIEC
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Dr Smith is expected to replace Mr Leroy A. E. Abraham who served as General Manager for over 21 years.
It is our understanding that Dr Smith had applied for the advertised post and was interviewed by the Corporation's Board and was successful. A recommendation was then made to Cabinet.
Once approved by Cabinet, the recommendation is to go before the House of Assembly for final approval.
Dr Smith has had a long public sector career, as he started out at the BVI Electricity Corporation and left in the senior position of Generation Engineer.
No stranger to leadership
He was then named Financial Secretary (FS), a job he held for many years under the National Democratic Party (NDP) regime.
When he was reassigned from the FS post, Dr Smith was appointed as Director of International Business (Regulations), before landing a job at the RDA.
He appeared before the Commission of Inquiry in 2021 to answer questions over the BVI Airways scandal surrounding a $7.2M scam, where funds were paid out in violation of the agreement, and to date, no plane or direct flights between Miami and the Virgin Islands have materialised.
The then FS noted that he was instructed by the Dr D Orlando Smith Cabinet to make the payments.
Dr Neil M. Smith, an Indigenous Virgin Islander, is the brother of Attorney General Dawn J. Smith. He is well-trained and qualified for the position. He holds a doctorate in Business Administration and Leadership. His first Degree is in engineering.
Confusion?
There was some confusion after Mr Abraham retired and was promised to return for a year (2023) after his retirement on December 31, 2022, but it appears the deal fell through and the Board moved to fill the position.
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39 Responses to “Dr Neil M. Smith tipped to be General Manager of BVIEC”
This Smith Family has consistently been the backbone and stalwarts of BVI development as far back as can be traced. East West North South USVI/Puerto Rico and places overseas. A BVI family known and respected by the UK Gov.
A true legacy of giving to home and everywhere else they call home.
I have always been fascinated by them since my arrival on these shores and did some research which has left me in awe.
His Dad,Bennet Smith,granfather Wilfred W Smith Grandfather Daniel B Smith etc etc..
Let us stop the &*^% nonsense now. What has Neil pioneered or led in the BVI? Not one *&^%@ thing!!! His legacy will be giving away $7 million dollars without no proper explanation. This place is just going to &^%$@ sh**. Just because someone is a 'nice' person doesn't mean they're fit and proper. We demonize Myron over a Wall that cost 1.2mil and that is still there around the school, even surviving Irma. But this man allegedly squandered $7mil as FS, no plane, admitted to paying out all the money despite the agreement saying different, currently under investigation and he is rewarded with a new big job. And you want the youth to stop doing what they're doing? What message are we sending? This is all just ^&*%$@ crazy and that's why the young people will do what they want to get their money.