Our Jamaica leadership team

Territory Leader, PwC Jamaica; Caribbean Regional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader  and Regional Consumer and Industrial Products Leader

Leighton is currently the territory leader and markets’ leader for PwC Jamaica and has over thirty-five (35) years’ experience working in the audit, accounting and financial consulting industries. He is very experienced in conducting audits of statutory companies and large conglomerates. Leighton is also currently responsible for a number of our firm’s major audit clients including Kingston Wharves Group and Supreme Ventures Group. 

He is well known in Jamaica as a leader in the promotion of good corporate governance especially in the public sector where up to recently he was the chairman of the Government of Jamaica Audit Commission that oversees the internal audit functions of all Government Ministries, Executive Agencies and Departments. 

Leighton is a past president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica, past Director/Secretary of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean; and he is a distinguished past Lieutenant Governor and distinguished past president of the Kiwanis International Movement in Jamaica. He is the chairman of the Independent Commission for the Judiciary for Jamaica responsible for recommending emoluments for members of the higher judiciary and parish courts and is a former member of Jamaica’s Parliamentary Integrity Commission and  a former ACCA International Assembly Representative for Jamaica. 

In 2013 he was awarded the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander for distinguished service in public service, philanthropy and community service by the Government of Jamaica. In 2017 he was the recipient of the prestigious ICAJ Distinguished Member Award.

Leighton holds a BSc Honours Degree in Management Studies from the University of the West Indies and is a fellow of both the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ).

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Partner, Deals, PwC Southern Caribbean

Wilfred is the Managing Director of the Deals practice for the South Cluster of PwC firms in the Caribbean covering the Bahamas, East Caribbean (Barbados and Eastern Caribbean islands) and Jamaica (with oversight for Belize). He has over 25 years’ experience in Insolvency, Litigation Support, Optimised Exit, Turnaround Management, and Crisis Management. This includes cross border services performed in the USA, Canada, Haiti, Cayman Islands and Trinidad and Tobago.

Wilfred is a Chartered Accountant and Insolvency Practitioner authorised to act as a Trustee under the Insolvency Act of Jamaica and Barbados. He has spent the majority of his career providing strategic management for companies in receivership. In many instances, these companies were successfully restructured and sold as a going concern business while in others the assets were sold to recover secured bank loans.  To date, he has participated in excess of 15 major receiverships and insolvency assignments in different industries across the Caribbean, including telecommunication, agro-processing, insurance, commercial banking, investment banking, utility, manufacturing, publishing, retail, and hospitality.

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Partner, PwC Jamaica

Kimblian is a partner with PwC Jamaica and has over 18 years experience as a tax professional, serving in the public sector and the accounting  profession. She has had the opportunity to build strong relationships with officials at the Ministry of Finance, Tax Administration Jamaica and professional bodies such as the Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ)  through participation in projects, including the reform of the tax regime for the Life Insurance Industry in Jamaica.

Kimblian contributes to the provision of advice to a wide range of clients across several industry sectors - including telecom, energy, manufacturing, distribution, retail, tourism, banking, insurance, services - on a wide range of Jamaican tax matters. She was a member of the engagement team for the Half Way Tree Transport Centre project and has actively been involved in negotiations with the Revenue authorities for incentives/ concessions for clients in various industries including the Tourism and Energy sectors.

She is a chartered accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Management Studies from the University of the West Indies. Kimblian also has a post graduate diploma in Tax Audit and Revenue Administration and a Master of Science Degree in Management Information Systems from the University of the West Indies.

Phone: +1 876 932 8378

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Partner, PwC Jamaica

Carolyn Bell-Wisdom, partner at PwC Jamaica and internal audit competency leader for PwC in the Caribbean, has provided risk services to PwC clients for more than 20 years. She has advised a wide range of local, regional and multinational clients across multiple industries, including banking, energy, telecommunications, government, manufacturing, distribution, retail, tourism and hospitality, agribusiness and insurance. She advises her extensive client portfolio on governance, business continuity planning, risk management and internal audit, anti-fraud, information technology, compliance, financial and operational controls.

Carolyn is a fellow of both the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK (FCCA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ). She is also certified as an information systems auditor (CISA), fraud examiner (CFE), an internal auditor (CIA), and a business continuity planning professional (ABCP). Carolyn is also a Chartered Financial Analyst, a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM). Carolyn is also the firm’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) services leader.

Phone: +1 876 932 8314

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CARICOM Tax Leader, Partner, PwC Jamaica

Brian Denning, partner & tax services leader at PwC Jamaica, has provided specialist taxation advice and assistance to clients for over 30 years. He has advised a wide range of local, regional and multinational clients across multiple industry sectors, including energy, telecommunications, financial services, government, manufacturing, distribution and retail and tourism. 

His advice covers all aspects of taxation, including corporate, personal and estate planning; payroll taxes; expatriate planning; indirect and international trade taxes; cross-border structural and transaction planning; transfer pricing, as well as due diligence activities. He plays an active role within PwC’s international network throughout the CARICOM region and beyond. Brian also represents his clients before Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), the Ministry of Finance (and other government departments or agencies as appropriate) and the Revenue Appeals Division.

A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland, Brian also is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica and the Institute of Taxation in Ireland, where he achieved the distinction of obtaining first place in his final admitting exams. Brian also holds a bachelor of commerce degree and post-graduate diploma in professional accounting from University College Dublin, Ireland.

Brian has been a member of the Tax Committee of the ICAJ and the Economic Policy Committee of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ).   In 2015 Brian was conferred with the Order of Distinction in the rank of Officer by the Governor General of Jamaica in recognition of his contribution to Jamaica’s taxation reform programme. 

In 2016 the Government of Ireland appointed Brian as the Honorary Consul of Ireland to Jamaica.  In this role Brian provides consular services to both Jamaicans and the Irish community living in the Island and works to enhance the mutually beneficial relationship between Ireland and Jamaica. 

Phone: +1 876 932 8423

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Partner, PwC Jamaica

Fiona  Hyman is a Partner with over 15 years business advisory experience with PwC (UK and Jamaica) providing M&A support services, due diligence, valuations, financial modelling, corporate restructuring and financial reviews.  

Fiona is primarily responsible for the planning and execution of Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Finance related projects. She has been involved in a large number of complex cross-border deals and has spent a substantial portion of her career working with clients to develop, support and execute their corporate growth initiatives, while maximizing shareholder returns. 

Fiona has spent the last 10 years advising clients on large and complex transactions and projects in the Caribbean, Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe and the UK. She works with large corporates, financial institutions, government agencies  and private equity funds, principally on the full continuum of the transaction process, from initial analysis of financial and operational performance through the determination of the final purchase price.  

Fiona was seconded to the PwC UK  London based Transaction Services Group for 2.5 years where she specialized in business valuation for Financial Services Companies. 

Fiona is a fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants, UK; fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica; member of CFA Institute; member of CFA Society of the Cayman Islands; and a member of the CFA Society of Jamaica. She is also a AICPA – Accredited Business Valuer and Certified Entity and Intangible Assets Valuer.

Fiona is a proud Rotarian and also plays an active role in her high school alumni association - The Westwood Old Girls Association. 

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Risk and Quality Leader, Partner, PwC Jamaica

Gail Moore, partner at PwC Jamaica, has more than 21 years experience in the accountancy profession and provides services to assurance clients. 

Gail manages teams responsible for financial statement audits of companies in telecommunications, banking, general insurance, manufacturing and distribution. She also leads large consolidation audits which involve complex transactions. 

Gail also leads the firm’s Net Zero commitment and its environmental community engagements. In this capacity she seeks inclusive best practices that reduces the firm’s absolute carbon emissions, switches to renewables and offsets our air travel. Furthermore Gail builds strategic relationships on behalf of the firm that aids in the preservation and protection of the local environment at the education, advocacy and policy level.

She leads PwC Jamaica’s IFRS Technical Committee and is a member of PwC’s Caribbean region accounting consulting services group. Both groups are responsible for technical guidance and consultation on the application of International Financial Reporting Standards. Gail was also seconded to the PwC Toronto’s assurance group in 2015, working with financial services clients.

Gail is the Chair of the Continuing Professional Development Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ), a member of the Accounting Standards Committee of ICAJ; a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK (FCCA), fellow of the ICAJ and member of the CFA Society Jamaica.

Phone: +1 876 932 8427

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Partner, PwC Jamaica

Recardo has over 20 years’ experience in public accounting. He has extensive experience in the preparation and review of consolidated accounts in accordance with IFRS, and reporting on the accounts of groups of companies both locally and overseas. His experience also includes the review of complex transactions including acquisition of minority interest, disposal of subsidiaries, and conversion of subsidiaries to associates and vice versa. Recardo has had extensive audit experience in a wide variety of industries including financial services namely investment management and general insurance and manufacturing and distribution clients.

Recardo is a fellow of both the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ).

Recardo holds a Diploma from The University of the Technology, Jamaica as well as Masters in Business Administration from the Manchester Business School, United Kingdom.

Recardo serves as a member of the Accounting Standards Committee of the ICAJ. He is the Chairman of the firm’s Technical Committee which, among other things, advises on the application and interpretation of accounting standards. He is also a member of the Regional Accounting Standards Committee.

Phone: +1 876 932 8341

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Partner, PwC Jamaica

Kevin has over nineteen years’ experience in the accountancy profession and provides assurance services to clients in various industries.  Kevin has significant experience working with clients in the financial services sector, specifically commercial banks, investment brokers and unit trusts. Kevin is currently one the engagement leaders responsible for the external audit of a large Caribbean based financial institution. His role includes coordinating audit activities across several locations. Kevin is also a member of the firm’s IFRS technical committee.

Kevin is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK (FCCA) and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (FCA). He also holds a bachelor’s of science degree in Accounting and Management Studies.

Phone: +1 876 932 8360

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Assurance Leader, Partner, PwC Jamaica

Garfield Reece, an audit partner at PwC Jamaica with more than twenty-three (23) years of experience, leads financial and internal audit engagements for companies in a wide cross-section of industries, including manufacturing and retail, financial services, construction, agriculture, education and the public sector.

He has led audit engagements for entities listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange and others regulated by the Financial Services Commission and Bank of Jamaica. Garfield has also led multi-location audits for large listed financial institutions with operations across the Caribbean, Europe and Bermuda as well as private groups of companies with operations in 30 countries across the Caribbean, North America, Central America, Europe and the Pacific.

A certified chartered accountant, Garfield has completed the certified information systems auditor (CISA) examinations and has led information technology (IT) audits for companies in Jamaica and the Eastern Caribbean. His experience in IT audits has exposed him to information security for common operating and enterprise resource planning systems. Garfield has also led regulatory reviews for light and power utilities in Jamaica and Bahamas.

As part of his professional development, Garfield was seconded to PwC Canada in Toronto for seven months, where he worked as an audit senior manager with a portfolio of audit clients in the financial services sector. At PwC Canada, he focused on life and property and casualty insurance companies and mortgage banks.

Garfield is responsible for risk management for PwC Jamaica and for the risk and controls service line for PwC firms operating in the Caribbean. Effective 1 July 2020, Garfield became the leader of the firm’s assurance practice.

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Risk Assurance Leader, Partner, PwC Jamaica

Bruce Scott is the Risk Assurance leader for PwC in the Caribbean (Onshore) and the partner with responsibility for PwC Jamaica’s Risk Assurance Services. Bruce has approximately 20 years in performing enterprise-wide risk management services (ERM). He has performed complex ERM assignments that are in line with the requirements of the COSO ERM and ISO 31000 frameworks across all major industry sectors in the Caribbean region. He has also conducted numerous risk governance training sessions for Boards, risk workshops for senior managers and risk awareness sessions with general staff. He also recently (October 2021) conducted a Master Class on ERM for the Caribbean Corporate Governance Institute that included close to 50  Directors and Executives. Bruce also leads the firm’s internal audit outsourcing, cybersecurity and business continuity resilience practices. He also works closely with the Deals team in delivering forensic services.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ) as well as a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK) and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA, USA). Bruce also  holds the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and Certified in Risk & Information Systems Controls (CRISC) certifications among a number of others including an MBA in Finance from Manchester School of Business (UK). He also received Executive Education from the renowned business school, INSEAD, in France. He is active in his community; he has served as President of the ICAJ (2015-2017) and teaches a course on financial freedom to high school and college students and working adults, in a bid to improve financial literacy in these communities.

Phone: +1 876 932 8335

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Partner, PwC Jamaica

Tricia-Ann Smith DaSilva is an audit partner in the firm’s Assurance practice with over 15 years of experience in the accounting profession. She has led numerous projects for clients across the region related to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 15 – Revenue Recognition and IFRS 16 - Leases. In this role, she provided independent accounting advice on complex matters relating to IFRS. Furthermore, Tricia-Ann is PwC Jamaica’s methodology lead and she is a member of the firm’s local and regional accounting technical committees. Tricia-Ann is also the lead Technical Partner for PwC Guyana. 

During her tenure with PwC, Tricia-Ann has been responsible for a wide spectrum of clients and has gained experience in financial, internal and information technology audits. She has led consolidation audits, and has overseen and coordinated the reporting of large groups with operations in a number of jurisdictions. 

Tricia-Ann is a Chartered Accountant, Certified Information Systems Auditor, Certified Forensic Accountant. She is certified by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) in Risk, Information and Communication and holds a Masters of Business Administration from Florida International University. She is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ) and a Director of the Executive Advisory Board of the American Board of Forensic Accounting.

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Partner, PwC Jamaica

Adrian has over twenty-five (25) years advisory experience in Jamaica and the Caribbean with extensive experience in organisational development, organisational restructuring, process reviews, project management and human resource management for the financial, manufacturing, distribution and public sectors. He has provided a wealth of strategic advice to private  and public sector entities with special focus on organisation structure design,  restructuring, development of policies and procedures in areas of financial and human resource management as well as design of information technology architecture as well as compensation modelling and restructuring. 

Adrian holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from the University of the West Indies and a Master of Science in Accounting from the University of the West Indies

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Partner, PwC Jamaica

Paul is Jamaica’s Human Capital Partner and heads the firm’s insurance practice. He has over twenty years experience in the accounting profession. Paul provides assurance services to a wide spectrum of clients, including banking, insurance, pension funds and manufacturing and distribution.

Paul has also undergone extensive training in the application of IFRS, particularly in complex financial instruments, business combinations, and derivatives. Paul has extensive experience in providing audit services mainly in financial institutions with significant loans receivable portfolios, complex financial instruments, and actuarial liabilities. On his engagements, Paul was charged with the responsibility of reviewing the entities’ internal controls, including policies and procedures surrounding loan disbursement and administration; providing feedback to management and those charged with governance on the adequacy of these procedures; reviewing the loan provisioning policy and ensuring compliance with IFRS and regulations.

Paul is a Chartered Accountant and obtained a B.Sc. in Accounting (Honours) from the University of the West Indies. He is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), and fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (FCA). He has been trained in application of Sarbanes Oxley Legislation.

Phone: +1 876 932 8328

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