Mr. Oliver Holmes

Oliver is an esteemed finance and management specialist who has contributed significantly to the development of the financial and commercial sectors of the Jamaican and Caribbean markets over several decades. His career includes leadership roles at notable financial institutions including Vice President of Citibank Jamaica, where he led the bank’s operations in the areas of corporate banking, lease financing, centralized operations, financial control, and as head of the Bank’s regional internal audit team.

He also held the role of Chief Operating Officer at Manufacturers’ Merchant Bank Limited where he participated in growing the bank into one of the leading merchant banks in Jamaica. In his current role as Managing Director of Capital Options Limited, a financial advisory firm he founded in 1997, he leads transactions in Jamaica and the Caribbean in capital raising, mergers and acquisition, private equity, real estate developments and offers financial advisory services to the firm’s corporate clients.

Mr. Holmes also contributes to the Jamaican market through directorships on publicly listed and private companies. He has served as Chairman of Carreras Limited, Allied Insurance Brokers Limited and Wigton Windfarm Ltd. and on the Board of Barnett Limited, as a director.