Scotiabank has appointed Jim Meek as its new general
\nmanager in the Dominican Republic. Meek will be responsible for supervising the
\nacquisition by the Canadian bank of government-intervened Baninter assets. On 8
\nJuly, Scotiabank announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with
\nDominican financial authorities, whereby the company would purchase as many as
\n35 branches and select financial operations of the bank, such as credit card
\noperations and personal and commercial bank loan portfolios that meet Scotiabank
\nstandards.
\nAt the time of the announcement, Meek was vice-president of international
\nbanking and based in Toronto, where he was responsible for the operations of
\nScotiabank 10 countries in Central America and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Scotiabank has appointed Jim Meek as its new general manager in the Dominican Republic. Meek will be responsible for supervising the acquisition by the Canadian bank of government-intervened Baninter assets. On 8 July, Scotiabank announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Dominican financial authorities, whereby the company would purchase as many as 35 … <\/p>\n