Mr. Garcia is the General Manager -General Counsel & Special Projects at NCB Jamaica Limited. He is responsible for providing the Bank and its subsidiaries with general advice, leadership and direction on all legal and regulatory matters. He is charged with overseeing the operations of the Organization’s General Counsel Division and guiding the Group’s legal strategy in its drive towards becoming the most dominant financial institution in the region. His role also encompasses interaction and communication with External Counsel acting on behalf of the NCB enterprise.

A former Partner at Myers, Fletcher & Gordon (MF&G), Mr. Garcia possesses a wealth of experience in civil litigation with an emphasis on banking, employment and industrial relations, corporate and commercial matters. He is also experienced in tax and telecommunications disputes. He is currently a Director; and was formerly Chairman of the Conduct Review Committee; Member of both the Audit Committee and Investment and Loan Committee for NCB Insurance Company Limited.

He was called to the Bar in 1998 and is a graduate of the Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, having obtained a Master of Laws Degree for studies in Corporate Law. He was awarded a Bachelors of Laws Degree from the University of the West Indies and a Legal Education Certificate from the Norman Manley Law School.

Mr. Garcia has been the recipient of several academic scholarships and awards, including the Jamaica Scholarship and the Carreras Post-graduate Scholarship. He continues to contribute to the development of legal education in Jamaica, by lecturing at the Norman Manley Law School. Mr. Garcia is married with two children