Tyrone Reid, Enterprise Reporter 
William 'Bill' Clarke worked his way to the top of Scotiabank Jamaica
After conflicting reports that William 'Bill' Clarke, president and CEO of the Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica Limited, had been fired, the bank's parent company in Canada issued a statement yesterday announcing his retirement in October. This is four years earlier than the time Clarke had originally set himself to retire.
FACT BOX
✔ Scotiabank has been operating in the Caribbean and Central America since 1889.
✔ Scotiabank is the leading bank in the English-speaking Caribbean, with operations in 26 countries, including affiliates.
✔ The bank has more than 12,000 employees in the region, serving more than two million customers, with 437 branches and about 919 automated banking machines.