Dr Dodridge Miller appointed new Chancellor of The UWI
Published:Saturday | April 27, 2024 | 11:02 AM
The University of the West Indies (UWI) has announced the appointment of Dr Dodridge Miller as its seventh Chancellor, the highest office-holder in The UWI system.
Now formally Chancellor-Designate, Miller is expected to serve a seven-year term beginning August 1.
He will succeed Robert Bermudez who has served as Chancellor since 2017.
The decision was taken at a virtual annual business meeting of members of the University Council on Friday.
"Miller, a graduate of The UWI, is a Caribbean luminary with over 30 years of leadership experience in the banking, insurance, and financial services sectors," The UWI said in making the announcement.
He was the Group President and Chief Executive Officer of Sagicor Financial Company for more than two decades until he retired in March 2023.
Miller is globally recognised as the chief architect of Sagicor Financial, the largest financial services conglomerate in the region. He is credited with transforming the old Barbados Mutual Life Assurance Society into the Sagicor Caribbean group.
He holds an MBA from the University of Wales and the Manchester Business School, and an LLM in Corporate and Commercial Law from The UWI, where he also served as a member of the Cave Hill Campus Council.
He has received several honours in his career, including the Order of Freedom of Barbados (FB), and from The UWI, an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree in 2008 and the award of the title, Professor of Practice in 2019.
"As Chancellor, I will strive to uphold the strong principles and values of the University, and with your guidance and support hope to contribute to the very important task of fashioning a Caribbean that is sustainable and that can engage the rest of the world on equal terms. I look forward to being a part of The UWI's journey towards the continued development of our region. I am honoured," Miller said upon confirmation of his appointment.
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