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CLARKE MUM ON FLORIDA HOME OWNERSHIP
BY Valhalla
Friday, July 24, 2009
Former Scotiabank Jamaica president and CEO William 'Bill' Clarke yesterday declined to say whether a house advertised for sale in Broward County, Florida belongs to him.
"I will not talk to the press about any asset that I am selling. I don't see it as anybody's business and it has no news value whatsoever. Haven't you got anything better to write?" Clarke said when contacted by Caribbean Business Report.
The house at Sweet Bay Avenue, Broward County, Florida that is being sold by a William Eleaza Clarke and Gwenetta.
Documents obtained by Caribbean Business Report advertise the lavish home at Sweet Bay Avenue being sold by a William Eleaza Clarke and Gwenetta.
Asking price is US$2.975 million.
According to the documents, the property, Lot 385, is 6,196 square feet and contains five bedrooms, a loft/lounge, exercise room, spa room, six full and two half bathrooms and a three-car garage.
Hawks Landing Realty, which is handling the sale, describes the property as having "fabulous water views, magnificent custom estate with every detail you can imagine". The total square footage is 7,904, the fireplaces are custom macedonia stone and the floors are marble, wood and carpeted.
CLARKE... I will not talk to the press about any asset that I am selling
Pictures of the interior of the house display fine pieces of art.
Clarke retired from the bank on November 1 last year after 40 years, but later took legal action against the institution after negotiations about a possible retirement package broke down.
But Justice Horace Marsh of the Supreme Court refused an application by Clarke for the impasse over the retirement package to be sent to arbitration and ruled that Clarke vacate the Scotia-owned upper St Andrew home which he had occupied for the past 13 years as chief executive of the institution. Marsh also ruled that Clarke return the two high-end vehicles belonging to Scotia.
Clarke, however, appealed the decision and got a stay of execution allowing him to keep the vehicles and remain in the house - which has served as home to the bank's managing directors and chief executive officers for the past 35 years - pending the outcome of the appeal.
Clarke said that under the terms of the bank's employment, he was not due to retire until December 15, 2015 when he turned 65 years old. Clarke said also that on July 16 last year, the board of directors of the bank requested that he go on early retirement on the basis that he would be provided with a fair and equitable retirement package.
BY Valhalla
Friday, July 24, 2009
Former Scotiabank Jamaica president and CEO William 'Bill' Clarke yesterday declined to say whether a house advertised for sale in Broward County, Florida belongs to him.
"I will not talk to the press about any asset that I am selling. I don't see it as anybody's business and it has no news value whatsoever. Haven't you got anything better to write?" Clarke said when contacted by Caribbean Business Report.
The house at Sweet Bay Avenue, Broward County, Florida that is being sold by a William Eleaza Clarke and Gwenetta.
Documents obtained by Caribbean Business Report advertise the lavish home at Sweet Bay Avenue being sold by a William Eleaza Clarke and Gwenetta.
Asking price is US$2.975 million.
According to the documents, the property, Lot 385, is 6,196 square feet and contains five bedrooms, a loft/lounge, exercise room, spa room, six full and two half bathrooms and a three-car garage.
Hawks Landing Realty, which is handling the sale, describes the property as having "fabulous water views, magnificent custom estate with every detail you can imagine". The total square footage is 7,904, the fireplaces are custom macedonia stone and the floors are marble, wood and carpeted.
CLARKE... I will not talk to the press about any asset that I am selling
Pictures of the interior of the house display fine pieces of art.
Clarke retired from the bank on November 1 last year after 40 years, but later took legal action against the institution after negotiations about a possible retirement package broke down.
But Justice Horace Marsh of the Supreme Court refused an application by Clarke for the impasse over the retirement package to be sent to arbitration and ruled that Clarke vacate the Scotia-owned upper St Andrew home which he had occupied for the past 13 years as chief executive of the institution. Marsh also ruled that Clarke return the two high-end vehicles belonging to Scotia.
Clarke, however, appealed the decision and got a stay of execution allowing him to keep the vehicles and remain in the house - which has served as home to the bank's managing directors and chief executive officers for the past 35 years - pending the outcome of the appeal.
Clarke said that under the terms of the bank's employment, he was not due to retire until December 15, 2015 when he turned 65 years old. Clarke said also that on July 16 last year, the board of directors of the bank requested that he go on early retirement on the basis that he would be provided with a fair and equitable retirement package.
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