{"id":6651,"date":"2026-03-12T15:13:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T15:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amicorp.com\/our-people\/careen-a-byfield-leyshon\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T09:28:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T09:28:38","slug":"careen-a-byfield-leyshon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amicorp.com\/es\/our-people\/careen-a-byfield-leyshon\/","title":{"rendered":"Careen A. Byfield Leyshon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=\u00bbstretch_row\u00bb gap=\u00bb35&#8243; content_placement=\u00bbtop\u00bb css=\u00bb.vc_custom_1772553786022{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #DEE5EB !important;}\u00bb tablet_padding_left=\u00bb40&#8243; tablet_padding_right=\u00bb40&#8243;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=\u00bb20px\u00bb][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=\u00bbstretch_row\u00bb gap=\u00bb35&#8243; content_placement=\u00bbtop\u00bb css=\u00bb.vc_custom_1772553786022{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #DEE5EB !important;}\u00bb tablet_padding_left=\u00bb40&#8243; tablet_padding_right=\u00bb40&#8243;][vc_column width=\u00bb1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=\u00bb6652&#8243; img_size=\u00bblarge\u00bb style=\u00bbvc_box_rounded\u00bb css=\u00bb\u00bb][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00bb2\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"thegem-te-heading thegem-custom-69f75077865721026\" ><h1 id=\"thegem-heading-69f750778653e\" class=\"thegem-heading thegem-custom-heading-69f750778653b6407 title-h2\" style=\"text-align: left;\" ><span class=\"colored\" style=\"color: #152968;\">Careen A. Byfield Leyshon<\/span><\/h1><style type=\"text\/css\">#thegem-heading-69f750778653e {margin: 0;}#thegem-heading-69f750778653e a:hover, #thegem-heading-69f750778653e a:hover span.colored {color: var(--thegem-to-menu-level1-color-hover, #00BCD4) !important;}<\/style><\/div><style>@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-heading.thegem-custom-heading-69f750778653b6407{display: block!important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.thegem-heading.thegem-custom-heading-69f750778653b6407{display: block!important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {.thegem-heading.thegem-custom-heading-69f750778653b6407{position: relative !important;}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.thegem-heading.thegem-custom-heading-69f750778653b6407{position: relative !important;}}<\/style>[vc_column_text css=\u00bb\u00bb]CEO \u2014 Amicorp Bank and Trust<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=\u00bbcustom\u00bb css_animation=\u00bbslideInDown\u00bb css=\u00bb\u00bb accent_color=\u00bb#152968&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=\u00bb20px\u00bb][vc_column_text css=\u00bb\u00bb]Careen, a Jamaican national, is an attorney-at-law called to the bar in Barbados. 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