CIBC Caribbean time capsule to be opened in 2074

A letter to the CIBC Caribbean team in 2074 from CEO Mark St. Hill, a napkin signed by Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley and the President and CEO of CIBC Victor Dodig, staff shirts, photos, documents, videos and a cutting from a mahogany tree in the Head Office at Warrens are among the mementos that were placed in a time capsule that was encased at the Warrens Head Office to be opened in 50 years.

The stainless steel box was inserted in a slot in the signage bollard in the yard of the Head Office during a short ceremony that was the final phase of events held to officially rebrand the organisation. During the rebranding ceremony on January 30, the packing of the capsule was started but it was decided that photos and videos of that event would be included. All the items then had to be properly packed in acid-free envelopes and enclosed in bags that would allow them to still be intact in 50 years’ time.

During the time capsule ceremony, CEO Mark St Hill shared the copy of his letter to the future team in which he told them: “We expect that by the time you read this, our company would have undergone even more transformation as our region, our world and our clients changed and evolved.”

Among the other items included in the capsule are a pair of cufflinks belonging to Michael Mansoor, founding Chairman of FirstCaribbean International Bank, which were donated by his family; sample currency notes from the various countries in which the bank operates; sample credit and debit cards; digital documents such as the latest Annual and ESG Reports; a 2009 edition of the employee newsletter Caribbean Pride; a commemorative CIBC silver coin from Canada; numerous documents of the bank; mini flags and lapel pins from the countries; and an audio recording of the whistling frogs heard on evenings outside the Head Office.

(PR)