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Lawrence Edwin Pollard OBE [1] (born 21 May 1942) was High Commissioner of Barbados in London 2003 until 2008. [2]

Pollard joined Barclays Bank, and served it as Staff and Industrial Relations Manager, Assistant Caribbean Director, Personal Sector and Offshore Director and Product Development and Marketing Director. He was a member of the board of the Barbados Institute Banking and Finance, the Securities Exchange of Barbados and FCIB. [3]

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References

  1. "New Year's Honours List, Barbados" The Times (London, England), Tuesday, December 31, 2002, Issue 67647, p.9.
  2. "Pollard, Lawrence Edwin" . Who's Who . A & C Black. 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U10000140.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. London Gazette