O.A.T. (Tommy) Turnquest, CD,CBE, a former Parliamentarian and Cabinet Minister, is the Chief Executive Officer of Jack’s Bay Resort Development LTD. He is responsible for the coordination and execution of all development related activities for the project. Under the National Honours Act, on October 14, 2020, he was appointed Companion of the Order of Distinction (C.D.), and in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours 2020, he was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE).

Mr. Turnquest spent over 20 years in front-line politics. He was first elected to the Bahamian Parliament in August 1992 and again in March 1997. He was the Leader of the Free National Movement between May 2002 and November 2005 and served as Opposition Leader in the Bahamian Senate between 2002 to 2007. Turnquest was re-elected to parliament as the representative for the Mt. Moriah Constituency in the 2007 general election and appointed as the Minister of National Security and Government Leader in the House of Assembly, positions he held between 2007 and May 2012.

Mr. Turnquest’s cabinet and governmental experience also includes having served as Minister of Tourism, Minister of the Public Service, Immigration and National Insurance, Minister of Public Works, Minister of State for the Public Service and Labour, Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of Prime Minister, and Chairman of the National Hurricane Relief Committee. Prior to entering front-line politics, Mr. Turnquest served as a senior banking official for eleven years with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). During that time, he was admitted as a Fellow of the Institute of Canadian Bankers (FICB).