Rock Connect
Bruce Bowen currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of National Commercial Bank Jamaica, a position held since October 2023, and is a prominent leader in the Caribbean financial sector. As the founder of Rock Capital Partners, Bowen focuses on investments in digital transformation, particularly in wireless broadband and compliance technology across the Caribbean. Additionally, Bowen is the founder and chairman of Rock Connect, a telecom company dedicated to improving internet access in underprivileged communities in Jamaica, and of ADVANTAQ, which provides compliance management and digital onboarding technology for financial institutions. Bowen’s extensive career includes a 26-year tenure at Scotiabank, where Bruce was the Senior Vice President for Caribbean operations. Educational qualifications include an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University, participation in the Ivey Executive Program at Western University, and ongoing study in the CEO/YPO Presidents' Program at Harvard Business School.
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Rock Connect
Rock Connect is a Jamaican mobile and fixed broadband internet provider. Our journey began after winning the rights to the 700MHz band in 2021 making us the third major telecommunications provider in Jamaica. Since we began, we have been working hard behind the scenes to build a network and team that will bring the internet to Jamaica’s unserved and underserved communities. From the home to the classroom to the boardroom, we believe in data equity and that everyone deserves opportunities. Our big goal is to provide Jamaica with nationwide internet coverage through wireless and fixed broadband options. With incredible international partners like Nokia, our network will be world-class and will close the data gaps and remove the poor customer service, poor quality, and poor coverage issues that too many Jamaicans experience. In short, we have one mission: Internet for everyone. Simple. We will open for business with customers in late-2023.