Royal Bank of Canada's (RBC) Bahamian managing director has been appointed to Doctors Hospital's board of directors.

"We consider ourselves most fortunate to have someone with Nat Beneby's experience and expertise in the financial world join Doctors Hospital at this level," said Doctors Hospital's chairman, Felix Stubbs. "This is an exciting time for Doctors Hospital as we continue to expand our facilities and services offered to the Bahamian public, so his contribution will be extremely valuable."

Besides his post as RBC Royal Bank (Bahamas) managing director, Mr Beneby chairs the bank's boards in The Bahamas and Cayman Islands. He also serves as managing director of its BISX-listed mortgage lender, RBC FINCO.

The Prince Williams Baptist High School graduate has also served as board chairman at Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) and the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC), as well as the National Disaster Reconstruction Committee.

Mr Beneby formerly served as a board member at the Hotel Corporation of The Bahamas; as president of the Bahamas Institute of Financial Services (BIFS); and deputy chairman of the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA). He also previously co-chaired a fundraising cabinet at College of The Bahamas, and has served on several advisory committees.

He has a Bachelor of Science in business administration and an MBA from California Coast University. Mr Beneby is also a fellow of the Bahamas Institute of Financial Services.

Other Board members include Dr Charles Diggiss, Karen Carey, LeRoy Archer, Barry Rassin, Dr Barrett McCartney and Wayde Christie.