Ric Todd

Ric Todd
Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
In office
12 September 2011[1]  15 September 2013
Premier Rufus Ewing
Preceded by Gordon Wetherell
Succeeded by Peter Beckingham
Personal details
Born 29 August 1959
Crawley, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Spouse(s) Alison Todd
Alma mater Worcester College, Oxford

Damian Roderic "Ric" Todd (born 29 August 1959) is a career British diplomat. He served as Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 2011 to 2013 and has previously served as the British Ambassador to Slovakia and Ambassador to Poland.[2]

Personal and Career

Todd studied History in university and began his diplomatic career in 1980. His diplomatic postings included:[3]

Criticism

Many Turks Islanders, including the Turks and Caicos Islands Conservation Society have criticized Todd's environmental record. While acting as Governor of Turks and Caicos, Ric Todd unilaterally amended a long-standing provision in Turks and Caicos law that prohibited the importation (and non-natural exploitation) of marine mammals in Turks and Caicos. Despite the United Kingdom's ban on performing captive animals, Todd's amendment specifically allows for the importation and use of marine mammals for the purpose of "display, exhibition and performance" – the principal marine mammal this may be targeted towards is a likely dolphin attraction.[4]

References

  1. "New governor says U.K. committed to 2012 elections," fptci.com, 12 September 2011, accessed 10 December 2012.
  2. "TODD Damian Roderic (Ric)", World Who's Who (2011).
  3. http://www.gov.tc/portal/page/portal/G2G/CabinetDepartments/The%20Governor
  4. Narine, Vanessa (2012). "Petition To Stop Dolphin Attraction Gains Momentum". Turks & Caicos Weekly News. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
David Lyscom
Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Slovakia
2001–2004
Succeeded by
Judith Macgregor
Preceded by
Charles Crawford
Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Poland
2007–2011
Succeeded by
Robin Barnett
Government offices
Preceded by
Gordon Wetherell
Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands
2011–2013
Succeeded by
Peter Beckingham