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Daniela Mota Pereira (Mrs.)

Adiministrative Assistant  - Immigration

Daniela supports broadly the extensive trades book of business that employs Portuguese workers.  Given both English and Portuguese fluency, Daniela ensures  a smoother onboarding and annual renewal process for employers on matters related to work / employment / labour policy, Portuguese Consulate issues, passport and travel issues.     Helpful, engaging, proactive personality type, Daniela is the operational glue that keeps things working smoothly.  See Daniela for copies of files, work permits etc - all of which are held electronically. 


Prior to joining Catalyst, Daniela worked for in banking and in retail.   


Daniela is married and a loving mother to two young boys and makes her home in Devonshire.


Daniela is based in our Devonshire office.


Tele:       441 295 5533 xt 301

Email:    [email protected]

Cecil Hilario (Mrs) 

Resourcer  - Recruitment

Based in Manila, our largest source market, Cecil provides comprehensive recruitment and Filipino worker processing support to our Bermuda and Cayman Islands based clients.    As the dedicated on the ground resourcer,   Cecil prepares the required POEA  / POLO documents required, assists new hires with document completion and provides on onboarding / travel and OFW guidance.   And is the lead liaison with our partner agencies and POLO and the POEA.  Broadly, Cecil further supports the client relationship management / marketing needs of the group, the annual renewal process and the ongoing OEC, work permit, repatriation requirements for workers in Bermuda and Cayman Islands.   


Cecil trained as a Journalist and for a short while, worked for a local newspaper.    Prior to joining Catalyst, Cecil also worked as a Public Market Consultant  in Plaridel, Philippines and in Marketing & Mall Administration.   


Cecil is married to a Civil Engineer and a mother of two - Cecil Andrea, (20) a 3rd year Civil Engineering student at the University of Sto. Tomas in Manila and Rocela (14) a grade 9 student.


Email:   [email protected]



Jennifer Samaniento  (Mrs) 

Placements Assistant   - Recruitment




Barbara R Tannock (Ms.)

Director / Managing Consultant 

Barbara serves as Managing Director of the Group which offers a range of immigration, business consultancy, training & labour resourcing services.    As the lead Immigration Consultant, Barbara manages a portfolio of clients providing work permit, PRC and status application processing services.    Her practice expands to include full HR  & Talent Development and Management / Measurement, policy development and training.   Given a finance background, Barbara routinely provides strategic business and business valuation counsel to client companies.


Barbara holds a Masters of (Hons) Business Administration, Finance from Drexel University (1992), Philadelphia and a BBA, International Finance / Marketing from Temple University, also in Philadelphia (1991). Barbara later qualified as a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) in 2000.    Prior to forming The Catalyst Group, Barbara enjoyed a number of progressively senior roles within the banking and investments sectors in Bermuda and abroad, the most recent as Senior Vice President of Clarien ​Bank, formerly Capital G Bank, responsible for a $1B private banking / trust book of business and 24 professional staff.   Barbara volunteers with a number of different charities, and is a former Trustee of the Vernon Temple AME Church. 

Barbara recently began law studies at the University of Law, London, England and favors a future in immigration and/or family law.   In her spare time, Barbara enjoys reading and spending time with her children, law student Ryley (23) and Jada Eden (12).   Barbara makes her home in Warwick. Bermuda. 


Tele:       441 295 5533 xt 555

Email:     [email protected] 




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