Bermuda regulator names new deputy CEO

The  Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has promoted its chief operating officer to the role of deputy chief executive officer.

Shanna Lespere (pictured) will be tasked with providing executive leadership and strategic direction concerning the BMA’s operational, human capital and regulatory policy implementation.

As deputy CEO, Lespere joined the authority in 2004, serving as assistant director of the investment group within the Banking, Trust and Investment Department. In 2008, after serving as assistant director of the Insurance Department, she was promoted to the role of director. During this time, she also held the position of director of licensing and authorisations, and was the director of Supervision, Insurance–Complex Institutions before taking on the role of director for International Affairs.

In 2013, Lespere was director of operations at the BMA and, in 2015, was promoted to COO. Prior to joining the BMA, she was vice president at Aon Insurance Managers (Bermuda), which she joined in 1996.

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