Board of Governors | Caribbean Development Bank

OVERVIEW

The Board of Governors is the highest policy making body of CDB and meets once a year in one of the member countries of CDB. All of the powers of CDB are in the hands of the Board of Governors, which can delegate its powers to the Board of Directors except on certain matters such as: the admission of new members, change in capital stock, election of Directors and the President, amendment of the Charter, and termination of the operations of CDB.

LEADERSHIP

Chairman

Ms. Viviane Vecchi Mendes Muller

Deputy Secretary for International Affairs and Development, Ministry of Planning and Budget

Vice-chairperson

Hon Lennox Andrews

Minister for Economic Development, Planning, Tourism, ICT, Creative Economy, Agriculture and Lands, Fisheries and Co-operatives

Vice-chairperson

Mr. Pan Gongsheng

Governor, People's Bank of China

Annual meetings

54th Annual Meeting

Governors representing CDB’s member countries convene yearly for an Annual Meeting, during which they receive updates on critical operational developments that could have implications for the Bank’s day-to-day management. They also discuss proposed strategic approaches that could enhance CDB’s effectiveness and responsiveness to its Borrowing Member Countries.

54th Annual Meeting

THE GOVERNORS

Each member country nominates one Governor and one Alternate Governor. Each Governor casts the votes of the member territory which he/she represents. The British overseas territories of Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat and Turks and Caicos Islands are regarded as one member.

SEARCH GOVERNORS

Borrowing Member

Antigua and Barbuda

Governor

Hon. Gaston Browne

Prime Minister of Finance, the Economy and Public Administration

Office of the Prime Minister

Office of the Prime Minister Government Complex
Queen Elizabeth Highway
St. John's
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

Alternate Governor

Mr. Whitfield Harris Jr.

Special Advisor

Ministry of Finance and Corporate Governance

Government Office Complex
Parliament Drive
St. John’s
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

Borrowing Member

The Bahamas

Governor

Senator the Hon. Michael Halkitis

Minister of Economic Affairs and Leader of Government Business in the Senate

Ministry of Economic Affairs

3rd Floor Campbell Maritime Centre
West Bay Street
P.O. Box –N-4843
Naussau, New Providence
THE BAHAMAS

Alternate Governor

Mr. Simon Wilson

Financial Secretary

Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Finance
P.O. Box N-3017
Nassau
THE BAHAMAS

Borrowing Member

Barbados

Governor

Hon. Mia Amor Mottley, QC. MP

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment

Barbados

Office of the Prime Minister
Government Headquarters
Bay Street, St. Michael
BARBADOS

Alternate Governor

Mr. Ian St. C. Carrington

Director of Finance and Economic Affairs

Ministry of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment

Government Headquarters
Bay Street, St. Michael
BARBADOS

Borrowing Member

Belize

Governor

Hon. John Antonio Briceño

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment

Office of the Prime Minister

Sir Edney Cain Building
Belmopan
BELIZE, C.A.

Alternate Governor

Hon. Christoper Coye

Minister of State

Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment

Sir Edney Cain Building,
Belmopan
BELIZE, C.A.

Borrowing Member

Anguilla / British Virgin Islands / Cayman Islands / Montserrat / Turks and Caicos Islands

Governor

The Hon. Reuben T. Meade

Premier and Minister of Finance

Ministry of Finance and Economic Management
Government Headquarters
Brades
P.O. Box 292 MSR1110
MONTSERRAT

Alternate Governor

Hon. Cora Richardson Hodge

Premier and Minister of Finance, Labour, Immigration, Home Affairs and Constitutional Affairs

P.O. Box 60, St. Mary's Street
The Valley,
ANGUILLA

Borrowing Member

Dominica

Governor

Dr. The Hon. Irving McIntyre

Minister of Finance, Economic Development, Climate Resilience and Social Security

Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, Climate Resilience and Social Security
5th Floor Financial Centre
Roseau
DOMINICA

Borrowing Member

Grenada

Governor

Hon. Lennox Andrews

Minister of Economic Development, Planning, Tourism, ICT, Creative Economy, Agriculture and Lands, Fisheries and Co-operatives

4th Floor, Ministerial Complex
Sir Eric Gairy Botanical Gardens
St. George's
GRENADA

Alternate Governor

Mr. Mike Sylvester

Permanent Secretary

Ministry of Finance, Economic and Physical Development, Public Utilities and Energy

Financial Complex Building
The Carenage
St. George's
GRENADA

Borrowing Member

Guyana

Governor

Hon. Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo

Vice-President

Office of the Vice-President

Ministry of Finance
49 Main & Urquhart Streets
Georgetown
GUYANA

Alternate Governor

Dr. Hon. Ashni Singh

Senior Minister with responsibility for Finance

Office of the President

Ministry of Finance
49 Main & Urquhart Streets
Georgetown
GUYANA

Borrowing Member

Haiti

Governor

Hon. Alfred Fils Metellus

Minister of Economy and Finance

Ministry of Economy and Finance

#5 Avenue Charles Summer
Port-au-Prince
HAITI

Alternate Governor

Mr. Ronald Gabriel

Governor

Central Bank of Haiti

Angle rues Pavée et du Quai
Rue de Quai
Port-au-Prince
HAITI

Borrowing Member

Jamaica

Governor

TBC

Alternate Governor

Ms. Darlene Morrison

Financial Secretary

Ministry of Finance and the Public Service

30 National Heroes Circle
P.O. Box 512
Kingston 4
JAMAICA

Borrowing Member

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Governor

Dr. the Hon. Terrance Michael Drew

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, National Security, Citizenship and Immigration, Health and Social Security

Office of the Prime Minister

Government Headquarters
Church Street
P.O. Box 199
Basseterre
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS

Alternate Governor

Mrs. Hilary Hazel

Financial Secretary

Ministry of Finance

P.O. Box 186
Basseterre
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS

Borrowing Member

Saint Lucia

Governor

Hon. Philip J. Pierre

Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Economic Development and the Youth Economy

Office of the Prime Minister

5th Floor Greaham Louisy Administrative Building
Waterfront
Castries
SAINT LUCIA

Alternate Governor

Mr. Paul Hilaire

Permanent Secretary

Department of Economic Development and the Youth Economy

Finance Administrative Complex
Pointe Seraphine
Castries
SAINT LUCIA

Borrowing Member

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Governor

Hon. Camillo Gonsalves

Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Information Technology

Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Information Technology

2nd Floor Administrative Building (Financial Complex)
Kingstown
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

Borrowing Member

Suriname

Governor

Mr. Kermechend Raghoebarsing

Minister of Finance and Planning

Ministry of Finance

Tamarindelaan #3
S.M. Jamaludinstraat 26
Paramaribo
SURINAME

Borrowing Member

Trinidad and Tobago

Governor

Hon. Pennelope Beckles

Minister of Planning and Development

Office of the Minister

Ministry of Planning and Development
Level 14 Eric Williams Finance Building
Port of Spain
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Alternate Governor

Hon. Colm Imbert

Minister of Finance

Ministry of Finance

Eric Williams Finance Building
Independence Square
Port of Spain
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Non-Borrowing Member

Brazil

Governor

Ms. Viviane Vecchi Mendes Muller

Deputy Secretary for International Affairs and Development

Ministry of Planning and Budget

Esplanada dos Ministerio
Block K, 70 andar CEP 70040-906, Brasilia
BRAZIL

Alternate Governor

Mr. João Luis Rossi

Director for International Organizations and Development

Ministry of Planning and Budget

Esplanada dos Ministerio Block K
70 andar CEP 70040-906
Brasilia
BRAZIL

Non-Borrowing Member

Colombia

Governor

Hon. Diego Alejandro Guevara Castañeda

Minister of Finance and Public Credit

Ministry of Finance and Public Credit

Carrera 8
Numero 6-64
Bogota
COLOMBIA

Alternate Governor

Mrs Luz Stella Campillo Hernandez

Deputy Director of Financing with Multilateral Banks and Governments

Ministry of Finance and Public Credit

Carrera 8 No.6 C 38
Código Postal 111711
Bogotá D.C
COLOMBIA

Non-Borrowing Member

Mexico

Governor

Mr. Edgar Amador Zamora

Minister of Finance and Public Credit

Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit

Insurgentes Sur 1971
Torre III, Piso 13
Col. Guadalupe Inn
Alc. Álvaro Obregón
C.P. 0102000 México D.F.

Alternate Governor

TBC

Non-Borrowing Member

Venezuela

Governor

Mr. Simon Zerpa Delgado

President

Venezuela Economic and Social Development Bank (BANDES)

Avenida Universidad
Traposos a Colón
Torre BANDES
Caracas 1010
VENEZUELA

Alternate Governor

Amb. Raul Licausi

Deputy Foreign Minister for Caribbean Affairs

Ministry of the People's Power for Foreign Affairs

Avenida Urdaneta
Esquina Las Carmelitas
Caracas 1010
VENEZUELA

Non-Borrowing Member

Canada

Governor

Hon. Mélanie Joly

Minister of International Development and Foreign Affairs

Global Affairs Canada

125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2
CANADA

Alternate Governor

Mr. Rick D. Stewart

Assistant Deputy Minister, International Trade and Finance Branch

Department of Finance Canada

James Michael Flaherty Building
90 Elgin Street, 14th Floor
Ottawa K1A 0G5
CANADA

Non-Borrowing Member

China

Governor

Mr. Pan Gongsheng

Governor

People's Bank of China

32 Chengfang Street
West District
Beijing 100800
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Alternate Governor

Mr. Xuan Changneng

Deputy Governor

People's Bank of China

32 Chengfang Street
West District
Beijing 100800
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Non-Borrowing Member

Germany

Governor

Mr. Niels Annen

Parliamentary State Secretary

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Stresemannstraße 94
10963 Berlin
GERMANY

Alternate Governor

Dr. Rüdiger Wilhelm von Kleist

Acting Deputy Director General, International Finance

Federal Ministry of Finance

Wilhelmstrasse 97
10117 Berlin
GERMANY

Non-Borrowing Member

Italy

Governor

Mr. Giancarlo Giorgetti

Minister of Economy and Finance

Ministry of Economy and Finance

Direzione III Ufficio VIII
Via XX Settembre 97
Rome 00187
ITALY

Alternate Governor

Ms. Francesca Utili

Head of International Financial Relations Directorate

Department of the Treasury

Ministry of Economy and Finance
Via XX Settembre
97 - 00187 Roma
ITALY

Non-Borrowing Member

United Kingdom

Governor

Baroness Jennifer Chapman

Minister of State, International Development, Latin America and the Caribbean

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

King Charles Street
London SW 1A 2AH
UNITED KINGDOM

Alternate Governor