Dr. Pierson worked for 16 years in the Cayman Islands Civil Service (1963-1979), where he filled a number of senior positions, including Principal Secretary (now Chief Officer) for Health, Education, and Social Services, and Deputy Financial Secretary (acting as Financial Secretary on several occasions). During the 1980s he was employed in various private sector positions, including Director of Finance for Cayman Airways, local Partner of KPMG/Thorne Riddell (the then Canadian Chartered Accounting Firm), and he held Directorships in a number of private companies.
Total 12 years experience as Vice President Regulatory, Government and Carrier Relations, and later, Chief Officer Regulatory and Carrier Relations of the leading telecommunication company in the Cayman Islands.
Paul Byles is Director of FTS, which provides regulatory and economic consulting services. He is a former director of a big four consulting firm and former Head of Policy at the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. His economics experience includes carrying out economic impact studies at both the sectoral and individual project levels and he has also been involved in several major strategic economic initiatives at the national level including economic development planning and development of an inward investment framework.
Gene Banks has been a non-Executive Director of OfReg from mid-2019. Gene’s background is in the Information Technology (IT) field with over 38 years’ experience in the financial services industry. Gene’s roles have included Project Manager, Director of IT, Chief Technology Officer and Regional IT Service Delivery Manager for the Cayman and regional operations of global firms.
Experienced Attorney at Law and Manager with 17 years Post Qualification Experience; prior roles as a Senior Management Executive within Public sector; Police Officer with 16 years + experience at varying levels of operation and command. Combines strategic planning and legal qualifications, dispute resolution with strong business acumen including effective resources management, budgeting, negotiation and leadership skills gained in both Public and Private sectors.