Bermuda Monetary Authority veteran Shanna Lespere has been appointed to the new permanent post of deputy chief executive officer with the organisation, effective immediately.

Mrs Lespere, who joined the BMA in 2004, will be tasked with providing executive leadership and strategic direction concerning the BMA’s operational, human capital and regulatory policy implementation.

She has worked in a variety of roles at the island’s financial watchdog, most recently as chief operations officer, a post she held for nearly seven years.