Anna McLean

Chief Supervision Officer - Traditional Financial Services

Anna McLean serves as the Chief Supervision Officer – Traditional Financial Services at the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), where she oversees the day to day operations of four regulatory divisions: Banking, Insurance, Fiduciary Services, and Onsite Inspections.

With more than 25 years of financial services experience, Mrs. McLean has led key regulatory functions across the Authority, including its onsite inspection programme. She began her career in 1990 with the Cayman Islands Government's Banking Supervision Department and rose through successive promotions to become Head of Banking Supervision at CIMA in 2000.

Her regulatory expertise is strengthened by extensive training with the Bank for International Settlements, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board, and several regional central banks. She also completed a year long secondment with the Bank of England's Banking Supervision Department. In her previous role as Head of CIMA's Banking Supervision Division, Mrs. McLean represented both the Cayman Islands in engagements with international standard setting bodies such as the IMF, CFATF, and FATF, and served on the Basel Committee's working group on cross border banking, contributing to the development of early customer due diligence standards.

After five years leading CIMA's Banking Supervision Division, Mrs. McLean transitioned to the private sector in 2005 as Chief Compliance Officer for CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank, overseeing regulatory compliance across 17 Caribbean markets. During this time, she also served as a Director of the Cayman Islands Bankers' Association.

Mrs. McLean continues to represent the Authority at various local and international supervisory and industry forums. She holds an MBA from the University of the West Indies, a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Florida State University, and is a Notary Public.