Monique French
The first Caribbean national to hold this position at CIBC Caribbean
Regional bank CIBC Caribbean has announced the appointment of Monique French as Chief Risk Officer from the start of May 2025.
She replaces retiring Chief Risk Officer, Patrick McKenna whose tenure ends on April 30th, 2025.
“I am extremely proud and pleased to welcome Monique French to her new role as our Chief Risk Officer, effective May 1, 2025,” said Chief Executive Officer Mark St. Hill, noting that she was “eminently qualified for her new responsibility”.
She becomes the first Caribbean national to hold this position at CIBC Caribbean.
Ms. French has over 20 years’ experience in the finance and banking sector and is currently Chief Credit Officer with the bank with responsibility for implementing credit policies, models and risk appetite for investment and credit portfolios along with ensuring effective credit structuring, monitoring, and regulatory compliance.
She is a graduate of the University of the West Indies with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. She also holds a Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Finance from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, Canada, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst and the vice president of the CFA Society of Jamaica.
She joined the bank in 2014 having served as Senior Vice President of Credit Risk with another financial institution in Jamaica.
Ms. French leads the bank’s Women’s Network, which provides mentorship, professional support and networking opportunities to women in leadership positions across the bank’s geographic footprint.
In 2021, she was named among eight female winners in the Americas as part of the prestigious WeQual Awards, which shines the spotlight on female leadership across a range of categories.
I hope she does a good job
There is no reason why Ms French shouldn’t do exceptionally well in her new role.
She has the requisite qualifications and banking experience and from the brief bio, has the ability to embrace the role and bring about creative changes that benefit the bank and its customers.
She also served as a Vice President of a financial institution.
The bank would not have promoted her if they doubted her capabilities.
Let’s congratulate her, and wish her well!
There is no reason why Ms French shouldn’t do exceptionally well in her new role.
She has the requisite qualifications and banking experience and awards, and from the brief bio, has the ability to embrace the role and bring about creative changes that benefit the bank and its customers.
She also served as a Vice President of a financial institution.
The bank would not have promoted her if they doubted her capabilities.
Let’s congratulate her, and wish her well!
The name of the bank is CIBC Caribbean yet she’s the first Caribbean person to hold such a position? Hmmmm
Oui! All the best to Ms. French. Good to see women moving upnthe ranks. Thats the way the world is going!
Congratulations. Brain and beauty.