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Maurice L. Roemer was appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Suriname by the Government of the Republic of Suriname in February 2020. Mr. Roemer had numerous years of managerial experience in the insurance industry. Prior to his appointment to the Central Bank, he held the position of CEO of one of the largest local insurance companies.

For many years, Mr. Roemer served on the Supervisory Board of the second largest commercial bank in Suriname, also serving as its Chair. Furthermore, he has extensive experience at the higher education level, in both management capacities as well as a lecturer.

In his early career as a consultant in the Netherlands, Mr. Roemer coached numerous starting entrepreneurs and developed training programs for this target group.

Mr. Roemer holds a master’s degree in economics with specialization in Business Economics from Tilburg University in the Netherlands.