Office of the Governor

Deputy Governor, Finance and Administration

The Deputy Governor, Finance and Administration, is Mr. Hollis Parham. 

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Hon. John Briceno, signed an Instrument of Appointment naming Mr. Hollis Parham as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Belize, with effect from 01 December 2021.

Mr. Parham’s career at the Central Bank began in February 1984, when he joined the organization as a Clerical Officer. Since then, he has worked as a Data Processing Supervisor and a Systems Analyst, before his promotion to Assistant Manager, Banking and Currency Department in 1998, and his lateral transfer to Assistant Manager in the Administration Department in 2002.

One year later, Mr. Parham was promoted to the post of Manager, Finance Department, and was then promoted to the newly established post of Senior Manager, Corporate Services Division, on 3 April 2018. As Senior Manager, Mr. Parham he had purview over the Accounts & Budget, Administration, Human Resources, Information Technology, and Security Departments.

Mr. Parham holds a Master of Business Administration, with concentration in Finance from Florida International University as well as a Bachelor of Science in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services from NYU Polytechnic University. 

Deputy Governor, Monetary and Financial Systems

The Deputy Governor, Monetary and Financial Systems, is Mrs. Marina Laetitia Murillo. 

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Hon. John Briceño, signed an Instrument of Appointment naming Mrs. Murillo as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Belize, with effect from 1 September 2022.

Mrs. Murillo commenced her career at the Central Bank in August 1991 as a Research Officer. In 1998, Mrs. Murillo expanded her professional experiences and worked in project management in the nongovernment sector and in management positions in the private financial sector.

In November 2011, Mrs. Murillo returned to the Central Bank as an Economist I. In October 2018, she was promoted to the post of Assistant Manager, Financial System Development Unit, and in July 2022, she was laterally transferred to the Office of Strategy Management as Assistant Manager, a post she held until her appointment as Deputy Governor.

Mrs. Murillo has completed research in areas such as financial instruments and capital market developments in Belize, financial consumer behaviour in Belize, public sector external debt, as well as in other sectors of Belize’s economy. She is also the author of publications including “An Overview of Financial Instruments and Capital Market Operations in Belize” and “This Tranquil Haven: A Case Study of the Valley of Peace Refugee Settlement in Belize.”

Mrs. Murillo holds a Master of Business Administration (Suma Cum Laude) from Galen University and a Master of Science in Development Studies from the Consortium Graduate School of Social Sciences, University of the West Indies. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of the West Indies.