George McCarthy , OBE is the former Chief Secretary of the Cayman Islands . He served as Financial Secretary ^[1] for twelve years (from 1992?2004) prior to assuming the post of Chief Secretary in November 2004 until retirement in 2009. The post of Chief Secretary is the second-highest post in the Cayman Islands government and is subordinate only to the governor . He served as the acting Governor of the Cayman Islands from October to November, 2005.

His career as a civil servant started in the Internal Audit Department in 1974. He was promoted several times, moving on to become Deputy Financial Secretary in 1985. Mr. McCarthy qualified as a CPA in 1987 and then spent a few years on secondment to Ernst and Young .

McCarthy was appointed Chairman of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority in 2009.

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