Francis
Arana
Francis Arana was appointed as Head of the Anti-Money Laundering Unit (AMLU) in the Portfolio of Legal Affairs, Cayman Islands Government, in March of 2014. As Head of the AMLU, he chairs the Inter-Agency Coordination Committee, whose functions include domestic cooperation and coordination among various agencies in the implementation of policies of the Anti-Money Laundering Steering Group (AMLSG). This includes coordinating anti-money laundering and combatting the financing of terrorism & proliferation (AML/CTF/CFP) efforts nationally, including the conduct of AML/CFT national risk assessments (NRAs).
Francis is trained as an CFATF Assessor and has conducted mutual evaluations both in the 3rd and 4th Rounds. He also currently serves as Co-Chair of the CFATF’s Working Group on FATF Issues (WGFI). This working group is responsible for bringing CFATF mutual evaluations to Plenary for adoption.
Prior to his current posting as Head of the AMLU, Francis worked in the Policy & Development Division of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA); the Economics and Statistics Office, Cayman Islands; and the Central Bank of Belize.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Missouri, Columbia and a Master’s degree in Economics from Clemson University (South Carolina).