Gary Brown served as the chief executive officer and a director of First Caribbean International
Bank Limited until his retirement in October 2018 after 42 years in the banking industry.
He has been credited with changing the trajectory of the bank, delivering three consecutive
years of revenue growth and improved operating results from a strong focus on customer
service. Prior to January 2016, Mr. Brown was the global head of corporate banking
at CIBC and had responsibility for corporate and institutional banking activities.
Mr. Brown joined CIBC in 2001 and soon became the president and chief executive officer of CIBC World Markets Corp. He also served as a member of CIBC’s wholesale banking management and investment committees from 2004 to 2015, and from 2014 until his retirement remained a member of the parent bank CIBC’s operating committee.
From 1980 to 1999, he held a number of increasingly senior business and risk management positions with UBS AG, including New York branch manager, head of the structured finance division - one of six operating divisions of UBS in the Americas, and chief credit officer of the Americas. He currently serves as chair of the board of Mercy Ships International and the board of directors of the Foreign Policy Association in New York.
Mr. Brown received a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Oral Roberts University and has attended executive programs at the Salzburg Institute and Harvard Business School.