Governance
Pursuant to Section 7 of the Gaming Act 2014, the Commission shall consist of the following five members who shall be appointed by the Minister:
(a) a Chairman who shall be a barrister with not fewer than five years post-qualification experience;
(b) four other members including—
(i) one person who shall be a public accountant registered or deemed to be registered under the Chartered Professional Accountants of Bermuda Act 1973;
(ii) one person who shall have a background in law enforcement or anti-money laundering or anti-terrorist financing or compliance issues;
(ii) one person who shall have a background in the tourism or hospitality industry.
Committees & Sub-Committees of the Board
To ensure effectiveness and strengthen corporate governance of the Board, certain functions and responsibilities are designated to the following committees and sub-committees as appropriate:
Human Resource Committee
Finance Sub-Committee
Problem and Responsible Gaming Council
The above listed committees meet as required to address any issues as they arise.
Cheryl-Ann Mapp
Chairman
Mrs. Cheryl-Ann Mapp is a practicing member of the Bermuda Bar with 30 years’ professional experience providing legal and corporate compliance services on a wide range of complex regulatory issues.
She serves as an independent non-executive Director to local companies and holds both the Certificate and Diploma in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors, UK. She is practice leader of Island Legal Outsourcing Solutions, a regulatory compliance firm which provides outsourced independent legal, compliance and governance services within Bermuda and the Caribbean. She is also a qualified Corporate Secretary and Certified Privacy Professional.
Mrs. Mapp has held key leadership roles within the financial services and business sectors and has been engaged to support professional firms, financial services companies, government, and private entities grappling with practical and policy issues involving anti-money laundering/anti-terrorism financing, regulatory compliance, governance, risk, privacy, and business continuity matters.
She supports the local community through service on various government boards and industry groups and in the non-profit sector.
Judith Elise Hall-Bean, JP, OBE, MIPM, CIoD
Deputy Chairman
Judith Elise Hall-Bean, a retired senior Civil Servant, was employed by the Bermuda Government for almost forty-nine years during which she held several administrative, supervisory and management positions.
Government Boards on which Judith currently serves are the Bermuda Gaming Commission, the Employment and Labour Tribunal and the Juvenile Panel.
Judith is a Certified Human Resources Professional. She holds post graduate qualifications in Personnel Management and successfully completed the required examinations for a Certificate in the UK Institute of Directors. Additionally, Judith has completed numerous management/leadership courses and seminars both locally and abroad,
Judith served in such senior management positions as the Director of Personnel Services, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, and the Director of Tourism. Her final position, from which she retired in September 2013, was Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet (Deputy Head of the Civil Service).
Her primary duties as Deputy Head of the Civil Service included oversight of all Government Departments, administrative and management functions related to recruitment, selection, industrial relations, retirement, and training of all Government employees.
Judith therefore brings a wealth of Human Resource, Leadership and Public Service Management experience to the regulatory functions of the Bermuda Gaming Commission.
Daniel Reece, CPA, CMA, ARM
Commissioner
Commissioner Daniel Reece, CPA, CMA, ARM is an independent compliance consultant with over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has held senior compliance and finance positions at major banks and other financial institutions in Bermuda. Daniel is a qualified accountant and holds the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designation from the American Institute for CPCU.
Commissioner Reece's responsibilities included budget preparation, financial analysis, and reporting, conducting risk assessments (business, reputational, country, regulatory etc.), performing Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) duties and reporting to relevant stakeholders including Senior Management, Board of Directors and Regulators.
Commissioner Reece also has extensive knowledge in reviewing and creating compliance policies and procedures, independent audits, transaction monitoring (including implementation of systems), regulatory onsite preparation and follow up, and training at all levels of financial organizations.
As a former police officer, Commissioner Reece has received extensive training in Bermuda, United Kingdom and the USA on all aspects of financial crime. He was also one of the founding members of the Bermuda Service Financial Intelligence Unit, which later became the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA). Daniel has served on the previous tourism boards that have been responsible for developing Bermuda’s tourism plan.
Jonathan Smith, OBE
Commissioner
Jonathan D. Smith served as the Commissioner of Police. He works in the private sector as co-owner of several companies specializing in off-site records storage, secure document destruction, IT asset disposal and recycling, property management and real estate development. He is a member of the Telecommunications Commission and the Broadcasting Commission. He previously served as a Government Senator, member of the Public Service Commission, Defence Board, Immigration Board and Trustee of the National Sports Centre.
He has considerable leadership, management and security-sector related experience and trained at the Bramshill Staff College in the UK and the Canadian Police College. His considerable experience with intelligence, security services and law enforcement was derived from relationships, training and work with CIA, FBI, DEA and Metropolitan Police. He served as Chairman of the Emergency Measures Organization, co-chair of the joint UK-USA White Collar Crime Investigative Team in Miami; Chairman of the Firearms Working Group for the UK Caribbean Overseas Territories and as an executive member and 2nd VP of the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police.
His interests include politics, economics, social and military history. He is also a published author of non-fiction books and recipient of a literary award for his writing and was the executive producer of an award-winning documentary film.
He was awarded the OBE for this service to law enforcement. He holds a BSc. in Management from the University of Maryland and a Diploma in Criminology and Police Studies from the University of Cambridge, UK. He is married with three adult sons and spends his time between Bermuda and Toronto, where his wife resides.
The Honourable Renee Webb, JP
Commissioner
The Honourable Renee Webb, J.P. has a broad ranging academic, and professional background. She has a distinguished career in financial services, business and government.
Worlds First:
E-Commerce Minister &
E-Government Minister
Bermuda’s First Female:
Telecommunications Minister
Tourism Minister
Information Technology Minister
Professional background as an activist, public speaker, human rights advocate, financial services, business owner, and strategic advisor, award winning author & executive producer.
Member of Parliament for 15 years.
Government Cabinet Minister 7 years. Bermuda Government Representative, Brussels.
Served on many boards: corporate, private, charity and government.
Renee chaired and served on several Cabinet Committees; Immigration Board, Queen's University Board of Trustees( Canada), Élan International Board, Bermuda Construction Pension Fund BGA, Phoenix Group, Hamilton Pharmacy. Board Women’s Parliamentary Group, London
She has worked in the financial services industry, entrepreneur , and Government:
Minister of Tourism, Telecommunications, information Technology, E-Commerce, E-Government
Awards:
Valedictorian, Graduate School
Student Most Likely To Succeed.
Best Bermuda Awards:
Best Opposition Member of Parliament, Best Pit Bull Politician, Best Minister (twice).
Awarded the title “Honourable” by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the 2nd. ( Service to the Commonwealth)
Written and publicized articles, an award winning author. Television and radio appearances internationally. Executive Producer of the documentary, Evolution, the Genius Equation” released December, 2020.
A world traveler, she has visited over 100 countries, and lived in seven. She speaks fluent French.