Exie O. Tomlinson-Panton

Head — Business Development and Client Relationships

Exie O. Tomlinson-Panton is the Head — Business Development and Client Relationships, with responsibility for promoting and increasing business for the Cayman Islands Shipping Registry (CISR).  This is done through event planning and management as well as the dissemination of information to specific target markets.  She is also charged with the responsibility of ensuring a superior level of customer service in all interactions between potential, new and existing clients within all aspects of the Maritime Authority.

Ms. Tomlinson-Panton joined the CISR, forerunner to the Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands (MACI), in May 2004 as the Manager – Business Development and Corporate Communications.  She was promoted to her current post in October 2008.

Ms. Tomlinson-Panton started her career with the Cayman Islands Government in February 2002 with the Marketing and Promotions Unit, precursor to the Cayman Islands Investment Bureau, as a Marketing Services Representative.  She was responsible for the evaluation of marketing strategies and monitoring the promotional budgets of six principal financial services – Banking, Insurance, Company Registry, Mutual Funds, Shipping Registry and the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange; planning local and overseas conferences; ensuring that the visual image of financial services products (printed and electronic) supported promotional strategies; assisting with the coordination of collateral materials and advertising, ensuring that the message and image were consistent and well executed; managing the financial services internet site; establishing and maintaining database statistics relating to the financial industry; and managing CAYPass applications for frequent business visitors.

In July 2001, Ms. Tomlinson-Panton obtained a Bachelor’s of Administration degree in Marketing from Stetson University in DeLand, Florida.  She has also undertaken various government training courses in Financial Management, Project Management and Users Training in Statistics.

She is a member of the MACI Management Committee and previously served as Executive Secretary for the Maritime Sector Consultative Committee and the Cayman Islands Shipowners’ Advisory Council from May 2004 – December 2008.