New governor arrives for ‘sneak preview’ of Cayman
Helen Kilpatrick, the British senior civil servant who successfully interviewed to be the next Cayman Islands governor, will be arriving in the Cayman Islands Today for a sneak preview of what will be her home for the next three years or more when she takes up the job in September. Officials described Kilpatrick’s three-day visit as a “a low-key and informal familiarisation”. She will meet with the current governor, Duncan Taylor, and review her accommodation and new environment and is expected to meet very briefly with the local press. Kilpatrick is not only the first woman to be appointed as a governor in Cayman but also the first who has not come from the diplomatic service.
Kilpatrick is an accountant with a long career history in local government in the UK and is a public finance expert.
