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Biography
Sir Kenneth Dwight Vincent Venner, KBE, SLC (c. 1946 – 22 December 2016) was the Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, a position he held from 1989 to 2015.
In 1996 he was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), and in 2001 promoted to Knight (KBE) in the same order. In 2012 he received the Saint Lucia Cross for outstanding contribution in economics and finance.
Venner was born in Kingstown, Saint Vincent. He was married to Lynda Arnolde Winville Venner née St. Rose.
Retirement
In late 2015 Venner announced his retirement after 26 years of service in his position as Governor. He stepped down at the end of November 2015. Venner is the longest-serving governor of any central bank, monetary authority, or federal reserve, having served since 1989. As of January 8, 2015, the former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance in Grenada, Timothy Antoine, has been appointed as the new head of the ECCB. Venner died at the age of 70 on 22 December 2016 at Tapion Hospital in St. Lucia.