From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jeanette Semeleer
8th President of the Central Bank of Aruba
Assumed office
2008
Monarchs Beatrix (1980-2013)
Willem-Alexander (2013–present)
Premier Nelson Oduber (2004-2009)
Mike Eman (2009-2017)
Evelyn Wever-Croes (2017–present)
Preceded by Hassanali Mehran
Personal details
Alma mater University of Toledo

Jeanette Semeleer is an Aruban economist who has been the president of the Central Bank of Aruba since 2008. [1]

As president of the bank, Semeleer oversaw a seven-year enterprise to redesign the Aruban florin banknotes in partnership with Crane Currency. The new banknotes, first issued in 2019, are decorated with the indigenous plants and animals of Aruba. [2] [3] The International Bank Note Society designated the new 100 florin as the "Banknote of the Year for 2019". [4] [5]

Semeleer joined the CBA in 1990, eventually leading several of its departments and becoming a member of its board in 2000. Before the CBA, she served as an advisor for Aruba's Department of Economic Affairs as well as the Department of Foreign Relations. She is a 1984 graduate of the University of Toledo, where she studied economics. [6]

References

  1. ^ Hoey, J. Kelly (20 November 2018). "Aruba: Where Women Lead". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. ^ Braynen-Kimani, Niccole; Weir, Melinda (June 2020). "Star Turn: Aruba' s new banknotes spotlight the heroes among its flora and fauna". Finance & Development. 57 (2). Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. ^ "The Central Bank of Aruba holds the official launch of the new 2019 series florin banknotes". Aruba Today. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  4. ^ Pinto, Juan Luis (4 April 2020). "Aruba Wins IBNS 2019 Bank Note of Year Award". Aruba Today. pp. 56–57. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  5. ^ Friedberg, Arthur L. (20 April 2020). "Aruba 100-florin note named Banknote of the Year". Coin World. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Semeleer new boss Central Bank Aruba". Dutch Caribbean Legal Portal. 25 August 2008. Archived from the original on 16 September 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2020.[ unreliable source?]