Monrovia- President George Manneh Weah has named Mr. Jolue Aloysius Tarlue as Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL). Mr. Tarlue replaces Nathaniel R. Patray, III who resigned on October 24, 2019.

According to an Executive Mansion, the President named the new Executive Governor of the CBL on November 8, 2019 following a comprehensive vetting process by a team of experts that he had set up.

Mr. Tarlue is expected to lead a team of other governors in restructuring the Central Bank of Liberia to tackle Liberia’s challenging economy.

The incoming CBL chief worked with a plethora of important banks and other financial institutions in the United States of America including J.P. Morgan Chase, BNY Mellon N.A., Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch and HSBC Bank N.A. amongst many other executive level financial establishments.

Mr. Tarlue holds MPA (specializing in Public Policy) from Kean University, New Jersey (USA) and BA in Political Science from the King University in Bristol, Tennessee (USA).

Prior to his preferment by President Weah, Mr. Jolue Aloysius Tarlue, Jr. was Chairman, Board of Commissioners of the Liberia Electricity Renewable Commission.

Mr. Tarlue’s appointment is subject to confirmation by the Honorable Liberian Senate.