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Meet Your Deputy Governor (DG)

The Deputy Governor and Head of the Civil Service is a non-voting member of Cabinet and Parliament.
A true Cayman success story, Mrs. McField-Nixon, Cert. Hon., JP rose to the position of Chief Officer within nine years of returning home as a university graduate. She has held multiple roles as a Chief Officer, most recently in the Portfolio of the Civil Service, where she leads government-wide human resource policy, public sector reform, and corporate governance.
She has accumulated deep experience across multiple ministries, including those responsible for finance and tourism, and regularly took on the role of Acting Deputy Governor. Mrs McField-Nixon holds degrees with honours in Communications and Law. She is an attorney-at-law, non-practicing, who was admitted to the Cayman Islands Bar in 2012, following completion of her articles at Walkers.
Since 2018, she has led two successive Civil Service Strategic Plans where the Civil Service has collected more than 1.7 million customer feedback responses, achieving an average 91% satisfaction rate, while 90% of staff report pride in being civil servants—clear indicators of sustained service excellence and employee engagement.
In 2020, she played a key leadership role during the COVID-19 response, helping to ensure the continuity of essential public services. This effort earned her the Certificate and Badge of Honour and her team, the PoCS, the UK-based CIPD’s “People Team of the Year (Public Sector) Award”. Ms McField-Nixon’s contributions to leadership and people development have been further recognized by the Cayman Islands Society for Human Resource Professionals (CISHRP’s) Pinnacle Award for HR Leadership in 2025.
Mrs. McField-Nixon is married to Michael Nixon and has one child.
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Governor Owen Announces Deputy Governor Designate
His Majesty's Governor, Her Excellency Jane Owen, today announced the appointment of Mrs Gloria McField-Nixon, Cert. Hon., JP, as the new Deputy Governor and Head of the Cayman Islands Civil Service Designate. Mrs McField-Nixon will take up her appointment on 8th July 2026.

Deputy Governor and Designate Attend Overseas Territories Heads of Public Service Summit
Deputy Governor and Head of the Civil Service, Honourable Franz Manderson, joined by Deputy Governor Designate Gloria McField-Nixon, recently represented the Cayman Islands at the British Overseas Territories Deputy Governors and Heads of Public Service Summit, held in Bermuda from 9 to 14 June.

2026 Deputy Governor's 5K Challenge Achieves Historic Fundraising Milestone with Record $120,000
The Deputy Governor, Franz Manderson, announced at a special volunteer and sponsor recognition reception at the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands on 2 July, that the 2026 Deputy Governor's 5K Challenge raised a record $120,000
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About the Office of the Deputy Governor
The Office of the Deputy Governor provides policy advice and strategic and administrative support to the Deputy Governor in relation to her responsibilities for ensuring the effective operation of the Civil Service and for providing the highest level of support to the Governor.