Board of Directors

Erwin Burton,
B.Sc., MSc., J.P.
Chairman

Erwin Burton is Deputy CEO, GraceKennedy Limited and CEO, GK Foods. He was appointed to the Board of GraceKennedy Limited in 1995. He serves on the boards of several GraceKennedy subsidiaries including GK Foods and Services Ltd., GraceKennedy (Belize) Ltd., Grace Foods UK Ltd. and GraceKennedy (Ontario). He is also a member of the board of Mona Institute of Applied Sciences and Agri Investment Corporation. In February 2010, Mr. Burton was appointed Chairman of the Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) Holdings Limited.

Simon Roberts,
B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., P. Eng., (Ont.) CEO

Simon Robertsis the Chief Executive Officer of Hardware & Lumber Limited. Prior to joining H&L, he was General Manager of GK Logistics Services Ltd., and responsible for the construction of the new GraceKennedy distribution centre in St. Catherine. He has also been General Manager for three of the four GraceKennedy food factories located in Jamaica, having joined GraceKennedy in 1997. He also has over 15 years experience in the steel industry in metallurgy, customer service, quality assurance and product development. He is a director of Grace & Staff Community Development Foundation, GraceKennedy Remittance Services Ltd., GraceKennedy Currency Trading Services Ltd, GraceKennedy Payment Services Ltd., a Vice President of the Jamaica Manufacturer's Association, and Chairman of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC).

Donald G. Wehby,
B. Sc (Hons.) M.Sc. (Acctg.), FCA

Donald G. Wehby is Chief Operating Officer of GraceKennedy Limited and a member of its Board. He was Deputy CEO for GraceKennedy Limited and CEO, GK Investments up to September 2007 when he resigned to take up the position of Senator and Cabinet Minister in the Ministry of Finance & the Public Service for two years. He was reappointed to the GraceKennedy Board on October 5, 2009. He is also a board member of several other GraceKennedy subsidiaries. He holds both a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) degree and a Master of Science degree in Accounting from the University of the West Indies and has completed an Advanced Management College certificate course at Stanford University. He is a chartered accountant and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica.

Rodney St. Auburn Davis,
B.B.M., C.I.C.A., I.C.A.O.

Mr. Rodney Davisis the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Cool Group of Companies, a privately-held conglomerate headquartered in Jamaica with operations throughout the Caribbean and North America. Mr. Davis has a strong track record of successful change management with extensive experience in strategic planning, turnarounds, corporate restructuring and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to heading Cool Mr. Davis was the Chief Executive Officer of Cable & Wireless Jamaica, a publicly-held company and the sole full-service telephony provider in Jamaica, with annual revenues of US$400 million. Prior to heading Cable & Wireless Jamaica, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Cable & Wireless Barbados.

Paul Hanworth,
M.A., M.Sc., A.C.C.A., C.P.A.

Paul Hanworth has been Chief Financial Officer for Pan-Jamaican Investment Trust Ltd. and First Jamaica Investments Ltd. since 2006. An accountant by training, Paul spent 14 years in the accounting profession with KPMG and 9 years in the wine and spirits industry with International Distillers and Vintners (now part of Diageo plc), in the United Kingdom, the USA and South Africa, before moving to Jamaica in 1998. He worked with Mechala Group (now ICD Group) as Chief Financial Officer and, from 2001, as Chief Operating Officer until 2004, at which time he established 1876 Wines, a leading importer and distributor of fine wines and Jamaica's principal wine club, with his wife Cynthia. Mr. Hanworth holds a Masters degree in Classics from Cambridge University, and is a member both of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Stephen B. Facey,
B.A., M.Arch.

Mr. Anthony Holnessis the CEO of Pan-Jamaican Investment Trust since 2004 and First Jamaica Investments Limited. He is also a director of Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited. He brings over 25 years of business experience to the Board. He has substantial expertise in real estate and became CEO of Jamaica Property Company in 1990, one of the most successful local property management companies today. He is a director of Pan-Jamaican, First Jamaica Investment Limited, Hardware & Lumber Limited, Kingston Restoration Company, Kingston City Centre Improvement Company (KCCIC) and the New Kingston Civic Association.

Gordon K. G. Sharp,
B.Sc. (Eng.), M.B.A.

Mr. Joseph Taffehas been a director of GraceKennedy Limited since 1976 and a member of the Corporate Governance and Compensation Committees of the Board. He is a Founding Member of both the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) and the Jamaica Institute of Management (JIM). He has served as Chairman of the Coffee Industry Board from 1981 to 1985. He is currently Chairman of Trout Hall Limited, an agricultural and export trading company.

 

Joseph Taffe,
BSc., FCA., FCCA

Paul Hanworthis Deputy CEO of GraceKennedy Financial Group Limited and a member of the Board of GraceKennedy Limited. He also serves as a director of several GraceKennedy subsidiaries. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) degree in Management Studies from the University of the West Indies. He is a chartered accountant and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica and the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants, UK.