Sep 2012 Financial News

GKC - Frank James Appointed to the Board of GraceKennedy Limited

Sep 28, 2012

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, SEPTEMBER 27 – GraceKennedy Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of its Group Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Frank James, to the Board of Directors effective September 27, 2012.

Frank joined GraceKennedy in August 2005 as Vice President of Strategic Planning and Corporate Development for the then Information Services Division. In December 2006 he assumed the role of Principal, GK Investments, now GraceKennedy Financial Group. He was seconded to Jamaica International Insurance Company, JIIC, as a member of the Management Team in April 2010, and joined the Corporate Finance and Accounting Department of GraceKennedy as Principal in November 2010. He was appointed Deputy CFO on July 1, 2011 and Group CFO on January 1, 2012.

Frank holds an MBA in Finance from the University of California, Los Angeles, Anderson School of Management and a B.Sc. in Management Studies and Accounting from The University of the West Indies. He is also a CFA charterholder.

Currently, he sits on a number of boards in the GraceKennedy Group including
GraceKennedy Financial Group Limited, GraceKennedy Foods & Services Limited,
GraceKennedy Money Services Caribbean and Dairy Industries (Jamaica) Limited. He has also served on the Economic Policy Committee of the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica.


Source:
The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange Limited
Friday September 28, 2012