Sep 2020 Financial News

GraceKennedy Limited - Notice of Change in Senior Officers

Sep 28, 2020

GraceKennedy (GK) Group CEO Don Wehby has announced several senior management changes within the Group, which are set to come into effect on October 1, 2020. The Executive-level changes, Wehby explained, are in keeping with GK’s strategic vision which includes offering long term consumer and shareholder value, through a performance driven culture, sustainable growth and innovation, operational excellence, and consumer centricity. The changes come at a time when GK is growing despite the challenges being faced around the world due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Andrew Leo-Rhynie, the current Managing Director of GK Capital Management (GKCM), will join GK’s Executive Office as the Head of the Group’s new Mergers and Acquisitions Unit. Mergers and Acquisitions has been identified as one of GK’s key strategic drivers towards sustainable growth and innovation. As Head of Mergers and Acquisitions, Mr Leo-Rhynie will report directly to the Group CEO and will lead a team focused on local and international acquisition targets. Douglas Robinson, the current VP Investment Banking of GKCM, will be appointed Acting Managing Director of GKCM.

Also, within the Executive Office, Lee-Anne Bruce, GK’s current Group Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, will be appointed Chief Audit Executive (CAE) of the Group. In her new capacity, Mrs Bruce will report administratively to the Group CEO and functionally to the Chair of the Group Audit Committee. Judith Chung Gordon will re-join GK, taking over Mrs Bruce’s role as Group Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, and will also assume the role of Senior Legal Counsel, providing legal support to GK’s new Mergers and Acquisitions Unit. Mrs Chung Gordon will report to Gail Moss-Solomon, GK’s General Counsel & Chief Corporate Secretary. Gerron Thomas, who currently holds the position of Business Development Manager, will be promoted to Group Risk Manager, reporting to Mrs Chung Gordon in his new role. GKL’s Chief Information Officer (CIO), Diedre Cousins will now report to the Group Chief Financial Officer, Andrew Messado.

Stacie Ann Wright, the current Chief Operating Officer (COO) of First Global Bank (FGB), will be appointed Chief Financial Officer of the GraceKennedy Financial Group (GKFG). Radcliffe Daley, GK’s current CAE, and who previously served as VP, Retail Banking & Marketing and VP, Operations at FGB, will return to FGB as their COO. As previously reported, Steven Whittingham will lead the digital transformation strategy for the Group while continuing to serve as GKFG’s COO. Digital transformation is a key strategic growth and performance driver for GK, which aims to maximise the Group’s efficiencies and competitiveness, increase its agility and innovation, and provide convenient end to end solutions for consumers.

Margaret Campbell, Country Manager of GK Money Services (GKMS) Jamaica, will be promoted to Chief Operating Officer for the GKMS Group. In this new role, Ms Campbell will assume oversight for GKMS Cayman, Bahamas, BVI, TCI and the Eastern Caribbean markets, in addition to Jamaica.


Source:
The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange Limited
Monday 28th September, 2020