In addition to being Chairman of the RJRGLEANER Communications Group Board (“the Board”) and The Gleaner Company (Media) Limited Board, Mr. Matalon is also Chairman of ICD Group Holdings and a director of a number of its related companies, including British Caribbean Insurance Company, West Indies Home Contractors, Intcomex Group and Advantage Communications Inc. He was also Chairman of 1834 Investments Limited (formerly The Gleaner Company Limited), until its amalgamation with Radio Jamaica Limited in December 2022.
Mr. Matalon served three terms as President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) and was inducted into the PSOJ Hall of Fame in 2018. He also served as Chairman of the Development Bank of Jamaica between 2007 and 2016. In 2016, he was appointed Chairman of the Office of Utilities Regulation, a position in which he served until December 2019. In September 2022, he was appointed Chairman of the International Youth Foundation, on whose board he has served since 2009. In 2010, Mr. Matalon was awarded the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Commander in recognition of his contribution to the public and private sectors, and to community service.
Mr. Anthony Smith was appointed Group Deputy CEO and GCML General manager on October 1, 2022. A seasoned business and technology executive, he has successfully led diverse teams and transformational programmes throughout his career. With over 20 years’ experience in managing businesses, his previous roles as VP at Cable and Wireless Jamaica Ltd., CEO of Massy Technologies Infocom Jamaica and Regional COO for Massy Technologies Group allows Mr. Smith to bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his executive position.
Mr. Smith’s academic background includes a MBA a BEng in Telecommunication Engineering and further demonstrates his strong qualifications for leading the company forward and his promotion to CEO is a testament to his capabilities and dedication.
A former banker with over 30 years of corporate, commercial and retail banking experience,?Minna Israel has held senior executive positions, serving as?President & Country Head of RBTT/RBC Royal Bank (Jamaica); Managing Director?of Scotiabank (Bahamas) Limited; and Deputy President & CEO Scotiabank Jamaica.??She has?extensive Board service experience, gaining a strong understanding of a wide variety of businesses.??She?currently serves on the boards of First Global Bank, Cari-Med Group, Jamaica Public Service Company, Stanley Motta Limited, the Mona School of Business & Management, Quadrant Home Developers Ltd,?and?is a member of the Rating Committee of CariCRIS.? Ms. Israel is also a member of the Corporate Governance Committee and the Human Resource Committee of the Board.
Ms. Israel?holds an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the Western University, Canada, and a BSc Degree in Management Studies from UWI, where she was also awarded a UWI Honorary Doctor of Laws degree in 2011.
Mr. Orane, retired director of GraceKennedy Limited, and its former Chairman and Managing Director, is a director of other boards. Mr. Orane served as President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica from December 1992 to December 1994 and as Vice President from December 2001 to February 2003. Mr. Orane also served as an independent senator in the Jamaican parliament from 1998 to 2002 and was appointed a member of the Governor General’s Privy Council in 2009. He is an industrial engineer and a Justice of the Peace (J.P.). Mr. Orane serves as the Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee of the Board and is a member of the Compensation Committee.
Ms. Jones is a retired Senior Partner of KPMG in Jamaica, former Head of the firm’s tax practice and past Chairman of KPMG CARICOM. She is also a director of the Company’s Broadcast Board. Ms. Jones was appointed chairman of the JN Financial Group Limited in April 2019. She joined the board of the Jamaica National Building Society in October 2014 and was appointed Chairman of JN Fund Managers Limited in May 2015. She joined the board of JN Bank in February 2017, as well as the restructured mutual holding company, The Jamaica National Group Limited and the JN Financial Group Limited. She was appointed Chairman of The Jamaica National Group Limited in July 2020.
Ms. Jones has served on several tax reform committees and was seconded to the Ministry of Finance, between 1989 and 1992, as special advisor to the Minister. Ms. Jones has also served as Chairman of the Trade Board Limited and Fiscal Services Limited and on the Committee to Review and Eliminate Waste in the Public Sector.
She has served on a committee to review the Government of Jamaica’s tax system, as a member of the Divestment Committee responsible for the divestment of Government-owned sugar factories, and as a member of the Tax Policy and Tax Administration Working Group under the Partnership for Transformation Project in Jamaica. Ms. Jones is a member of the Finance, Compliance and Audit Committee of the Board.
Ms Jones is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a retired Chartered Accountant. In 2015, she was conferred with the Order of Distinction, Commander Class by the Government of Jamaica.
Mrs. Johnston is the Head of Corporate Services at Jamaica Producers Group Limited and is the Honorary Consul for the Republic of Costa Rica. She is a director of The Gleaner Company (Media) Limited and is a member of the Corporate Governance and of the Finance, Compliance & Audit committees of the Board.
Mrs. Johnston is the chairperson of the St. Mary Education Trust. She is also a Director and former Vice President of the Jamaica Manufacturers & Exports Association and serves on the boards of the Consular Corps of Jamaica, and JP Tropical Group. She is a member of the Jamaica Trade Policy Advisory Group (formerly JTAT) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and of the Food Security & Agribusiness Council (a joint committee of the Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries, the Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce and the private sector). Mrs. Johnston was a Galo Plaza Fellow at the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington D.C. and a former freelance columnist of The Gleaner newspaper.
Dr. Jones Johnson currently serves CEOs/Business Leaders as Executive Consultant, both locally and regionally, in the Financial, Manufacturing, Sales & Distribution, Property Services, Retail, LPG and Media & Advertising industries, as well as local Government Agencies. She has over twenty years of professional experience in Human Resource (HR) Strategy, Executive/Management Recruitment, Talent Management, Performance Based Management & Rewards, Organisational Transformation, Mergers & Acquisitions and Culture Integration which have granted her the opportunity to partner with tertiary institutions and professional associations in delivering lectures and conference presentations respectively.
Her career started in the United Kingdom at Citibank, London (Citi), where her last role was as Relationship Manager for Corporate Accounts in Europe with focus on the Nordic countries. In Jamaica, she transitioned into the field of HR and held progressive HR positions at the GraceKennedy Group of Companies. Her last role held, was as Group Chief HR Officer.
Dr. Jones Johnson has served as both Chair and Member on several boards in various industries, as well as President of the Human Resource Management Association of Jamaica and the Tax Administration of Jamaica (TAJ), including TAJ’s Chair of the HR Committee. She is an executive member of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica. Further, Dr. Jones Johnson is a double awardee for exceptional service in HR and People Development from the Chartered Institute of People Development (CIPD) in the United Kingdom.
Dr. Jones Johnson is also the Chair of the HR Committee and Member of the Compensation Committee of the Board.
Mr. Eyre serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Fujitsu’s business in the Caribbean and Latin America region (CALA). In that capacity, he is responsible for managing the strategic direction as well as general management of Fujitsu’s operations, assets, capabilities and service delivery facilities across multiple countries. He also serves as Executive Director to Fujitsu’s international regions, supporting transformation programs across Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Americas. Leveraging over 25 years of experience in the global IT industry, Mr. Eyre has led the introduction of managed and cloud-based IT services in the CALA region, opening up new, agile, pay-as-you use consumption models to Caribbean governments and enterprise. More recently, this has included guiding customers through the digital transformation of their businesses and the development of new operating models for success. Having successfully served multiple customers across multiple industries in the Caribbean, Mr. Eyre is now intent on combining access to global digital capabilities with local technology innovation to contribute meaningfully to the creation of a networked society that is rewarding and secure, bringing about a prosperous future that fulfils the dreams of people. Mr. Eyre is the Chairman of the Digital Business and Technology Committee of the Board.
Mrs. Sharon Roper is the Managing Director of SIAN Associates, an international brand development firm that specialises in business and marketing strategy, digital transformation, media, and communication planning for corporate and government entities across the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe.
With over 25 years of experience in her field and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Mrs. Roper has held several executive positions in her career. Since relocating to Jamaica, she served as the VP, Marketing at Columbus Communications (Flow Jamaica) and the Regional Brand Director for Digicel Group. Prior to this, she worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Accenture Plc, where she was an executive in the Communications and High-Tec European practice.
Mrs. Roper’s leadership skills and strategic marketing expertise have proved pivotal in leading regional marketing teams to deliver transformational programs, develop data-driven content solutions, and manage brand programs for her clients to achieve sustainable business success.
She has served on several boards, including Sagicor Life of Jamaica, Herboo Botanicals Corporation, Turner Innovations Ltd and is chair of the Communications Committee at The Adoption Board of Jamaica.
As an Angel Investor, Mrs. Roper provides mentorship to young Jamaican entrepreneurs and new start-ups in the mobile apps, fintech, services, and manufacturing sectors. She is also a director of The Gleaner Company (Media) Limited.
David McBean holds the Bachelor of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering from The University of the West Indies, and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Engineering Science from the University of Oxford, on a Rhodes Scholarship. He has over 25 years’ experience as a senior executive, serving across the Airline, Telecommunications (Commercial & Regulatory), IT and Media industries in the Caribbean. Past senior appointments include, Managing Director for the Spectrum Management Authority of Jamaica, Managing Director of Products & Services for LIME Caribbean, CEO of the CVM Media Group in Jamaica as well as VP IT for the former Air Jamaica. Dr McBean currently serves as the Executive Director of the Mona School of Business and Management, UWI Mona. Dr McBean has served and continues to serve on several boards of private and public sector companies, as well as charitable organisations.
Peter Melhado is the President and CEO of the ICD Group, a Jamaican-based conglomerate with interests in real estate development, e-commerce, technology distribution, property management, business process outsourcing and general insurance.
Mr. Melhado began his career as a project engineer with the UK-based construction firm, Kier International. He subsequently worked in the manufacturing sector with brewer and beverage producer Red Stripe, before entering the banking sector in 1993 with the Manufacturers Group. Mr. Melhado became the CEO of the Manufacturers Group in 1995, led the company’s acquisition of Sigma Investment Managers in 2001 and held that position until merging Manufacturers Sigma with Pan Caribbean in 2004, currently Sagicor Bank Jamaica. He subsequently joined the ICD Group in 2005.
Mr. Melhado currently serves as Chairman of Sagicor Group Jamaica, West Indies Home Contractors, Industrial Chemical Company, Gallagher Caribbean Group, Social Commerce (Puerto Rico) and Red Stripe. His directorships include BCIC, Advantage Communications, WIHCON Properties, RJRGLEANER Communications Group along with several Sagicor subsidiaries.
Passionate about education, he has been Board Chair of the American International School of Kingston since 2006.
He is also committed to national development and has sat on a variety of public sector company boards, including the Airports Authority of Jamaica, the Port Authority of Jamaica and Tax Administration of Jamaica and is a former Vice President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica.
Mr. Melhado attained a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University (1985) and an MBA from Columbia University Graduate School of Business (1990), with a concentration in Finance.