JOSEPH M. MATALON,CD, BSc (Econ.) (Hons)

JOSEPH M. MATALON,CD, BSc (Econ.) (Hons)

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.