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NAMILCO’s boss elected President of region’s milling body
Managing Director of the National Milling Company of Guyana, Bert Sukhai, was last month elected President of the Caribbean Millers’ Association (CMA).
NAMILCO’s Bert Sukhai (left) with the other elected executives of the Caribbean Millers’ Association (CMA).
According to the association, the elections took place during the body’s 16th Annual General Meeting (AGM) at La Creole Beach Hotel and Spa in Guadeloupe over two days from December 4, 2012, under the theme “The Future of Flour Milling: A More Inspired Approach to Value-Creation”.
Representatives from some fourteen mills in thirteen countries- Barbados, Belize, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago participated.
Jocelyn Mire, Vice President of the region, emphasized the need to produce a quality product as customers become more demanding.
Jean-Michel Penchard, Vice President of the Guadeloupe Chamber of Commerce, noted the challenges facing the business climate in Guadeloupe and expressed an interest in becoming more involved in the Caribbean region. He said that the Chamber recently celebrated 80 years of existence.
Several international companies also made presentations on the future of the milling industry.
Concern was also raised on the influx of frozen dough in the region and its preferential treatment. According to CMA, overall, the region is suffering the effects of the recession in the developed world, but most have managed to maintain economic stability.
CMA is now seeking to become a member of the region’s trade arm, CARICOM’s Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED).
In addition to Sukhai, the other executives of CMA elected are Karlene Nicholls, Sales Manager, ADM Barbados Mills Limited and Tom Sowden of Kansas City Bags as the 2nd Vice President.
The Secretary/Treasurer remains Derrick Nemhard, General Manager of the Jamaica Flour Mills.
The 17th AGM will be held in the Dominican Republic in December 2013.
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