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Mar 14, 2019 News
With regards to its Article of Association, the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the fiscal year 2019-2020 on February 28, 2019, where a new Board of Directors was elected.
The Board held its first meeting on March 12, 2018 to elect the Executive for the period 2019-2020.
Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana National Industrial Company Incorporated (GNIC), Clinton Williams, was once again elected as President of the GMSA.
Williams last served as President of the organization back in 2010. He now succeeds Shyam Nokta who assumed the Presidency of the GMSA for the period 2017-2019.
Williams is supported by Ramsay Ali of Sterling Products as First Vice President; Rafeek Khan, of Woods Direct as Second Vice President and; Glenis Hodge of Tropical Shipping as Third Vice President.
Williams expressed gratitude to the Board for their confidence in re-electing him as President of the organization. He hopes to work closely with each member of the Board and the Sub Sectors Membership in particular, to address the social, political and economic issues of Guyana.
Williams will also be serving as the Chairman of the Association’s Construction and Engineering Sub-sector. The Chairmen of the various subsectors include Mr. Ramsay Ali as Chairman of the Agro-processing Sub-sector; Rafeek Khan as Chairman of the Forestry & Wood Products Sub-sector; Ms. Carol Webster-Carter as Chairwoman of the Services sub-sector; Mr. Brian James as Chairman of the Fast Foods Sub-sector and; Annette Arjoon-Martins as Chairperson of the Environmental Sub-sector.
Other Executive members of the board include Shyam Nokta of Environmental Management Consultants; Yonette Jeffers of Laparkan Trading; Ramesh Dookhoo of Banks DIH Ltd.; Peter Pompey of Brass Aluminum Cast Iron Foundry Andre Cummings of Cummings Wood Products; Raymond Ramsaroop of Edward B. Beharry & Company Ltd.; Clement Duncan of Swansea Industrial Associates; Joycelyn Williams of JTW Management Institute Inc. and Mahadeo Panchu of KSM Investments.
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