Stephen Thomas new MARAD Director General

Sep 04, 2020 News

– major overhaul announced for entity for oil and gas

The state’s Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) is being realigned, repositioned and restructured to facilitate Guyana’s transformation and development; more particularly with the advent of oil and gas.

Reassigned: Claudette Rogers is new advisor on Maritime Affairs

New head: Stephen Thomas

On Wednesday, at a meeting with the senior management, which was followed by meetings with the staffers at the head office and the boat house, Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, announced the appointment of Stephen Thomas as the new Director-General and the “repositioning” Claudette Rogers, the former Director-General as Advisor on Maritime Affairs.
The immediate task of the administration is to, within the next 10 days, conduct a review of all its systems, functions and to assess the capacity and skill sets of its employees.

Minister Juan Edghill during the meeting with staffers of MARAD

The announcement of the new appointments as well as the policy directions that were given were warmly received by both the management and rank and file workers, the ministry said yesterday.MARAD has been struggling with finances and capacity in recent years.
“Various members of staff expressed gratitude for the role Ms. Claudette Rogers played and wished her well in her new role as Advisor while remaining a member of the Senior Management Division at the Administration.”
According to the ministry, which holds responsibility of MARAD, Edghill held separate meetings with senior management at his office, staffers at MARAD’s headquarters and the Boat House officers at Stabroek.
Thomas was said to be well experienced with over three decades in the ports and maritime sector, with the majority of it being as a senior officer with the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) and the Maritime Administration Department;
He would have served as Cadet, Mate and Captain on T&HD and other companies’ vessels.

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