New Seprod chairman

Paul Scott

Paul Scott, who now runs private conglomerate Musson Jamaica Limited, was elected chairman of Seprod Limited on Monday, October 5. Musson is the single largest shareholder in Seprod, a publicly traded company, with 40 per cent ownership.

Scott, who was already a director on the board, replaces his late grandfather Desmond Blades, who passed away in September.

Scott has also been named chairman of the Jamaica Conference Board, the research arm of Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, again filling a position Blades once held.

Berry joins JPS board

Christopher Berry

Christopher Berry, chairman of Mayberry Investments Limited, has been appointed to the board of directors on September 30, filling the seat vacated by Dr Audley Darmand, an academic at the University of Technology, who resigned from his directorship at the power company.

JPS has three owners: Marubeni of Japan with 40 per cent, Taqa of the United Arab Emirates with a similar share, and the Government of Jamaica with 20 per cent.

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