Clinton Williams, Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana National Industrial Company Incorporated (GNIC) is the new President of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA).
He succeeds Shyam Nokta who served for the period 2017-2019, according to a GMSA release yesterday.
The GMSA held its Annual General Meeting 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 Tuesday to elect the Executive for the period 2019-2020.
Williams who had previously served as GMSA President 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, the release said.
Williams expressed gratitude to the Board for their confidence in electing him as President of the organization once again. He said he hopes to work closely with each member of the Board and the Sub Sectors Membership in particular in tackling the social, political and economic issues facing the country.
Williams will also be serving as the Chairman of the Association’s Construction and Engineering Sub-sector. The Chairmen of the various subsectors include Ali as Chairman of the Agro-processing Sub-sector; Khan as Chairman of the Forestry & Wood Products Sub-sector; Carol Webster-Carter as Chair-woman of the Services sub-sector; 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 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 Swan-sea Industrial Associates; Joycelyn Williams of JTW Management Institute Inc. and Mahadeo Panchu of KSM Investments.
