When GuySuCo observed International Women’s Day last Tuesday by placing its female employees to head major departments for the day, it was Rama Persaud who was assigned to lead the corporation as acting Chief Executive Officer. It was not a surprising choice as Persaud, who joined the male-dominated corporation in 1983 as a junior bookkeeper, has been able to climb the ladder of success and secure her spot as an acting estate manager – the only female estate manager in the company.
Persaud said being an estate manager is a hectic and challenging job but it is something she loves. She said an estate manager gives more than 18 hours per day focusing on the job.
She recalled that in 2017, when she was first placed to manage Skeldon Estate, an operating estate at that time, her daughter would often tell her that she had to make an appointment to meet her since she was extremely focused on “getting the job done.”