Board of Directors

Dennis Chung

A chartered accountant by profession and completed the Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in accounting, in 1987 and 1989 respectively, at the University of the West Indies, and the Certified Public Accountant exams in 1990 in California, USA. He attended Jamaica College and was a member of the Jamaica College Board and Foundation between 2005 and 2012. He is currently the CEO of the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica, and holds the following positions:

• Immediate Past President and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica, and a council member since 2005
• Director of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean
• Director of GK Capital Management Limited and chairman of the Audit Committee
• Chairman of National Solid Waste Management Authority
• Director of National Integrity Action

Has written a weekly column in the Financial Gleaner and the Jamaica Observer, on economic and financial matters, since 2003 and contributes commentary to both the print and electronic media. He has done numerous presentations, in Jamaica and within the Caribbean region. He has also served on numerous public and private sector boards, including the Bank of Jamaica among others. He has authored two books, (1) “Charting Jamaica’s Economic and Social Development – A much needed paradigm shift; and (2) Achieving Life’s Equilibrium – balancing health, wealth, and happiness for optimal living. Dennis is an avid recreational cyclist.

Steven Whittingham

Steven Whittingham is the President & CEO of GK Capital Management Ltd. With over 10 years in the financial services industry, both locally and internationally, he is responsible for the strategic leadership and direction of the firm. Notable Positions/Career Highlights

• Current director on the board of GK General Insurance Company Limited, as well as Jamaica’s trade and investment agency, JAMPRO, and training agency HEART Trust/NTA.
• Managing Director of The Antilles Group (TAG), formerly Cool Petroleum Limited (CPL).
• Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Island Ice and Beverage Company Limited (IIBC)
• Morgan Stanley, London (Mergers and Acquisitions Investment Banking Group)
• BlackRock Financial Management, New York

Education Experience

• MBA, Harvard Business School, Morgan Stanley Fellowship
• BSC./BA., University of Pennsylvania, Systems Engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Economics respectively

Simone Bowie Jones

Simone Bowie Jones is an Attorney-at-Law and Partner of Myers Fletcher & Gordon, and is a member of that firm’s Commercial Department. Her practice areas include Banking, Financial Regulation, Securities, Corporate Finance, Product Registration, Sports and Entertainment Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution and most significantly, Takeovers and Mergers. She was actively involved in three of the major mergers and/or acquisitions that have occurred in Jamaica in recent years, namely, the acquisition of Air Jamaica by Caribbean Airlines, the acquisition of Lascelles De Mercado & Co. Limited by Angostura Limited and the merger of the Tortuga franchises throughout the Caribbean into one entity, in which Jamaica Producers Group acquired a majority interest. Simone graduated from the University of the West Indies having obtained a Bachelor of Laws Degree with Honours and then completed her studies at the Norman Manley Law School. She was admitted to the Jamaican Bar in September 2005. She later obtained a Certificate in Mediation Practice and Procedure awarded by the Dispute Resolution Foundation of Jamaica. Simone sits on the Executive Committee and volunteers with the Graduates Foundation, an organization with a mission to expose, empower and educate youths from underprivileged and marginalized communities.

Mariame McIntosh Robinson

Mariame McIntosh Robinson joined First Global as President and CEO on February 1, 2016. Mrs Robinson served as a Partner at Portland Private Equity (PPE) and has also worked as a Management Consultant at the top global strategy consulting firms including McKinsey & Company and Bain & Company.

Outside of work, Mrs. Robinson volunteers her time with TEACH Caribbean, a Jamaican education charity that she co-founded, and Katalyxt, an incubator and training organization for Jamaican entrepreneurs.

Previous Professional Experience

• BSc., M.I.T, Electrical Engineering
• M.B.A., Harvard University
• M. Phil, Oxford University, Economics attended as the Jamaica 1998 Rhodes Scholar.

Sean Scott

Managing Director Canopy Insurance. Harvard MBA, B.A. in Political Science from Stanford University.

Andrew Leo-Rhynie

Managing Director of GK Capital, Director of RJR Gleaner Group, Director of GKMS Eastern Caribbean Companies , Chartered Business Valuator. B.Sc Accounting, MBA in Finance