Frank James has been appointed CEO of GraceKennedy, efficient February 14, 2025, he replaces Don Wehby.
James will transition from his present function as CEO of GraceKennedy’s Home Meals Division. He joined GraceKennedy in 2005 as Vice President of Strategic Planning and Company Improvement and steadily superior to senior roles in each the meals and monetary companies divisions. In 2012, he was appointed Group CFO and joined the board of administrators.
In April 2019, James turned CEO of GK Meals Home, the group’s largest division. Beneath his management, revenues grew by over 60 per cent by 2023, with profitability rising much more considerably throughout the identical interval.In commenting on his appointment, James: “I’m honoured to tackle the function of Group CEO and lead the GraceKennedy crew.”
“I’m honoured to tackle the function of Group CEO and lead the GraceKennedy crew,” stated James. “We are going to proceed to concentrate on delivering worth to our clients, shareholders, and the communities we serve,” he added.
Left to proper: Outgoing CEO Don Wehby and newly appointed CEO Frank James (File picture)
Listed here are 10 issues to about Frank James.
- Previous to becoming a member of GraceKennedy, Frank James labored with PricewaterhouseCoopers as a Senior Marketing consultant and Supervisor, and at Desnoes and Geddes Restricted (now Pink Stripe Restricted) as Distribution Planner.
- He holds an MBA in Finance from the College of California, Los Angeles, Anderson Faculty of Administration, and a Bachelor of Science in Administration Research and Accounting from The College of the West Indies.
- James joined GraceKennedy in August 2005 as Vice President of Strategic Planning and Company Improvement for the then Data Companies Division.
- He’s a chartered monetary analyst.
- James is a Trustee of the Codrington Belief of the Anglican Church within the Province of the West Indies.
- He has beforehand served as a Vice President of the Personal Sector Organisation of Jamaica.
- He has additionally served on the Commerce Coverage Committee of the Jamaica Exporters’ Affiliation and on the Board of Administrators of the School of Agriculture, Science and Schooling.
- He’s the present CEO of the Gracekennedy’s Home Meals Division and the previous Group CFO.
- He has held a number of senior roles in each the Meals and Monetary Companies Divisions, of GraceKennedy earlier than being appointed Group CFO in 2012.
- He attended Wolmer’s Boys’ Faculty
