Mr. Theoc is a Chartered Accountant licensed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales and is the holder of a Master of Business Administration (Finance) Degree from the University of Manchester.

Mr. Theoc is currently Senior Vice President of Investment Banking at Mayberry Investments Limited and prides himself in being an energy and finance expert with a strong focus on promoting the growth and development of the Jamaican economy.

He is currently also a Director of MCS Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jamaica National Group Limited.

Mr. Azan, an entrepreneur for over thirty (30) years, is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Boss Furniture Company Limited, a leading manufacturing company.

He is a lifetime member of the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association and currently also serves on the Boards of the Jamaica Broilers Group Limited, Inter-American Development Bank Civil Society, Phoenix Printery Limited and EdgeChem Jamaica Limited as a Director and Island Car Rentals Limited and the Jamaica Productivity Advisory Board as Chairman.

Mrs. Facey is a Partner at the law firm FaceyLaw where her practice is focused on company law, real estate, trusts and estates, telecommunications, governance and corporate compliance. She also conducts board evaluations and delivers corporate law and governance training.

Prior to FaceyLaw she was Regional VP at Cable & Wireless (C&W) responsible for Legal, Regulatory & Public Policy in the Northern Caribbean. Before C&W she spent eighteen (18) years in publicly traded companies in the financial sector holding positions such as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Company Secretary.

Mrs. Facey is the Chair of the PSOJ Corporate Governance Committee and was responsible for the development of the 2021 Jamaica Corporate Governance Code and the PSOJ Governance Handbook & Toolkit in 2024.

She is currently also a director of the ICT Authority and the Caribbean Corporate Governance Institute.

In 2025 she was conferred with the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander for her contribution to Law and Corporate Governance.

Mr. Issa is the owner of the business branded COOL which took roots in 1995 when he opened the Cool Oasis gas station in St Ann’s Bay on Jamaica’s north coast. He has subsequently grown this business into the largest indigenous distribution chain of petroleum products on the island and diversified along the way.

In 2003, he moved to capitalize on the deregulation of the Jamaican telecommunications industry by selling pre-paid electronic Cool Cards for Digicel and Cable & Wireless. At present, he presides over a group of more than fifty (50) companies with a turnover in excess of $500 million whose interests range from clothing and hospitality to recycling and mining to Cool Loans, the first and only microfinance institution in Jamaica offering non-collateralized, 24-hour loans.

A former Chamber of Commerce president and a philanthropist behind several charitable

organizations, Mr. Issa is very much a pillar of the Jamaican community. He has also repeatedly demonstrated a flair for making a financial success out of projects that have the potential to improve the quality of Jamaican life.

He is currently the Custos Rotulorum for the parish of St. Ann.

Mr. Johnson is a certified automotive engineer who spent several years working in the field of motor vehicle assessment before embarking on a career in agriculture.

He is the immediate Past President of the Small Business Association of Jamaica, Vice President of The World Cocoa Farmers Organization and a founding member of the Jamaica Organic Agricultural Movement. He also serves as a Director of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation and is the Vice Prime Minister of the State of the African Diaspora.

Mrs. Robinson is a global financial services leader with over twenty (25) years of experience as a P&L leader, investor, board member and advisor to leading companies in the USA and the Caribbean. She is currently the Founder and Managing Director of Global Triangle Advisors, a strategy, leadership and business transformation advisory firm serving the USA and Caribbean.

She is an NACD Certified Director from the National Association of Corporate Directors in the USA and holds a Certificate in Risk Governance from the DCRO Risk Governance Institute, with expertise in board leadership, risk oversight and corporate governance best practices. She currently serves on several Boards of publicly listed and private companies in regulated sectors in North America and the Caribbean ranging in profit up to US$1.3B, including Parkland Corporation (TSX:PKI), Wigton Energy Limited (JSE:WIG), Digicel Group, JN Bank, Sygnus Capital Limited and Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility.

Mrs. Robinson is the former Division Head, Digital Assets and President at a Houston-based fintech firm, Qenta Inc, and former President & CEO of First Global Bank in Jamaica where she led the Bank’s successful transformation and strategic pursuit of financial inclusion. She also held leadership roles at McKinsey, Bain, and Portland Private Equity.

Mrs. Robinson earned a BSc. in Electrical Engineering from MIT, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a M.Phil. in Economics from Oxford University where she attended as a Rhodes Scholar.

Mr. Messado is a Chartered Accountant with over twenty-five (25) years of experience in various financial disciplines.  He holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Manchester and has developed broad expertise in accounting, corporate finance, enterprise risk management, contract negotiation, regulatory economics, tariff design, business development, and strategic planning. His extensive career includes more than a decade in executive roles, where he has refined his skills and emerged as a multifaceted leader adept at navigating complex financial landscapes.

Horace began his career at KPMG and Ernst & Young Services Limited, gaining valuable experience in the industry. He has subsequently held senior positions such as Financial Controller and Director of Corporate Finance at Jamaica Public Service Company Limited and Group Financial Controller at MaruEnergy Caribbean Limited. His leadership extended beyond these roles as he served as Trustee and Chairman of the Investment Committee for one of Jamaica’s largest pension funds, demonstrating his proficiency in overseeing significant financial assets and strategic investments.

He is a member of the Board of Directors of several other companies in Jamaica including the following public companies: Sygnus Real Estate Finance Limited, for which he is the Chairman, and Sygnus Credit Investments Limited.  

As a technology leader for over twenty (20) years, Mrs. Allison Philbert is a trusted and experienced C-suite executive working with Fortune 20 and global companies.

Mrs. Philbert has a wealth of experience leading and advising companies on technology innovation and business transformation. She has led a multi-billion-dollar P&L and has created and launched new business initiatives and portfolios in developing markets. Currently, Mrs. Philbert is an independent technology consultant supporting businesses in their transition to digital capabilities across a variety of industries. She also acts as an executive coach and advisor. Prior to this she was the CEO of Digicel Jamaica.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering and a Master of Science in Telecommunications and Computers from The George Washington University as well as, a Master of Business Administration from Georgetown University.

Mrs. Stewart Lechler is the Managing Director of the Stewart’s Automotive Group of Companies. She has over thirty-five (35) years of experience in the automotive industry and in the fields of Accounting, Sales, Marketing, and Human Resources.

She sits on several other boards, including the Island Traffic Authority and the Jamaica Promotions Corporation.

Mr. Sanjurjo is an industrial engineer with over fifty (50) years of experience in the energy sector, beginning his career with Georgia Power Company in 1980 in Atlanta, USA and went on to hold key leadership roles across Latin America, including CEO of EDELNOR in Chile and EGE Haina in the Dominican Republic. Throughout his career, Mr. Sanjurjo led major acquisitions, infrastructure projects, and bond issuances, playing a pivotal role in expanding access to energy and introducing renewable generation in the region.

After senior roles at Reliant, Globeleq, IC Power, and InterEnergy Holdings, Mr. Sanjurjo now serves as President of Energy Advisors LLC, an energy consulting firm based on Florida, USA.

He is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and holds an MBA from Georgia State University.