GraceKennedy

James Moss-Solomon attended the Priory School, Jamaica College, and McMaster University, and was elected by his peers to lead them as Head Boy of Jamaica College in 1969.

He joined GraceKennedy Ltd. as a management trainee in 1971. Since then has served as Executive Chairman of Hi-Lo and Medi-Grace Ltd.; Divisional Director, International Business; General Manager - Grace, Kennedy (Merchandise); Divisional Director – Industrial Retail and Trading, and in June 1998 was appointed Director responsible for Corporate Affairs.

He has contributed much to the development of the Jamaican business community through his membership in the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, where he served as President for two (2) consecutive terms. He was also a Director of Pharmaceutical Council of Jamaica and Vice President at the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica for one term. He recently completed a 2 years secondment to the Mona School of Business as Executive-in-Residence. He served as President of the Caribbean Association of Industry & Commerce for two (2) years, August 2005 – August 2007.

He was a Founding Director of the Grace & Staff Community Development Foundation, and The GraceKennedy Foundation. He was awarded Manager of the Year 2002, by the Jamaica Institute of Management. He was recently the recipient of the S. Carlton Alexander Memorial Award for excellence by Jamaica College Old Boys’ Association.

A talented musician and sportsman. He represented Jamaica at the Commonwealth Games and the Central America and Caribbean Games in swimming and water polo and held the National Record for 100 and 200 meters – Butterfly between 1966 – 70. 

He continues to play with his band 50/50 and is proficient on the keyboards, guitar and bass.

He retired from GraceKennedy in the year 2007.