It gives me great pleasure to announce that Courtney Campbell, a career banker with over 20 years experience in the financial services industry will be joining GraceKennedy effective July 21, 2008 in the newly created post of Chief Executive Officer of First Global Holdings Limited.

First Global Holdings Limited is the GraceKennedy company which oversees First Global Bank (FGB) Ltd., First Global Financial Services (FGFS) Ltd.; and our investment in Signia Financial Group Inc. in Barbados and One1 Financial Ltd. in Trinidad.

This position has been created in order to ensure that the GraceKennedy Group moves forward to gain the synergies from our financial services activities through focused leadership.

We welcome Courtney to the GraceKennedy Group. His appointment demonstrates our commitment to our continued growth in the financial services industry in Jamaica and the Caribbean.

Mr. Joe Taffe,
Acting Chief Executive Officer,
GK Investments

Posted: May 26, 2008