Richard Pandohie was appointed Chairman of the CPJ Board of Directors on July 9, 2024. Richard serves as the CEO of Seprod Group of Companies and the recently acquired AS Brydens & Sons Holdings Limited (Trinidad & Tobago). The combined entity makes it one of the largest manufacturing and distribution conglomerates in the Caribbean with an annual revenue of US$750M and over 3,200 employees.
Mr. Nicholas Scott is the Chief Investment Officer of the Musson Group and serves as a director of most of its subsidiaries and affiliates. He is also the Vice Chairman of Eppley Limited and the Chairman of the Eppley Caribbean Property Fund Limited SCC.
Michael Conyers is the Chairman of Micon Marketing Limited and the Deputy Chairman of The Brydens Group and, serves on the board of several companies within the Group. Previously he held the role of Managing Director of Micon Marketing Limited from 1997 to 2022.
David Franco is the Regional Business Development Director, Premium Beverages at The Brydens Group and, the Chairman of A.S. Bryden & Sons (Trinidad) Limited. He has over twenty-six years’ experience in FMCG trade from a brand building and supplier perspective, with a keen focus on the beverage alcohol industry.
Mr. Hart is a founding member of Caribbean Producers Jamaica Limited. He served as the company’s CEO from 2004 until 2011, after which he became the Executive Chairman. The Hart family has played an integral role in the development of the city of Montego Bay.
Thomas (Tom) Tyler is a founding member of Caribbean Producers Jamaica Limited. He served as the company’s CEO from 2011 to 2016. He is currently the company’s Co-Chairman, where he maintains strong vendor and customer relations that fuels the rapid growth of the company and has established Caribbean Producers as the leading food service company in Jamaica. The Tyler family has played an important role in the development of Jamaica’s hospitality industry for over 40 years.
Candace Hart joined CPJ in September 2018 in Special Projects and Change Management. She has been focused on data management, information technology and process implementation in the company. She holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Miami and brings her experience working with large data sets from her published research work on several grants funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. Candace moved to Montego Bay in 1997. She initially worked with the Committee for the Upliftment of the Mentally Ill (CUMI), a non-profit focusing on the care of the homeless mentally ill and serves on the board of Hanover Charities and Fairfield International Academy.
Theresa Chin is a graduate of York University, Toronto Canada where she gained a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics. Mrs. Chin has worked with the Hart family shareholders since 1993. She is currently the Managing Director of Montego Bay Ice Company Limited, as well as acting as Financial Manager for most of the other Hart group companies.
Mr. Schrager is a principal and co-founder of Eightfold Real Estate Capital, LP a real estate investment and advisory firm. Prior to forming Eightfold, Mr. Schrager was the Chief Operating Officer of LNR Property LLC of the USA, from May 2003 until December 2010. In 1997, Mr. Schrager came to Lennar from Chemical Bank (now JP Morgan Chase) in New York.
Nicholas Hospedales is the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of Caribbean Producers (Jamaica) Limited (CPJ). His appointment followed the recent acquisition of 44.8% of CPJ’s interests by A.S. Brydens & Sons Holdings Limited (ASBH).
Stephen W.R. Dear is a seasoned business professional with over two decades of experience in banking, tourism, and other business sectors. Born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, he has built a reputation as a leader and problem-solver with a keen ability to develop prototypes, analyze problems, generate solutions, manage teams, and strategize for long-term profitability.