KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chairman, CEO and principal shareholder of the Musson Group of Companies, Paul B Scott, was today elected the 18th president of the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ).

The election took place at a council meeting at the PSOJ’s offices on Hope Road, in Kingston.

Scott succeeds William Mahfood, who served for 20 months. Mahfood opted to demit office four months early, in order to focus on his remit as Wisynco chairman, following the recent fire that occurred at the company’s warehouse in St Catherine.

Joining Scott on the PSOJ executive are vice presidents – Dennis Cohen, deputy group managing director of NCB; Gary ‘Butch’ Hendrickson, managing director of Continental Baking Company Ltd; and Frank James, group chief financial Oofficer at GraceKennedy.

Vikram Dihman, chief operating officer of the ICD Group, will hold the position of honorary treasurer. An honorary secretary is to be appointed by the executive committee at their first meeting.