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| BUSINESSUITE 2018 TOP 50 CARIBBEAN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | ||||||
| CR | CR | CR | % Change | |||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | Company | 2018/17 | |
| 1 | NR | NR | JA | Ian Dear | Express Catering Limited | 320% |
| 2 | 31 | NR | JA | Gary Peart | Mayberry Investments Limited | 254% |
| 3 | 24 | 17 | JA | Derrick Cotterell | Derrimon Trading Company Limited | 249% |
| 4 | NR | NR | JA | Ian Dear | Magaritaville Turks Ltd | 214% |
| 5 | NR | NR | JA | Peter M. Chin | Lasco Distributors Limited | 169% |
| 6 | NR | 5 | TT | Nigel M. Baptiste | Republic Financial Holdings Limited | 167% |
| 7 | 25 | 27 | JA | Rohan Miller | Sagicor Real Estate X Fund Ltd. | 167% |
| 8 | 5 | NR | JA | Andrew Jackson | JETCON Corporation Limited | 160% |
| 9 | NR | NR | TT | Gerry C. Brooks | Trinidad and Tobago NGL Limited | 156% |
| 10 | 23 | 8 | TT | Anthony J. Agostini | Agostini’s Limited | 154% |
| 11 | NR | NR | GY | Eton M. Chester | Citizens Bank Guyana Inc. | 151% |
| 12 | NR | NR | JA | Jacinth Hall-Tracey | Lasco Financial Services Limited | 139% |
| 13 | 32 | NR | JA | Patrick Hylton | National Commercial Bank Jamaica Ltd. | 136% |
| 14 | 7 | 30 | JA | John Mahfood | Jamaican Teas Limited | 129% |
| 15 | NR | 25 | JA | Grantley Stephenson | Kingston Wharves Limited | 129% |
| 16 | 40 | NR | TT | Stephen Bagnarol | Scotiabank Trinidad & Tobago Limited | 126% |
| 17 | 34 | NR | TT | Ravi Tewari | Guardian Holdings Limited | 126% |
| 18 | NR | NR | JA | Stafford Burrowes | Dolphin Cove Limited | 123% |
| 19 | NR | NR | TT | Karen Darbasie | First Citizens Bank Limited | 120% |
| 20 | NR | NR | GY | Komal R. Samaroo | Demerara Distillers Ltd. | 118% |
| 21 | 9 | NR | TT | Keisha Armstrong | National Enterprises Limited | 118% |
| 22 | NR | NR | JA | Devon Barrett | Victoria Mutual Investments Limited | 112% |
| 23 | NR | NR | JA | Kurt Boothe | Medical Disposables & Supplies Ltd. | 112% |
| 24 | NR | NR | TT | Dawn Thomas | One Caribbean Media Limited | 112% |
| 25 | NR | NR | TT | Gregory N. Hill | ANSA Merchant Bank Limited (Group) | 111% |
| 26 | 17 | NR | JA | Keith Duncan | JMMB Group Limited | 111% |
| 27 | 35 | NR | JA | Christopher Zacca | Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited | 110% |
| 28 | 36 | NR | JA | David Noel | Scotia Group Jamaica Ltd. | 110% |
| 29 | NR | NR | TT | Genevieve Jodhan | Angostura Holdings Limited | 109% |
| 30 | 19 | NR | JA | Don Wehby | GraceKennedy Limited | 108% |
| 31 | 18 | 29 | JA | Oliver Townsend | Knutsford Express Limited | 107% |
| 32 | 30 | 22 | BB | Diane C. Payne | West India Biscuit Compant Limited | 105% |
| 33 | NR | 34 | JA | Ann-Dawn Young Sang | Supreme Ventures Limited | 104% |
| 34 | NR | 35 | JA | Kigsley Cooper | Pulse Investments Limited | 104% |
| 35 | 39 | NR | JA | Marcus James | Access Financial Services Ltd. | 104% |
| 36 | 6 | NR | JA | Dianna Blake Bennett | Salada Foods Jamaica Limited | 102% |
| 37 | 11 | 31 | BB | John M. B. Williams | Cave Shepherd & Company Limited | 102% |
| 38 | 26 | 2 | JA | Marlene Street Forrest | Jamaica Stock Exchange Limited | 101% |
| 39 | NR | NR | GY | Richard S. Sammy | Republic Bank Guyana Ltd. | 101% |
| 40 | NR | 7 | JA | Ian McNaughton | Barita Investments Limited | 101% |
| 41 | NR | NR | TT | Kelvin Mahabir | National Flour Mills Limited | 100% |
| 42 | NR | NR | BB | Anthony Ali | Goddard Enterprises Limited | 100% |
| 43 | 20 | 15 | JA | Stephen Facey | PanJam Investment Limited | 99% |
| 44 | 13 | NR | BB | Gary Brown | First Caribbean International Limited | 99% |
| 45 | 33 | 36 | BB | Dodridge Miller | Sagicor Financial Corporation | 97% |
| 46 | NR | NR | TT | Andrew N. Sabga | ANSA Mc Al Limited | 96% |
| 47 | NR | NR | JA | William Mahfood | Wisynco Group Limited | 96% |
| 48 | 27 | NR | JA | Marcus Steele | Carreras Limited | 95% |
| 49 | 38 | NR | JA | Mark Hart | Cargo Handlers Limited | 94% |
| 50 | NR | NR | TT | E. Gervase Warner | Massy Holdings Limited | 92% |
| 51 | 22 | NR | JA | Christopher Levy | Jamaica Broilers Group Limited | 92% |
| 52 | JA | Caribbean Cement Company Limited | 91% | |||
| 53 | GY | Banks DIH Ltd. | 90% | |||
| 54 | JA | Lasco Manufacturing Limited | 89% | |||
| 55 | JA | Caribbean Producers Jamaica Limited (Group) | 89% | |||
| 56 | TT | The West Indian Tobacco Company Limited | 88% | |||
| 57 | JA | Blue Power Group Limited | 86% | |||
| 58 | TT | Prestige Holdings Limited | 83% | |||
| 59 | JA | Proven Investments Limited | 83% | |||
| 60 | JA | Seprod Limited | 76% | |||
| 61 | JA | Honey Bun (1982) Limited | 75% | |||
| 62 | GY | Guyana Bank for Trade & Industry Ltd. | 75% | |||
| 63 | JA | Eppley Limited | 67% | |||
| 64 | JA | Kingston Properties Limited | 63% | |||
| 65 | JA | General Accident Insurance Co Ja | 59% | |||
| 66 | JA | Stationery & Office Supplies Limited | 55% | |||
| 67 | JA | 138 Student Living Jamaica Limited | 53% | |||
| 68 | JA | Caribbean Cream Limited | 52% | |||
| 69 | JA | Jamaica Producers Group Limited | 39% | |||
| 70 | TT | Unilever Caribbean Limited | 29% | |||
| 71 | TT | PLIPDECO Limited *** | 17 |
CR: Caribbean Rank NR: Not Ranked BB: Barbados GY: Guyana JA: Jamaica TT: Trinidad and Tobago
The Above CEO’s surveyed met the two key qualifying factors comprising a Positive % and $value 2018/2017 Profit After Tax of US$500,000 and above.