Kingston Wharves stands at the forefront of Caribbean logistics, driving trade, connectivity, and regional growth.
Jeffrey Hall is the Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of Pan Jamaica Group Ltd. He has been the Chairman of the KWL Group since 2014. Mr. Hall is a director of Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited, Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited, Sagicor Bank Jamaica Limited and Sagicor Investments Jamaica Limited. He has previously served as Chairman of Scotia Group Jamaica Limited, a Director of the Bank of Jamaica and the Jamaica Stock Exchange, and as a Vice President of the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica.
Mr. Hall was awarded the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander (CD) for his contribution to Investment and Commerce in 2022.
Committee: Executive (Chair)
Length of Directorship: 13 Years
Grantley Stephenson of KWL served in the dual capacity of Executive Chairman and CEO, between 2003–2009 and 2011–2013. He was CEO of KWL, until January 5, 2020.
Mr. Stephenson was conferred with the Order of Distinction (commander class) by the Government of Jamaica in 2007 and an Honorary Doctor of Science in Port Management by the Caribbean Maritime University in 2017. He received the 2015 Manager of the Year Award from the Jamaica Institute of Management and was ranked the No. 1 CEO among all companies trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange by Businessuite Magazine in 2010. He is also a fellow of the Jamaica Institute of Management.
Committees: Executive, Compensation and Leadership Development (Chair)
Length of Directorship: 21 Year
Charmaine Maragh is the Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Lannaman & Morris Shipping Group of companies. Also a director of the SAJE Infrastructure Board. Mrs. Maragh has been a trustee of the Metro Investment Pension Fund since 1997 and was previously a director of Seafreight Shipping Line in the USA before Crowley acquired it. Before her directorship in the Lannaman & Morris Shipping Group, she was involved in HR, personnel and industrial relations management at companies such as the Jamaica Pegasus, CMP Metals, Oceania Hotel, and the Airports Authority of Jamaica.
Committees: Compensation and Leadership Development
Length of Directorship: 4 Years
Philip Armstrong is the Chief Operating Officer of the Pan Jamaica Group (PJG). Prior to joining PJG, he was the Executive Vice President – Strategy and Chief Technology Officer at Sagicor Group Jamaica.
He holds a BSc in Avionics Technology and has completed the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Programme and the Harvard Business Analytics Programme.
Committees: Nil
Length of Directorship: 1 Year
Roger Hinds is the Managing Director of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company Jamaica Limited. He is the Chairman of Transocean Shipping Limited, Transport Logistics Limited and Marine Haulage Services Limited.
Committee: Compensation and Leadership Development
Length of Directorship: 21 Years
Charles Johnston is the Executive Chairman of Jamaica Fruit and Shipping Company Ltd. and its subsidiaries. Board member of the Jamaica Producers Group since 1975, he became Chairman in 1986. Mr. Johnston is also the Chairman of German Ship Repair Ltd., Seaboard Freight & Shipping Jamaica Ltd., Jamaican Patties Ltd. (UK) and JP Logistics, Lennox Portland Ltd. and Johnston Development Group Ltd. A Past President of the Shipping Association of Jamaica, he was conferred with the Order of Distinction, Commander Class in 2006; inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica in 2008, and awarded the Order of Jamaica (OJ) in 2023 for his sterling service to shipping and logistics. In 2017, he was awarded a Jamaica Observer Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2018 conferred with a Doctor of Science degree in International Shipping Honoris Causa from the Caribbean Maritime University. Mr. Johnston is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Finance & Commerce.
Committee: Executive
Length of Directorship: 40 Years
Mark Williams was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Kingston Wharves (KWL) Group in January 2020, joining the company in October 2011 as the Chief Marketing & Planning Officer. He was later appointed Chief Operating Officer. A Certified Port Executive, before joining Kingston Wharves, he was Vice President at the Airports Authority of Jamaica and previously held Senior Executive positions at The Shell Company (W.I.) Limited and Shell Antilles & Guianas Limited. He has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Surrey, United Kingdom; a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree from the University of the West Indies; and a Bachelor of Laws degree (LL.B) from the University of London.
Committees: All
Length of Directorship: 5 Years
Dorian K. Valdes is a professional engineer with over 50 years of experience providing leading engineering, programme management, and construction management services to private businesses and government agencies. Mr. Valdes has worked in civil and environmental engineering, specialising in over US$2 billion of seaport capital improvements for cargo and cruise operations facilities and equipment needs. This included passenger boarding bridges, granary cranes, infrastructure for cargo handling activities, and roadways, such as the Port Miami Tunnel construction. In addition, Mr. Valdes directed over US$1.5 billion in drainage improvements, stormwater management, restoration of beaches and upland ecosystem restoration and protection.
Mr. Valdes also continues to use his engineering management expertise to offer technical support to ongoing KWL projects.
Committee: Executive
Length of Directorship: 10 Years
Robert Scavone provides advisory and management consulting services to various clients in the international cargo transport sector. Mr. Scavone’s career has included port and terminal development projects and creating and managing their respective entities in North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and the Caribbean. He has served on various boards internationally, including Terminales Rio de la Plata in Buenos Aires, Halterm Limited in Halifax, Fraser Surrey Docks near Vancouver, Salalah Port Services in Oman, and Trans-Siberian Express Railway and Vostochny International Container Terminals, both in Russia. He has also been a board member for several U.S. companies, including the Port of Miami Terminal Operating Company, Port Newark Container Terminal, Delaware River Stevedores (Philadelphia), and CP&O (Norfolk). He has served in an advisory role for acquisitions and divestitures of port assets for numerous entities, including Macquarie Bank and Deutsche Bank.
Committee: Executive
Length of Directorship: 10 Years
Mark Williams was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Kingston Wharves (KWL) Group in January 2020, joining the company in October 2011 as the Chief Marketing & Planning Officer. He was later appointed Chief Operating Officer. A Certified Port Executive, before joining Kingston Wharves, he was Vice President at the Airports Authority of Jamaica and previously held Senior Executive positions at The Shell Company (W.I.) Limited and Shell Antilles & Guianas Limited. He has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of Surrey, United Kingdom; a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree from the University of the West Indies; and a Bachelor of Laws degree (LL.B) from the University of London.
Committees: All
Length of Directorship: 5 Years
