Lee Chin to chair new Economic Growth Council
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Billionaire businessman Michael Lee Chin has been appointed chairman of the government’s Economic Growth Council (EGC).
His appointment has not yet been formally announced by the government. However, a media advisory issued today by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) confirmed that Prime Minister Andrew Holness will make the announcement at a press conference at Jamaica House tomorrow afternoon.
Lee Chin, 65, whose net worth was last posted as US$2.95 billion in 2015, making him Canada’s 26th richest person, is also chairman of Jamaica’s National Commercial Bank (NCB) and Portland Holdings Inc, headquartered in Canada — a privately held investment company which owns a collection of diversified businesses operating in sectors that include media, tourism, health care, telecommunications, and financial services.
Balford Henry
