KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness today announced Senator Aubyn Hill as the new executive director of the Economic Growth Council (EGC).

He is to replace Maureen Denton who resigned from the post in August.

Holness lauded Hill’s years of experience in the private sector and expressed satisfaction and confidence that the new executive director will be able to execute his duties.

For his part, Hill said the council is ready to take on the task of economic growth to ensure that it does the right advocacy in the right places and to make sure that the EGC is accessible to people who want to invest and policymakers.

The EGC was appointed in 2016 to consult widely and to advise the Cabinet on a collection of broad platform policies and reforms that would facilitate economic growth.

These growth initiatives are intended to facilitate the removal of various obstacles to economic growth with the potential to positively impact thousands of businesses and millions of Jamaicans.

Shanica Blair