ST JAMES, Jamaica — Senior Manager of Technical Services at the National Road Operating and Construction Company (NROCC), Fritz Sawyers has been selected to act as managing director of the entity.

This was revealed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development with responsibility for Works, Robert Morgan.

“The Board of Directors of the National Road Operating & Constructing Company Limited has approved Fritz Sawyers, senior manager – technical services, to act as managing director, consequent to the departure of Mr Edwards to NWA,” he told Observer Online.

“Mr Sawyers has intimate knowledge of NROCC’s projects and operations,” he added.

Sawyers assumes the role following the departure of the former Managing Director, Stephen Edwards who has since taken up the role of chief executive officer (CEO) at the National Works Agency.

An engineer by profession, Sawyers has been at NROCC since 2021 after previously working with the National Works Agency.

He has also worked in the private sector both locally and internationally bringing a wealth of experience to the post.