Dr. Harold Davis has been appointed the new Chief Executive of the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. with effect from 13 August, 2018. He holds a BSc. in Chemistry from University of West Indies and a PhD in Soil Chemistry from the University of Reading (UK). He has previously worked for Bookers Agriculture International in the United Kingdom, returned to Guyana 1981 and has worked in various capacities in GuySuCo before leaving in 2010 as the Agriculture Research Director. Since then he has undertaken consultancy assignments in several countries. In 2016, he consented to undertake an assignment of Agriculture Consultant to Guysuco and subsequently accepted the position as Agriculture Director. He brings a wealth of experience in Agriculture and Project Management to lead the implementation of the programme to modernize GuySuCo.
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Dr. Davis takes over the reins from Mr. Paul Bhim who was one of the members of the Interim Management Committee (IMC), established in 2015 to focus on redefining and to some extent redesigning a more sustainable pathway for GuySuCo; with particular focus on a direction for a more financially sound business. Hence, the particular skills required for the IMC members was, sound financial background, a good knowledge of the sugar industry and market-oriented competence.
