As corporate Jamaica mourns the death of respected business executive Greta Bogues, the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) has hailed its interim chief executive offcer as a treasure to the country.

Joining the PSOJ’s officers and staff in expressing their sadness at her death, the organisation’s president, Keith Duncan, said: “The PSOJ, and I personally, are experiencing an unimaginable loss that is difficult to process. Greta was committed to, and evoked excellence in those with whom she worked.”

Duncan added: “She was a stalwart in the private sector and a servant to Jamaica who could be relied on to give her all in any effort with which she was tasked.” 

Bogues’ professional experience spanned the financial industry, non-profit, education, and the distribution and manufacturing sector. She served as the first female CEO of the combined PSOJ, the Jamaica Exporters Association (JEA) and the Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) in 2001. She returned to the PSOJ at a critical juncture in 2020, to serve as interim CEO, spearheading a number of initiatives as part of the organisation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Duncan continued: “She was a treasure to us here at the PSOJ – and even more so to her country. We are beyond grateful for the time she served and the invaluable contribution that she made. We express our deepest condolences to her family.” 

The PSOJ said Bogues embodied servant leadership and was a woman of an indomitable spirit who led with distinction, enabling partnerships, and building multilateral and multisectoral alliances for national development.  

“A doyenne of corporate governance (CG), she was a certified CG trainer who worked tirelessly to enhance the awareness of good corporate governance practices, helpogueing to strengthen both public and private sector entities,” the PSOJ said.

“As founding chair of the PSOJ’s Corporate Governance Committee, she forged a legacy in the field, imbuing others with her passion through training and the wilful sharing of her knowledge and expertise.”  

The organisation said her penchant for service extended to her involvement on numerous public and private sector boards as well as philanthropic efforts.

Bogues served on the boards of the Toll Authority of Jamaica, HEART Trust NTA, the Urban Development Corporation and the National Council of Education, among others.

“She devoted untold hours of service, particularly at the St Andrew Parish Church and the Anglican Diocesan, helping to positively impact the lives of many in St Andrew Settlement, Majesty Gardens Infant School and Majesty Gardens Learning and Health Centre,” the PSOJ noted.

“Our hearts go out in sympathy to her church, colleagues, friends, and family who feel the tremendous pain of her loss. Greta will be dearly missed.”