Jamaican conglomerate GraceKennedy is losing one of its key managers in Allison Mais, head of strategic planning.

Mais has resigned from the company, effective April 16, 2023. In the meantime, Andrew Leo-Rhynie, head of mergers & acquisitions, will assume oversight of GraceKennedy’s Strategic Planning portfolio until the post has been filled.

Mais was appointed head of strategic planning for GraceKennedy Limited, effective October 1, 2021. In this current capacity, Mais works with GraceKennedy’s Group CEO and Executive Committee to set and drive the execution of key strategic initiatives for the GraceKennedy Group and develop, evaluate and execute plans for growth.

She joined GraceKennedy in September 2017 as the assistant vice president for strategy and the Project Management Office at First Global Bank Limited. In 2020, Mais was appointed head of strategy for the GraceKennedy Financial Group (GKFG) and GraceKennedy Money Services, and she became head of digital strategy for GKFG in May 2021.