Wigton Windfarm’s long-time chairman of the Board of Directors, Oliver W. Holmes, is retiring, effective January 11, 2024, having served his two-year tenure.

Holmes is a finance and management specialist, who has contributed significantly to the development of the financial and commercial sectors of the Jamaican economy over several decades. He also serves on the board of Allied Insurance Brokers Limited as chairman, and Barnett Limited as a director.

The board of directors, at its meeting held on November 15, elected chartered accountant and business executive Dennis Chung to succeed Holmes as the chairman of Wigton Windfarm, effective January 12, 2024.

Chung, who currently serves as chairman of Wigton’s Audit and Risk Committee, holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in accounting from The University of the West Indies.

He currently also serves as chairman of GK Capital Management Limited and the National Solid Waste Management Authority, and as a director of Petrojam Limited, Strategic Alliance Limited and the Jamaica Football Federation.