Jamaica-based conglomerate GraceKennedy has announced the appointment of Allison Mais to head its Strategic Planning portfolio.

The promotion took effect last Friday (October 1).

Mais joined GraceKennedy in September 2017 as assistant vice president for strategy and the Project Management Office at its banking subsidiary, First Global Bank Limited.

In 2020, she was appointed head of strategy for the GraceKennedy Financial Group and GraceKennedy Money Services, and she became head of digital strategy for the financial group in May 2021.

In her new role, Mais will work 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.