Dr. Kevin Brown (left), new President of the University of Technology, Jamaica receives a warm welcome from members of the university’s council and leadership on his arrival at the main Administration Building, UTech, Jamaica Papine Campus on his first official day in office on Monday, September 11, 2023.  Welcoming the new President (from left) are Professor Colin Gyles, CD, Deputy President, Professor Haldane Johnson, Associate Vice President, Teaching and Learning and Mr. Alex Hill, Chancellor’s Representative on the Council. At right is Marion Brown, Vice President and University Registrar. 

In his remarks, Dr. Brown thanked the team for the warm welcome, affirming “It is a pleasure to be back!”  He added, “As some of you know, I entered the institution 26 years ago and UTech has been a transformative experience. I took a lot of what I learned here with me to the UK, and I’m really pleased to be back, I look forward to working with all of you. It’s going to be a team effort, so yes, I’m here but all of you, all your talents will be required to do the work that we need to do to transform this institution, so I look forward to meeting all of you to talk about how we move forward.”

As President, Dr. Brown will serve as the chief academic and administrative officer of the University, reporting directly to the Council and will be principally responsible for implementing the Council’s policies to aid in the efficient operations of the University.  

Dr. Kevin Brown is a highly accomplished visionary leader, who has been a trailblazer in academia and the aerospace industry for over 18 years.  His 10-year career at Rolls Royce saw him fulfilling several leadership roles, most recently as Technology Project Lead for Civil Aerospace Technology and Future Programmes.  He is an alumnus of UTech, Jamaica where he earned a Diploma (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering in the year 2000 and was President of the Student’s Union. He received a scholarship from Ford Motor Company and earned a master’s degree and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.