Business executive Phillip Armstrong has been promoted to second in command of Pan Jamaica Group, which was formed earlier this year from a merger between Jamaica Producers Group and Pan Jam Investments.

Armstrong has been appointed chief operating officer (COO), effective September 1, serving under Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Hall. Prior to his appointment as COO, Armstrong served as the group’s chief strategy officer.

He is a former deputy CEO and executive director of Sagicor Investments Limited. Armstrong has also held the positions of executive vice-president of strategy and innovation, and chief technology officer of Sagicor Group Jamaica.

He is a member of the board of directors of a number of prominent corporate companies in Jamaica, such as Kingston Wharves Limited, Sagicor Group Jamaica, Sagicor Investments, Sagicor Bank Jamaica, Sagicor Investments, Sagicor Life Jamaica and British Caribbean Insurance Company.

Armstrong holds a BSc in avionics technology and has completed the Harvard Business School’s Advance Management Programme and the Harvard Business Analytics Programme.