Respected jurist Hilary Phillips KC has been appointed interim chairman of entertainment company Pulse Investments on the death of co-founder Kingsley Cooper.

Phillips’ appointment took effect on Monday (June 24), upon Cooper’s passing on last week

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A founding director with Cooper, Phillips has a deep institutional knowledge of the company’s business and operations.

Reacting to her appointment, Phillips, a retired justice of Jamaica’s Court of Appeal commented, “Pulse is an important cultural institution to Jamaica and the Caribbean. Since inception, we have had an impact on international fashion centres through our world-rated models. More recently, we have expanded into the areas of hospitality and construction and we are committed to building on the remarkable foundation established by our late chairman, Kingsley Cooper. I am honoured to serve as interim chair of the company with which I have been so closely involved from its very beginning.”

Phillips has 13 years of experience as a judge and over 30 years practising as an attorney in areas of practice including civil litigation, complex commercial transactions, banking and finance, insurance, building construction claims, real estate, arbitration (local and International), intellectual property, and industrial relations. 

Appointed justice of the Court of Appeal in 2009, Phillips served until 2021.

In addition to her professional accomplishments, Phillips has been president of the Jamaican Bar Association and vice president of the Organization of Commonwealth Caribbean Bar Associations (OCCBA) and a member of the General Legal Council.

She has held a wide range of directorships, serving on the boards of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, Petrojam and National Dance Theatre Company. She is also the policy advisory chairman for the Jamaica National Group of companies.