THE BARBADOS CHAMBER of Commerce & Industry (BCCI) announced that Carlos Wharton has been appointed as the new executive director.
He will be succeeding Lisa Gale who will demit office at the end of March having spent seven years at the Chamber.
Wharton, a seasoned international trade and development specialist, has over 15 years’ experience working in both the public and private sectors.
He has his early groundings in trade policy and private sector development working in the International Business Division of the Ministry of Industry and International Business and the Barbados Private Sector Trade Team.
He has also served in senior capacities at the Caribbean Export Development Agency and more recently at the CARIFORUM Directorate of the CARICOM Secretariat as director with responsibility for Implementation of the CARIFORUM European Union (EU) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
Wharton holds both graduate and post graduate degrees in Political Science with Public Sector Management and International Relations, respectively.
President Eddy Abed, in welcoming Wharton, indicated that given his wealth of experience, the Chamber looked forward to working with him, as the BCCI continued to play a critical role in advocacy, trade facilitation, policy formulation and the development of its members.
Wharton said he looked forward to working with the BCCI’s council and its membership as well as with the stakeholders of the Social Partnership with a view to improving the local business environment and maximising Barbados’ export potential.
During the month of March, outgoing executive director Lisa Gale will be working with Wharton to ensure a smooth transition. (PR/NB)
