An engineering and business consultant, Simon Roberts’ focus is in the areas of manufacturing improvements, logistics, compensation, design, and project management. He spent 20 years in key capacities at the GraceKennedy Group which, comprises a varied network of some 60 subsidiaries and associated companies located across the Caribbean, North and Central America and the United Kingdom. Roberts has held the posts of head of special projects, group chief information officer, general manager of three food manufacturing plants, and chief executive officer of H&L Limited. He also led several new product and manufacturing process innovations, compensation design and implementations, major construction projects, and community development activities while at GraceKennedy. In addition, he has over 15 years’ experience in the steel industry, general management, engineering, metallurgy, customer service, quality assurance, process improvement, product development, and information technology (IT) deployment.
Roberts, a director of Roberts Manufacturing Co. Limited (RMCO), is currently the chairman of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation, member of the Office of Utilities Regulation, director of Recycling Partners of Jamaica, CAC2000 Limited, Unibev Limited, Centurian Concrete Products Limited, chairman of Jamaica Stroke Alliance, and vice president of the deCarteret College Alumni Association. He is an honorary director, former vice-president and deputy president of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association.
Roberts holds a Bachelor of applied Science (metallurgical and materials sciences engineering) from the University of Toronto and a Master of Applied Science (management sciences and engineering) from the University of Waterloo. (PR/CH)