Lisaveta Ramotar, the daughter of President Ramotar, has been appointed the new general manager of the Guyana Gold Board on a one-year contract.
Ramotar beat out former GT&T CEO Yog Mahadeo after a list of 13 applicants had been whittled down to the two of them. The interview committee was composed of the Bank of Guyana Governor Gobind Ganga and Jeffrey Thomas, the APNU board member. They were unanimous in their choice when they recommended her to the full board for its approval.
Ramotar holds a Masters Degree in Finance and Investment from the University of York in the United Kingdom and a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the University of Toronto in Canada. She also has 12 years of work experience, including at the World Bank (KN).
The position became vacant after Anantram Balram resigned in early November following a probe into fraud at the Bartica sub-office of the Gold Board in March. Employees had managed to mix silver in with the gold submitted to the office although the amounts stolen were said to be nowhere near those mentioned in the media.
Ramotar beat out former GT&T CEO Yog Mahadeo after a list of 13 applicants had been whittled down to the two of them. The interview committee was composed of the Bank of Guyana Governor Gobind Ganga and Jeffrey Thomas, the APNU board member. They were unanimous in their choice when they recommended her to the full board for its approval.
Ramotar holds a Masters Degree in Finance and Investment from the University of York in the United Kingdom and a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the University of Toronto in Canada. She also has 12 years of work experience, including at the World Bank (KN).
The position became vacant after Anantram Balram resigned in early November following a probe into fraud at the Bartica sub-office of the Gold Board in March. Employees had managed to mix silver in with the gold submitted to the office although the amounts stolen were said to be nowhere near those mentioned in the media.