Yog: Lizaveta Ramotar’s appointment was done deal
Former CEO of GT&T Yog Mahadeo says after the shortest interview of his life he was told Lisaveta Ramotar’s appointment as Gold Board manager was a done deal and as such he withdrew his application for the position.
The daughter of President Ramotar was appointed the new general manager of the Guyana Gold Board on a one-year contract in late December.
Writing on his FB page yesterday Mahadeo says, “I attended an interview – which panel comprised of Messrs. Ganga, Gossai and I believe the APNU/PNC rep (cannot remember the name). This interview was the shortest interview I ever attended…Immediately after the interview I was informed by a personal contact that I should not have applied since the appointment of a certain person for the job was “Fait accompli”..Unfortunately at that time I became engrossed with the personal events of my family. However, I realized that if someone’s appointment was fait accompli, then my application only served to create the semblance of a process and so I proceeded to send a withdrawal to my application. This withdrawal was dated December 22, but was sent by email as I was out of town. This email, according to my mail server was delivered December 30. 6) I was made to understand that, later that day, an appointment was announced…”
The Mosquito understands Paul Bhim former CEO of Guysuco also withdrew his application.
Ramotar beat out 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.
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