AMCHAM - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• CEO of SocialRank Media
• Social Rank Media

Rosh Khan is the CEO of SocialRank Media, Guyana's leading digital marketing agency, and the President of the Masterclass Institute, Guyana's only approved Covey Training Center. After graduating with an MD at 23, he dived into the world of entrepreneurship. His digital marketing firm, SocialRank Media, has served thousands of businesses around the world. He has also launched online and offline business training through the Masterclass Institute. He is the Guyana Facilitator for the world-renowned FranklinCovey organization. Rosh Khan is the recipient of two awards: The Young Business Executive of the Year Award and the National Youth Award for Entrepreneurship. He is also the President of Advocacy Consultants and Engagements (ACE) which promotes business development for firms doing business in Guyana. His clients include:

Mohamed Rahaman has served on the board of Directors of Inventive Capital Holdings Inc. since 2021. He also holds the position of Manager of the Automotive

Alex Mistri leads external affairs for Hess Corporation, a portfolio that includes international, federal and state government affairs, communications and corporate social responsibility. Before joining Hess, Mistri was a managing director at the consulting firm, the Glover Park Group, for seven years. There, he specialized in government relations, complex communications and public affairs for an array of corporate, foreign government and non-profit clients. Earlier in his career, Mistri held a number of positions in government over the course of 15 years. Before joining Glover Park, Mistri accepted an assignment to the United States Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, where he was responsible for long term strategic planning and contributed to the compilation of the Joint Campaign Plan. He also collaborated with the Chairman of Iraq's National Investment Commission to boost foreign direct investment into Iraq and served as a principal in the interagency effort to host the first U.S.-Iraq Business and Investment Conference in Washington, DC in October 2009. Mistri possesses experience on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. From 2005 to 2008, Mistri worked in the White House serving as Special Assistant to President George W. Bush. In this capacity, Mistri was responsible for developing, coordinating and executing White House strategy on legislative issues and served as one of the President's primary liaisons to the United States Congress. Prior to his service at the White House, Mistri spent almost a decade on Capitol Hill in legislative roles in both the United States Senate and House of Representatives. He served as Chief of Staff to Congressman Bill Shuster for four years before leaving for the White House. Mistri and his wife, Amy, live in Washington, DC, with their son, Dylan.

Job Titles:

• Chief Executive Officer
• Director of Operations
• Praetorian Executive Protection Services Inc.

Dallas Thomas Jr. is the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Operations and Training of Praetorian Executive Protection Services Inc in Georgetown, Guyana, South America and also a security advisor for an offshore oil and gas company. Dallas is a retired United States Army combat veteran who served over twenty years of dedicated service. He served in both Iraq and Afghanistan as well as numerous other locations around the world. Dallas is a certified Executive Protection Specialist and Secure Driver specialist, Situational Awareness Specialist Advanced Practitioner and BLS instructor just to name a few certifications. Dallas also sits on the board of the Guyana Sports Shooting Foundation and a member of various organizations in the U.S. and internationally (USPSA, US NRA, USCCA, ASIS International, International Foundation of Protection Officers (IFPO), and the International Security Driver Association (ISDA)). Dallas has a degree in Healthcare Management From The University of West Florida.

Job Titles:

• Chairman
• President
• Founding Member of London House Chambers

Devindra is the founding member of London House Chambers. Dave routinely litigates cases in jurisdictions throughout the United States, including New York, Texas, California and South Carolina - as well as in England and throughout the Caribbean. He routinely handles a wide spectrum of complex commercial litigious and corporate matters in a variety of practice areas, including, but not limited to, administrative law, appellate practice, banking and finance, entertainment, copyright, trademarks, immigration, mining, environmental, international law, bankruptcy, real estate, landlord tenant, insurance, maritime, oil and gas, sports law, zoning, and corporate governance. He has tried numerous cases, both jury and nonjury, and routinely handles appellate work. Devindra earned his first law degree from the University College London in 1998 and his Masters in International Commercial Arbitration from Cornell Law School in 2001. He attended the Inns of Court School of Law in 1999, where he qualified as a barrister. He is a Leonard Woolsey Scholar of the Inner Temple. Dave completed his first six months of pupillage at the leading criminal set of 6 Kings Bench Walk (David Fisher Q.C. and David Perry Q.C.). He then practiced in England at the leading commercial litigation chambers, Essex Court Chambers (Gordon Pollock Q.C.) focusing in arbitration and general commercial litigation. Dave left London for New York, and there he practiced for 13 years with the AM Law 100 firm, Cozen O'Connor as a partner resident in their London and New York offices. He left Cozen to establish London House Chambers in 2014.

Job Titles:

• General Manager of Sol Guyana Inc

Earl Carribon was appointed General Manager of Sol Guyana Inc. effective January 15 th 2021 and is responsible for the overall operations of Sol in Guyana. Prior to this role, Earl held the position of General Manager, Sol EC Ltd - Grenada and Sol EC Ltd - St. Lucia for fifteen (15) months and twelve (12) months respectively. Earl attained his BSc. Management Studies from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine campus, and subsequently attained his MBA (Finance) from the Eller Graduate School of Management at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Earl is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder and an Energy Risk Professional certified by the Global Association of Risk Professionals. Earl has more than sixteen (17) years of experience in the oil and gas industry, having held roles across the energy value chain in the upstream, midstream and downstream. Prior to joining Sol, Earl worked for several multinational companies in roles in Trinidad & Tobago and Scotland. Earl also has several years of experience in corporate banking, investment banking and microfinance lending.

Job Titles:

• Vice President
• CHATA Board Member

Mr Reple, was also a CHATA Board Member, whom supported the Hotel Association and Curaçao Tourism Board to develop tourism industry in the island during his service at Curaçao Marriott Beach Resort & Emerald Casino.

Eshwar has held strategic positions in the telecommunications industry for 8+ years across Fixed Services, Business Solutions, Residential Sales, Indirect Channel Management and Diaspora Sales. He also took the helm of Mobile Money Guyana Inc. to introduce m-wallet services to the people of Guyana. He is currently the Chief Operations Officer, Home and Fixed Services at GTT, Guyana's largest telco, providing fixed voice & broadband services to over 40% of households in Guyana. He has also held lead roles in the banking sector in sales leadership, adjudication and operations (retail banking, small business and commercial banking). Eshwar holds an MBA at the Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University, UK and is an Associate of the Canadian Securities Institute (formerly ICB).

Job Titles:

• Treasurer
• Financial Controller for the National Milling Company

Job Titles:

• Jaluba Is the President and General Manager of the

Mr. German Consuegra Jaluba is the President and General Manager of the

Jon is a 32-year veteran Oil & Gas professional with Baker Hughes. He started

Job Titles:

• Chief Executive Officer of Massy Distribution

Mr. Navindra Thakur is the Chief Executive Officer of Massy Distribution, Guyana. He is also a member of the Boards of Massy Guyana and Massy Services, Guyana. He has been with the Massy Group for the past 27 years and served in many senior capacities including Sales Director at Docol and Commercial Director at Geddes Grant. He is an Executive Member of the Private Sector Commission(PSC) and holds a Bachelors' Degree in Engineering from the University of Guyana.He is also a Graduate of the Ivey Executive Program from the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario.

Mr. Paul James is an entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience. He is the owner of Fix-It Hardware Black and Decker Inc., which deals with the supply of power tools and equipment for the construction industry. He is also a pioneer of the Internet Service Provider (ISP) industry in Guyana have been a co-founder of Solutions 2000, the first Internet service provider in Guyana. Currently, Mr. James has expanded his business to include the provision of medium and low voltage equipment which includes the provision of the line hardware, transformers, insulators, cables and smart meters to the Power companies and Government Ministries. Mr. James has also made significant investments in setting up the first power cable factory in Guyana. The factory located in Georgetown is expected to be in full operation in October 2018 and it will manufacture all aluminum and copper cables to be used in the industrial and domestic sectors. This factory was built utilizing modern and innovative German technology and has the capacity to processing over 250 tons of raw materials per month. Mr. James is a visionary extraordinaire and sees the future without boundaries and limitless opportunities.

Job Titles:

• Vice President and Business Services Manager

Job Titles:

• Vice President
• Consultant and Chief Representative for the Caribbean for the Energy

Mr. Nokta has been involved in key conservation initiatives in Guyana having worked with the Iwokrama International Centre and it's programme for biodiversity conservation and management. He was one of the founding members of the Guyana Marine Turtle Conservation Society (GMTCS) and served as In-Country Representative of Fauna & Flora International (FFI), one of the oldest conservation organisations globally which provided training and capacity development support for Guyana's Protected Areas System. Mr. Nokta served as Chairman of the Board for the Kaieteur National Park for over 5 years and played a key role in establishing legislation for Protected Areas and setting up Guyana's Protected Areas Commission where he served as the first Chairman of the Board. Mr. Nokta was involved in the development of Guyana's tourism sector by providing policy level support, strategic guidance and involvement in the development of tourism legislation and the setting up of Guyana's Tourism Authority. Mr. Nokta has been integrally involved in Guyana's private sector and is currently the President of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA). As a member on the Council of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) where he headed the Energy Sub Committee and currently chairs the Energy Committee of the American Chambers of Commerce (AMCHAM) in Guyana. Mr. Nokta is currently chairing a Government-appointed Advisory Panel on Local Content for the Petroleum Sector.

Job Titles:

• Vice President

Iman Cummings is a communications, marketing, and corporate strategy, expert with experience in driving market entry and expansion of global brands into the Caribbean market. Born and raised in Georgetown, Guyana, Iman has a deep understanding of local market nuances. Iman is Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Corum Restaurant Group Inc, Guyana's leading restaurant management company. Prior to her role at Corum, Iman's work included consulting, capacity building, and training services in international development cooperation for a wide range of clients in the global NGO sector including the IOM, ILO, UNICEF, and IDRC. Iman has also led and co-authored research projects for leading academic institutions such as the University of Toronto's Women and Gender Studies department and the University of the West Indies. Iman has served on the board of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and is a founding member of the American Chamber of Commerce. Iman is currently completing a Masters of Science in Communications at Columbia University in the City of New York. Iman also holds an MA in Political Science from Guelph University, Canada; and a BA double honours in Political Science and Latin American and Caribbean Studies from York University, Canada. Iman has published several academic works.