A former Jamaica Contractor General is tipped to be the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), according to well-placed sources.
His name has been submitted to parliament for approval.
(Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story had incorrectly named the candidate.)
The PPC which is getting ready to take control of the procurement process, thereby ending Cabinet’s role in greenlighting contracts, last year advertised the CEO position and several others. The PPC had said that it would be unable to begin its work until these positions were filled.
On Tuesday, PPC Chairman Carol Corbin told Stabroek News that recommendations had been made to fill the top three positions for the PPC. The posts are the CEO, Head of Corporate Services and Head of Operations.
