Premier Private Equity Limited (PPE) is a private equity investment holding company incorporated in Barbados that focuses on providing smart capital to SMEs across the Caribbean and Latin America utilizing an active management approach.
PPE is being led by an experienced management team and board of directors with over 50+ years of entrepreneurial and financial experience.
To create long-term sustainable growth and value by partnering with the stakeholders of our portfolio companies.
To be the leading Private Equity partner for SMEs in Latin America and Caribbean Region.
Dr. Michael Banbury is a Medical Doctor with a specialty in Primary Care and Diabetology. Dr. Banbury is a graduate of the University of the West Indies School of Medicine where he earned his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (M.B.B.S) and the Wharton Business School where his focus was on Distressed Asset Investing. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health (F.R.S.P.H).
Dr. Banbury serves at the Board level of various Private and Public sector entities and brings a wealth of management and business development experience. He is also a Co-founder of FirstRock Capital Holdings Limited.
Ryan Reid is the Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of the FirstRock Group. Mr. Reid has over fifteen years of experience in the real estate and financial sectors. Mr Reid has studied Finance and Management at the University of the West Indies, Mona, University of Wales & Harvard Business School.
He is also the director and principal of Growth Tech Limited (a local technology company), Innovative systems, Bumble Bee Digital Agency Limited, Dream Entertainment Limited, Xodus Carnival Company, Century 21 Heave-Ho Properties Jamaica, Yes Iyah Limited, Dolla Financial Services, Ultra Financier, Optimum Distributors and Medical Associates Hospital Limited. He has also held directorships on various Government of Jamaica Boards. He is currently the Chairman of the National Education Trust and Director of the Water Resources Authority appointed by the Government of Jamaica. Ryan is also a Justice of the Peace for the parish of St Andrew.
Ian Kelly is the Group Chief Financial Officer for the Derrimon Group and Divisional Director for Sampars. Ian is also the Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary for Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Limited and Woodcats International Limited. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds both Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Accounting from The University of the West Indies.
Ian also completed the Executive Development Program at Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania.
He serves on several Boards which include TyDixon Primary School, Reggae Marathon, FosRich Group of Companies Limited, Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Limited, Woodcats International Limited and he is the Chairman of The Governor General Jamaica Trust.
Stacey Halsall- Peart has amassed over 20 years of experience working at the senior management level specifically in technology. She is a graduate of the University of Technology, and the University of Miami with an MBA in Finance and Telecommunications, Mrs. Peart currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of AIS and oversees the day-to-day operations of the company with ultimate responsibility for developing the strategic vision for its continuous evolution.
Before becoming COO, Mrs. Peart served in a number of capacities at AIS including managing the technical department where she led a team of hardware and software engineers, and customer service specialists with record-level customer satisfaction.
K’sha White is the Chief Operating Officer of Premier Private Equity Limited (PPE) and is responsible for pre-acquisition analysis as well as post-acquisition management of portfolio companies.
Prior to joining the PPE team, she served as the Director of Finance for Quest Security Services. K’sha holds a BSc (first class honours) in Economics from the University of the West Indies, Mona, an MSc in Financial Economics from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine and a Financial Risk Manager (FRM) certification.
Glendon Johnson is the Senior Portfolio Analyst at Premier Private Equity Limited (PPE). He holds a Bachelor of Science with first-class honors in Banking, Finance, and Economics from the University of the West Indies, Mona, and a Master of Science with distinction in Corporate Finance from the Mona School of Business. He is also working towards obtaining the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and has completed the first level.
Alethea Johnson is the Manager of Finance and Planning. She has over 10 years of experience in the banking, finance and retail industries with primary focus on financial analysis, investments and accounting. She is a graduate of the University of the West Indies Mona with a Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science and is currently pursuing her ACCA designation. Prior to joining FirstRock, Alethea worked in various capacities at Unicomer Jamaica Limited and Victoria Mutual Building Society.
Jordan Chin is the Group Vice President – Legal & Compliance of FirstRock Group. He is an Attorney-at-Law admitted to practice in Jamaica since 2015 and a licensed Real Estate Agent since 2012. He has practiced extensively in Commercial; Real Estate and Litigation law having worked with distinguished law firms in the country and has valuable knowledge in the Real Estate Industry. Jordan is a director of multiple private sector companies and has also studied at the Wharton Business School with a focus on Business Leadership. He applies his expertise gained to provide valuable advice and insight.
