Andrea Coy

Mrs. Andrea Coy, CEO of GraceKennedy Foods International Division, joined GraceKennedy Limited in April 2005, where she first served as the Financial Controller of Hi-Lo Food Stores. She was promoted in March 2006 to the post of General Manager of the supermarket chain. In October 2010, she was reassigned to the role of General Manager of World Brands Services and was later promoted to CEO of Hardware and Lumber Limited in March 2012, a position she held until February 2014

Having gained over 9 years of experience in leadership and management within GK, she was appointed as the Senior General Manager for the newly created Global Category Management Unit (GCMU) in the GK Foods Division in March of that year. Her portfolio was subsequently expanded to include oversight management of World Brands Services and Hi-Lo. In October 2015, Mrs. Coy was appointed as CEO of GraceKennedy Foods Domestic, with responsibility for Hi-Lo, Grace Foods & Services (GFS), World Brands and the five factories operated by GraceKennedy in Jamaica, as well as continued responsibility for the GCMU. In January 2018, she was appointed as CEO of GraceKennedy Foods International, with responsibility for GK’s manufacturing and distribution operations in the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Latin America & the Caribbean, Belize, West Africa & Europe.

Mrs. Coy is a member of the GraceKennedy Group’s Executive Committee and chair’s the following boards: Grace Foods Ltd., GraceKennedy Belize Ltd. She also serves as a Director on the following boards: GK Foods & Services Ltd., GraceKennedy Foods (USA) LLC, Grace Foods UK Limited and also Grace & Staff Community Development Foundation Ltd.

Prior to joining GraceKennedy she worked with a number of organizations namely: Citibank, NA as Resident Vice President, Shirlome Chemical Group as the Group Financial Controller and Mair Russell Grant Thorton, Chartered Accountants, in various capacities, ending as Associate Partner.

She is a graduate of the University of the West Indies, where she did both her Bachelor and Master Degrees in Accounting, receiving honours and distinction respectively. She is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica since 1997. In 2011, she completed professional education in Turnaround Management Strategies at the Harvard Business School.

Mrs Coy is a member of the Bank of Jamaica Board of Directors and serves on the Audit Committee. She is also the Chair for the HRD Committee.