Mr. Michael Lee-Chin, Chairman of Portland Private Equity, has been appointed by Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Mr. Andrew Holness, to chair the country’s newly established Economic Growth Council. The council was created to advise the Jamaican government on a framework of proposed initiatives expected to yield growth. Prime Minister Holness described Mr. Lee-Chin’s agreement to chair the EGC as striking up “… a partnership with one of Jamaica’s finest sons, but also a representative of the private sector and someone who has contributed significantly and participated in our civil society.” For more information, please visit: http://portlandic.com/news.html.