Directors Profiles

MR. WINSTON BOOTHE

Chairman

Independent Member of the Compensation & Human Resources Committee and the Audit & Compliance Committee For nearly two decades, until September 2013, Mr. Winston Boothe served in the capacity of Senior Vice President of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) in the areas of Corporate Planning & Information Systems, Finance & Administration and Operations. With over 50 years of experience as a corporate executive, Mr. Boothe offers an expansive business network. He has served as director of the Petroleum Company of Jamaica, the Port Authority of Jamaica, Jamaica International Free Zone Development Limited, Kingston Freezone Limited, Master Blend Feeds, Montego Bay Freezone Limited, and the Wortley Home for Girls. He has also held the post of Group VP of the Jamaica Broilers Group of Companies. Mr. Boothe is an honours graduate of the University of the West Indies with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Business Administration.

DR. THE HON. VINCENT LAWRENCE, O.J.

Non-Executive, Independent Director Independent Chairman of the Compensation & Human Resources Committee and Independent Member of the Audit & Compliance Committee

During his over 50 years of experience as a civil and geotechnical engineer, Dr. Vincent Lawrence has been widely recognised as a skilled negotiator who has played a pivotal role in the engineering community and has exhibited a strong commitment to national service. Dr. Lawrence is currently the Executive Chairman of JenTech Consultants Limited and member of the Incorporated Lay Body & the Diocesan Financial Board of the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Dr. Lawrence holds a Bachelor of Science Degree with honours from the University of the West Indies and earned his Doctorate in 1971 from Queen’s University, Canada.

MRS. SANDA GLASGOW

Non-Executive, Independent Director Chairman of the Audit & Compliance Committee, Independent Member of the Compensation & Human Resources Committee and Mentor to the Board

Mrs. Glasgow, founder and Managing Director of BizTactics Limited, has played an integral role in supporting improvements in the Company’s Corporate Governance frameworks and processes. A certified director, trainer in corporate governance board leadership and mentor, Mrs. Glasgow sits on the Boards of Directors of four JSE listed companies, private companies and not-for-profits. She is the past CEO of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica where she served for over five years. She spent two decades at the University of Technology where she founded the Technology Innovation Centre and capped her distinguished career as Senior Vice President of Corporate Services. Mrs. Glasgow is the recipient of two degrees from the University of the West Indies – a Bachelor of Science with majors in Zoology and Applied Science and an M.B.A.

DR. DAHLIA McDANIEL DICKSON

Non-Executive, Independent Director Independent Member of the Audit & Compliance Committee and the Compensation & Human Resources Committee

Dr. McDaniel Dickson adds an essential dimension to the MDS Board through her strong command of the pharmaceutical industry from both academia and business perspectives. As a registered pharmacist for over 30 years, her contagious fervour for the discipline helps to ensure output of the highest standard with an outlook supported by intelligent industry specific applications. She holds a Doctorate in Public Health from the University of London and owns two thriving pharmacies and a medical clinic.

MYRTIS BOOTHE

Executive Director & Founder

With over 50 years of passionate and extensive medical experience, Mrs. Boothe has provided invaluable contributions to the Company through her immense product knowledge, first-hand understanding of the inner workings of health institutions, expansive industry network and keen dedication to providing service excellence in patient care. A Registered Nurse by profession with training from the University Hospital of the West Indies, Mrs. Boothe has practised at the National Chest Hospital as Ward Administrator, served as an In-service Education Officer and Nursing Tutor at the Ministry of Health and honed her business instincts through an 11-year management career at one of the country’s leading distribution companies in the industry before forming the MDS operation (in 1998) – where she has been successfully leading the charge ever since.