Main Event Entertainment Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Ian Blair as Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective September 14, 2023, having previously served as Acting Chairman. Consequently, on this appointment, Director Gladstone Lewars will assume the Chair of the Audit Committee. Director Lewars was appointed to the board on February 28, 2023.
Dr. Ian Blair began his career as an aircraft mechanic with British West Indies Airlines (BWIA), completing further studies from B.O.A.C / B.E.A (British Airways) Aircraft Training College in London, England, and earning a Civil Aircraft Engineer’s License. He received a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in Management Studies (UWI), an MSc in Accounting (UWI), and a Ph.D. in Business Administration (Strategic Management) from Kennedy-Western University.
Dr. Blair previously held senior management positions as Vice President of Maintenance and Technical Services at Air Jamaica, and Senior VP Operations and Development at The Port Authority of Jamaica and has worked as a Management and Aviation consultant since 2005.
Gladstone Lewars, CD is a Chartered Accountant by profession and a retired partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers. He has dedicated much of his time to civic and voluntary activities, serving on a plethora of public and private sector Boards, such as Mayberry Investment Limited, Guardian Life Limited, JN Cayman Limited, Main Event Entertainment, and more. He is a graduate of the University of the West Indies, having completed a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics (honours) and a Master of Science Degree in Economics and Accounting in 1974 and 1979, respectively.
In 2015, Mr. Lewars was conferred with the honour of the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander Class (CD) in recognition of his invaluable service to the public and private sectors.
