Ryan Foster
Ryan Foster
Secretary General /CEO
The Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Olympic Assocaition (JOA) andthe President of Skateboarding Jamaica Limnited (SJL) Ryan is. multi-talented professional with a proven track record of delivering outstanding business results and sport successes.
Execution focused: adept at identifying pivotal risks/opportunities and proficient at defining effective solutions that deliver value; skilled at organizational re-engineering that results in increased custom
His achievements in the business sector are enumerable and include exponential growth in corporate revenue and profitability, brand recognition and superiority,impactful operational efficiencies, high levels of employee satisfaction and loyalty and organizational transformation and staff satisfaction levels; and people-skilled motivator, Ryan is a well respected leader and an innovator in the private sector and sport industry.
The foregoing competences are the result of a driven personality who brings a similar approach to academia where his performance as a student and then Lecturer at the undergraduate level is well respected.
In recognition of his expertise and dedication to duty, he has been the recipient of numerous awards for business ingenuity, corporate performance, organizational leadership, team management and motivation and community work.
But it is sport which is his second language and his interest spans many disciplines, particularly at the secondary and tertiary levels, where his knowledge of the games and inter-personal and communication skills drive many an athlete to surpass his or her best. A member of the Board of Wolmer’s Boys School, one of the oldest High Schools in the Caribbean, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wolmer’s Preparatory School, he brings to education a business rigour and critical thinking.
The former Chief Executive Officer of Jamaica’s Tastee Limited and a Director on several private and public sector boards, including the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) and the Creative Production Trainin Limited (CPTC), Ryan’s commitment to the development of the youth, particularly through sport and community involvement, is exceptional and is an expression of fulfilling years of working tirelessly with them.
