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Corporate Structure

The Board of Directors of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) has appointed Mr Desmond Young, Civil Engineer, M.Sc., MJIE, PE, as acting general manager of the Corporation.

Mr Young, who has been a director of the Board of the UDC since 2008, also chairs the Board’s Human Resource and Contracts Award committees.

Desmond Young has served as Director of Technical Services at the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) Limited, and has been in the construction and development industry both locally and internationally for over nineteen (19) years. He served as President of the Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE) and Chairman of the Construction Industry Council (CIC). He has been Chairman of the Board at National Hotels and Properties Limited since April 1, 2010. Additionally, he serves as Director of the Professional Engineers Registration Board, the National Housing Trust and Caymanas Development Company Limited.



Acting General Manager

Board of Directors

The board of directors at the Urban Development Corporation are:

  • Mr. Wayne Chen (Chairman)
  • Miss Kathryn Phipps (Deputy Chairman)
  • Mr. Desmond Young (Acting General Manager)
  • Desmond McKenzie, former Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew
  • Mr. Michael Ammar Jr.
  • Miss Daniella Gentles
  • Mr. Robert Russell
  • Mr. Michael Subratie
  • Dr. Cleo Taylor
  • Mr. Lennox Elvy
  • Mrs. Ann-Marie Rhoden
  • Mr. Vivion Scully
  • Mr. Anthony Walker
  • Miss Sonia Mitchell