From Humble Beginnings To VM Group’s Top Awardee: The Journey Of Jody-Ann Smikle
A young girl’s dream of obtaining a bachelor’s degree in marketing eventually landed her an employment opportunity close enough to what would eventually become home. On her daily walks along Parkington Plaza at around midday for that job, she would often catch herself imagining herself clocking in at the building next door that was then […]
VM Group CEO makes stirring pitch for Jamaica Diaspora Conference
Courtney Campbell, VM Group president and chairman of the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, made a vibrant pitch to members of the diaspora yesterday (April 4) to attend the event this June, urging them to take advantage of the opportunities available for transformational partnerships and collaborations. Speaking at the conference’s global launch, held at the […]
New VM Money Transfer Services Partnership Expands Remittance Market for Jamaicans
In its continued thrust to improve financial inclusion and expand remittance services to Jamaicans across the world, VM Money Transfer Services has entered a strategic partnership with TerraPay, a leading global provider of cross-border payment solutions. VM Money Transfer facilitates money transfer services globally to customers sending money to Jamaica from Europe, the UK, United […]
VM UpLift poised to score more goals this year
The VM Foundation officially kicked off the return of its highly anticipated VM UpLift Under-13 Football Competition, on April 11, through a partnership with the St James Football Association, with 25 schools registered to participate. This year’s event, which has seen an increase in the number of schools registered, will go beyond the enhancement of […]
VM Financial Group raises $11B in Preference Share offer
VM Financial Group Limited, the newly established financial holding company of VM Group Limited, raised an impressive $11 billion in its preference share offering through a restricted placement, which will serve to spur its drive towards local and international expansion. The shares, offered to accredited investors only in April, were listed on the Jamaica […]
VM Wealth Encourages Early Adoption of Investment Principles with New Children’s Book Partnership
VM Wealth Management Limited (VM Wealth) has reinforced the principle of teaching wealth and investment concepts to young children, through a partnership on a new children’s book. The book, titled ’Ayedin Learns Investment’, was officially launched at a reading circle event held at the VM Group Corporate Office in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew on July […]
Mother’s Lessons Powers VM Group 2022 President Awardee
When Kedon Clarke sat at his table inside the ballroom at the AC Marriott Hotel in St Andrew to await announcement of the ‘big award’ during the recent VM Group ‘I AM VM’ staff awards ceremony, he had no inkling that his life was about to change. The assistant manager of pensions investments at […]
VM Group’s ‘Rookie of the Year’ Banks On Integrity
Just 16 months into her first job out of university, Shanelle Gilzeane, treasury operations specialist at VM Group was named ‘Rookie of the Year’ by the organisation, a feat the 25-year-old said she owes to a gritty determination to excel, nurtured by her parents, including her cop dad who taught her never to compromise […]
Restructured VM Group To Build On Growth Momentum
The VM Group aims to build on the sustainable growth strategies which have led to a significant increase in market share in its key business lines over the past five years. While highlighting the organisation’s performance in 2022 at a recent VM Group Special Members’ Meeting, Group President and CEO, Courtney Campbell, informed attendees that […]
VM Group Transforms the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library
Users of the Junior Library section of the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library can now do so more comfortably, thanks to extensive refurbishing and beautification work undertaken by the VM Group for its 2023 Labour Day project. The Labour Day project builds on a broader partnership between the VM Foundation and the Jamaica […]
