SSB Issues Terse Statement on Dr. Almendarez’s Departure

The official statement issued by the Social Security Board (SSB) starts by welcoming Jerome Palma as acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and then acknowledges “with gratitude the valuable contributions that Dr. Leroy Almendarez made during his brief tenure as CEO.

According to the statement, Dr. Almendarez’s “to play a leadership role at the Social Security Board, an organisation that embeds social protection to the people of Belize, was a pleasure and something I embraced with vigour. To be embraced by a management team and staff across all nine branches is something I will treasure, as we worked as a team, in service to all.”

The Social Security Board extends its best wishes to Dr. Almendarez in his future endeavors.