Leroy Almendarez is a C.E.O. Once Again

Today, it was announced that Doctor Leroy Almendarez has been named the new Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Public Utilities, Energy, and Logistics. This news comes less than three months after Almendarez stepped down as C.E.O. of the Social Security Board, a position he held for just four months. Governor General Dame Froyal Tzalam appointed him on the advice of Prime Minister John Briceño. Before his brief stint at the S.S.B., Almendarez spent six years as the Executive Director of the Belize Trade and Investment Development Service (BELTRAIDE). Although the reason for his sudden departure from the S.S.B. was never disclosed, Almendarez did say that his time there was, quote, “a pleasure and something I embraced with vigour,” end quote.