GLENFORD ‘GLEN’ CHRISTIAN, OJ, OD, JP
Glen Christian is the CEO and Chairman of Cari-Med Limited, Kirk Distributors Limited and Federated Pharmaceutical (FP 2014) Limited.
A graduate of Mico Teachers’ College, Mr. Christian entered the pharmaceutical industry in 1971, as a general sales representative with H.D. Hopwood Limited. In 1986 he started his own pharmaceutical distribution company, Cari-Med Limited. Today, Cari-Med is the leading Jamaican distributor of pharmaceutical and consumer goods, with a workforce of over 400 employees.
Glen Christian has set an enviable record of achievement which has earned him numerous honours and awards, including the Order of Jamaica (OJ) for invaluable contribution to the Pharmaceutical Industry; the Jamaica Observer Lifetime Achievement Award (2012) and induction into the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica’s Hall of Fame (2014).
Mr. Christian currently serves as a Director of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce and chairs that organization’s Pharmaceutical, Medical & Health Committee. He is Chairman of the fundraising committee of the Healing Ministry of Bethel Baptist Church, and is also a member of the Boards of the Mico University College and the Urban Development Corporation.
