Dominica’s light and power company, DOMLEC now has a new general manager to replace outgoing boss, Collin Cover.
DOMLEC has confirmed that Bertilia Leblanc McKenzie has been appointed to lead the company.
She was Human Resources Manager at DOMLEC and has been acting in the place of Cover for the past two months.
Earlier this year Cover announced his resignation from the company.
He cited a better offer at another company as the reason for his departure.
It has since then been announced that Cover will head the Grenada Electricity Services (GRENLEC).
According to DOMLEC, “McKenzie has been with the Company for over 16 years, most recently as Manager of Human Resources, and has demonstrated her commitment to the Company and her capacity to lead. Her academic background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the City University of New York and a Master of Business Administration, Distinction, from the University of the West Indies.”
“For the past two months she has served as Acting GM and comes to the role of General Manager at a time when the Company prepares for a new energy environment with the proposed introduction of geothermal energy,” states a release from the company.
It adds, “In her new role, McKenzie will be a member of the Emera Caribbean leadership team and will have access to expertise within the group to support her in her role. The Emera team will also rely on guidance from McKenzie and be able to draw on her experience as it seeks to build a regional business to the benefit of all stakeholders – customers, employees, and shareholders.”
The release concludes, “McKenzie is supported by a dedicated senior management team and a well experienced group of employees at DOMLEC, who together will ensure that DOMLEC continues to focus on safety and delivering a high quality of service to electricity customers in Dominica.”
Congrats Berty,
You doing it again for us, the La Pointe posse, for CHS and most of all for YOU and your family. May the good Lord continue to guide you as you journey through,,,,, I wish you success in all you do. My teacher will surely be proud…Congrats to a proud mom too.
Congratulations Bertilia!Dominicans can do it!
Congrats and jah bless.
Congrats Madam….but it will really be nice if you try to make the bills a little lower……if you can….
Congratulations! To my former teacher; you have not aged a bit. It is encouraging to see women in high positions.
Congratulations Mrs M. I know you can do it. From, H. Matthew.
Congratulations are in order, maam I wish you well in you new post and hope you keep the poor Dominicans where ‘You’ came from in your heart and do your utmost to keep rates down. An oxymoron, evident from the trends that Cover followed that fleeced the Dominican poor for several years. I do not know whether I should wish you good luck because I know what’s coming is one sided high rates. Whatever.
Congrats Berty…..It is La Pointe doing it again, it is CHS doing it again, it is YOU doing it again…I wish you all the success in your new post. May the good Lord protect and guide you.
Hello and good evening my people. I would like to congratulate Mrs McKenzie on her promotion and it’s very refreshing to see that we don’t have to bring an outsider to run our company. We have educated and highly qualify citizens which we should give an opportunity to demonstrate that they have the ability to do the job.
CONGRATULATIONS you were a Great teacher and you are a great leader. GOD BLESS
what what what..such a good person Mckenzie the sky is your limit am proud to be associated with you ..trust me you can do it
Great to see my former class mate moving up the ladder.
Congratulations Bertilia.
Congratulations my sister! May you continue you allow the Creator to lead you in your new role. To God be all the glory and honor.
why would domlec put someone from HR as GM, she has no engineering background , how would she make informed decisions? smh
Senseless. She has a masters in business administration and 16 years experience. In that 16 years she could have been on the field. I trust that with her background in HR she will have good relationships and communication with employees(engineers inclusive) that will aid in making informed decisions.
boss, every single manager before her had engineering background of some kind, i predict domlec is gna start sinking under this woman, it’s more than know how to run a business, there’s alot of technical details which she needs to tend to and a person with some sort of electrical engineering background would be better suited for such position
consult her engineers unlike our political leaders who cannot even speak their mothers tonge their grandmother’s and their adopted county’s. But they leading the Country cammem.
Only 4 to 2 ? man it deserves 100000 to 2. All she has to do is be briefed by her engineers .No need to copy anyone’s work. other Caribbean Electrical companies CEO’s. She worked with Mr. Cover sure they shared notes and information lol! They could have had a cordial working relationship which allow them to share information like Charteny & LL or the P.M of DA & Mauratius. lol
@ concerned….Maybe she will consult you if and when she needs help in making informed decisions. I guess you applied for the post and did not get it. She is qualified and she is Dominican just like you and I, so don’t start hating. If it was a foreigner you wouldn’t be speculating on whether she has background or not in engineering. Just CONGRATULATE the woman and shut up. We all start from somewhere and move on up the ladder. I smell some jealousy fm fm fm fm sniff sniff sniff
I was wondering if a hater and jealousy was not going to comment. Here it is. I expect more. Dominica has too many like you for a clean slate of congratulatory remarks to go untarnished.
I respect your views.But the company in not a solely Engineering concern.U talk like an Engineer.
u must understand she is not the chief cook and bottle washer. she is a GM with a great understanding and a great team
Congratulations sis,
Kudos! Best of luck.
I claim it in the name of Jehovah God.
He said, “I will go before you and make all crooked places straight”.
Congrats!!!!!! East meets S/W. it does not get better than that. Good luck, another reminder that Elections? How long? Not Long. Hind! hint!
Congrats Ms. Bertilia.
Congrats Bertilia! You were a joy to the staff as HR Manager and I have no doubt you’ll be great as GM!
a joy?!?!?! as i said, mind she and her puppets undercut you!
Ms Kubuli you know the business. Time will tell.
Congrats my dear, you can do it and succeed. Glad for you and your family.
Very nice, women can do it too
Do you think that its time for another woman to seek the office of PM? (Y/N)
@Partisan – Look at who is the speaker of the house nah. Y’all always up and about as if women being in high positions necessarily translates into something good.
Agreed! Women generally are not very good bosses.
How you know she can do it? lol SMH hahaahhahaah
partisan U not good nuh!
U must be Sav LMAO
Congratulations!!!
congratulations Berti!
Good luck ! I noted that following :
It is refreshing that there was no gender bias.
there was promotion from within.
Good job !
Confratulations Bertie!
Congratulations Mrs. Mackenzie! A new light… I think this is a positive sign of fresh ‘energy’ at DOMLEC. I am optimistic that customer service and other relevant areas will be reviewed and improved and DOMLEC will really serve us better. I wish you God’s blessings and all the best in your new role.
This former teacher is going places. Congratulations Miss Leblanc.
VERY HAPPY FOR MY PAST TEACHER. BOY SHE WAS TIGHT BUT GREAT
Well done Bertie
Congrats Mrs. McKenzie. It’s great to see a local at the head.
congrats Mrs M.
Congratulations to my old school mate and friend at the St. Luke’s School. Another Jens la Pwente making it big. You’ve mad al of us past students of St. Luke’s really proud. Congrats.
If I were Bertie I would disown U as my past student.
You’ve mad al of us past students of St. Luke’s really proud. Congrats
She was teach mad children? lol
Woo Francis is MAD!
Here you are correcting someone and yet you right “she was TEACH mad children?”
“write”
Anonymous It was part of thejoke .I hope u pay attention to details when you go vote for Skeritt in NOV after u are well sewoed after creole fest.
Saqway cooleve.
Congrats My dear I am very confident you will continue the good work of Mr. Cover.
Wow – that’s a plus for us Dominican
Power couple in the making ! wow!
Congrats Bertie. Now you & Urs are a power couple you make us see Sav takes care of……………………. two vital functions controlled by both of U.
observer you are observing a little trope too much lol!
I like ur mess lol! you are FUNNY. good play on words.
Postive vibes, I love to see women take on these positions which were previously viewed as a ‘man’ role.
Congratulations.
This is amazing! It is very uncommon for HR professionals to become the CEO. They are known to retire after gaining the top of their function. Bertilia is rewriting the literature and that’s darn good.