Dindyal back at GPL as CEO

Georgetown: The Board of Directors and Executive Management of Guyana Power Light announce the appointment of Bharat Dindyal as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective Monday, 2020 December 7.

CEO of GPL Bharrat Dindyal

“The appointment of Mr. Dindyal forms part of the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) plans to modernize, expand and improve electricity supply in support of the development of Guyana. Mr. Dindyal has over twenty-six (26) years experience in engineering services and operation of electric utilities, and is no stranger to GPL having served as CEO from 2006-2015. In support of this, we are confident in Mr. Dindyal’s leadership and his return to our Company,” the company noted in a statement.

Dindyal’s service was terminated under the A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) in August 2015.

A search was launched to fill the position after the CEO at the time, Jamaican Albert Gordon indicated that he was not seeking a contract renewal. Gordon served as GPL’s CEO since February, 2018.