Gairy Taylor transformed Jamaica’s national Deposit Refund Scheme from a 15% recovery operation into a 38% recovery leader across the Caribbean, the highest in the region. He scaled monthly collections from 0.5M pounds to 1.5M pounds and grew monthly exports from 0.4 pounds to 1.4M pounds by building operational discipline, vendor networks, and processing capacity where none existed at scale. That growth has been consistent and compound over years.

His most recent major achievement is the design and build-out of the Naggo Head recycling and processing facility in St. Catherine, Jamaica, a $300M plant he led from concept through construction to full operation. Within two years of opening, the facility has processed and exported close to 14M pounds of plastic, generating earnings approaching $300M and putting it on a clear path to recovering its full capital cost and delivering return on investment. He paired that capital investment with rapid network expansion, growing RPJ's base to nearly 7,000 registered collectors and bringing nearly 700 schools into the programme, around 60% of all schools in Jamaica. This network supports the collection and export activities that keep the facility running. Across both the infrastructure and the network, he has consistently turned strategy into assets that perform at scale.

Gairy brings disciplined execution to this work. A Licensed Professional Engineer with an MBA, PMP certification, and Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, he previously directed large-scale portfolios across 22 international markets at Digicel Group. He pairs hard engineering and cost discipline with the stakeholder navigation that complex ventures demand, exactly the profile required to move RPJ’s circular economy strategy into its next growth phase.