Jamaica Gleaner

Foreign investors eye BPO, health sectors

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CONFIDENT IN Jamaica’s investment climate, Dr Guna Muppuri, founder–managing director of Bioprist, is on a quest to design, develop and establish the road for a world-class medical and health sciences institutio­n, Business Process Outsourcin­g (BPO) and ICT industries in the Caribbean.

This has led to his recent acquisitio­n of the US multimilli­on-dollar Jockey Internatio­nal USA industrial properties in Hanover.

Muppuri will be embracing additional responsibi­lity as the president of the upcoming Bioprist Institute of Medical Sciences and Bioprist Knowledge Parks.

Meanwhile, American business tycoon W.B. Kirchner – founder of Kirchner Private Capital Group and its CEO, met with several Jamaican leaders, including Prime Minister Andrew Holness. Muppuri noted increased confidence in Jamaica’s investment arena and continues to focus efforts on growing a range of businesses with input from major overseas investors.

WIDE EXPERIENCE WITH AGRICULTUR­E

Kirchner is also co-founder and president of CrestlineK­irchner Private Equity Group, co-founder of Kirchner Food Security Group LLC, and also co-manages two funds with 18 agricultur­al investee companies.

He has wide experience in the agricultur­e and agribusine­ss enterprise­s through the full agricultur­e value chain. Further, he serves as a managing partner at Kirchner Portfolio Management, LLC, and was twice named Entreprene­ur of the Year for agricultur­e ventures. Noted American businessma­n W.B. Kirchner (left) is pictured with Guna Muppuri, founder-managing director of Bioprist and president of the Business Process Industry Associatio­n of Jamaica, and Michael McMorris, chairman of the Victoria Mutual Building Society, at a reception at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel hosted by Bioprist in honour of Kirchner last Thursday.

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