Shaik Baksh appointed new CEO of GWI

The Ministry of Housing and Water on Monday announced the appointment of Shaik Baksh as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Water Inc (GWI).

A statement from the Ministry noted that he held the post of Minister of Housing and Water from 1998 to 2006. He also served in the capacity of CEO at the Guyana Water Inc. from 2012 to 2015.

Baskh was also Minister of Education under the PPP Government.

“Mr. Baksh holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management from the University of Guyana and an MSc in Management from the University of London. He has also worked as a lecturer at the University of Guyana and as an executive in the private sector,” the statement noted.