The soft cadence of a Hindu chant, recited in Sanskrit and English by Rakesh Goswami, a former JN Group executive, settled the room into stillness.

More than 40 fellow directors, colleagues, and friends gathered in a memorial service at the Corporate Office of the Jamaica National Group on April 27 to pay tribute to the late deputy chairman of the JN Group, Dr Dhiru Tanna.

Among those in attendance were Michael Fennell, former president of the Jamaica Olympic Association; Monica Ladd, attorney at-law; Jeffrey Hall, chairman of the Blue Power Group; Ambassador Rocky Meade, JN Group director and permanent secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister; Dr Carlton Davis, former Cabinet Secretary; William Mahfood, chairman of the Wisynco Group; and Tarun Handa, retired managing partner for KPMG.