Christopher Binnie Signs Sponsorship Agreement with JN Fund Managers

Christopher Binnie, Jamaica’s top squash player, is looking to return to competitive sport by September/October, after being forced to take a break due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I’m looking forward to getting back out there. I have been training again, full time; and it is going to take some time to get back into shape; and be competitive, to be at the level I was, prior to COVID-19. I have faith and I’m committed,” he said, noting that COVID-19 was another challenge which he had to overcome, like every other athlete who has been affected by the pandemic.

Binnie, who has been financially impacted by the pandemic, was happy to be signing another sponsorship agreement with JN Fund Managers, a member company of The Jamaica National Group.

“I’m very grateful and thankful to JN Fund Managers, for signing on with me for another year. I have been with the company for three years; and they have been supportive during the time that my career took an upward path. Without them, it would have been difficult to have done that; therefore, the support they have given me over the years has been invaluable. And, it is my hope that it will continue to be mutually beneficial going forward,” he pointed out.

The sponsorship agreement was officially signed recently at JN Fund Managers, on Belmont Road in Kingston.

Allan Lewis, Managing Director of JN Fund Managers, said that the financial institution was happy to renew the sponsorship agreement with Binnie for another year.

“The Jamaica National Group is committed to being a leading performer among mixed conglomerates in the Caribbean, and it is very important to the Board of Directors and team members that our performance benefits the people and communities wherever our member companies serve. Chris is the leading male squash player from the English speaking Caribbean and by encouraging and supporting him we hope he will be able to hone his craft and achieve even more success in competition.”

Binnie, who prior the pandemic ranked 65 in the world, is now training in Connecticut, in the United States of America. “We have four guys in the camp; and one of them is ranked in the top 10; and another in the top 30. That is a good place to be, so that I can aspire to attain their level,” he said. The 31-year-old has won nine Caribbean Singles Championships.