Founder of Pulse Investments Limited Kingsley Cooper has died. He was 71 years old. He had reportedly been hospitalised in Florida.
The first fashion production, modelling and general entertainment company of its kind, Pulse was founded by Cooper in 1980 and would later be listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange as Pulse Investments Limited. As head of Pulse, Cooper effected a number of innovations and firsts for Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. These included the Caribbean Model Search, an international modelling agency, Caribbean Fashion Week, the Superjam concert series, the highly acclaimed lifestyle TV programme Caribbean Fashion Weekly and regional fashion reality TV show The Search for the Caribbean's Next Supermodel.
He pioneered, defined and developed an international modelling industry for the Caribbean, in the process discovering and developing supermodels and other international stars. Cooper was born in Kingston on June 3, 1953 and educated at Kingston College, The University of the West Indies and the Norman Manley Law School. He worked as an attorney from 1975 to 1980.
He received the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander in 2007 for pioneering, defining and developing the modelling industry, locally, regionally and internationally. Cooper's daughter, Safia, is the current chief executive officer of Pulse Investments. Follow The Gleaner on X and Instagram @JamaicaGleaner and on Facebook @GleanerJamaica.
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