Steele, a former Vice President of Operations and Head of Customer Care at Cable & Wireless Grenada, was elected to the post at a general meeting of the St Vincent and the Grenadines Chamber on 16th July, 2008.

“It’s a pleasure for me to be chosen to serve as the President of the St Vincent & The Grenadines Chamber of Industry and Commerce and this once again demonstrates that CSME is working and would continue to be good for our region and island states," Mr Steele announced upon his appointment.

Steele, who was a Board Member of the Grenada Chamber of Industry & Commerce until his departure from Grenada in December 2007, expressed his desire to work with the business community in St Vincent and the Grenadines during his tenure in office:

“As the head of a business operating within St. Vincent & The Grenadines, I recognize the importance of the Chamber in working with all businesses within the community and I remain committed, along with the rest of the new leadership, to serve all those businesses well through advocacy, business development services and strategic alliances," he explained.

Steele takes over the position from Gerry George, the Corporate Communications Manager of arch rival Digicel. George told reporters in St Vincent and the Grenadines that he believed the Chamber had achieved much during his presidency.

The new leadership team includes Senior Vice President Andrew Woodroffe, and Vice President of Finance and Administration, Samuel Goodluck.

According to a report in the Searchlight newspaper in Kingstown, some members of the Chamber have questioned Mr Steele’s ability to lead the organisation, given that he is non-Vincentian.

However, in a statement on the appointment by the Grenadian government, it was observed that:

"Mr Steele won a democratic election within a Vincentian organisation."