Craig Marshall elected new Chairman

The Antigua & Barbuda Hotels and Tourism Association (ABHTA) has announced the new Board of Directors for the period 2023 – 2025. 

The new board was elected last week at the association’s bi-annual General Meeting. The announcement came following a nomination and voting process where 16 members of the association presented themselves as candidates to fill 12 positions on the Board.

Craig Marshall of Royalton Antigua was nominated and duly elected to the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors and will serve on the Boards Executive Committee. 

Other board members elected

Joining Marshall on the Executive is Brian Murphy of Carlisle Bay Resort, holding the position of 1^st Vice Chair and Rachel Browne of Hermitage Bay Resort as 2^nd Vice Chair. Neil Keeling of The Rendezvous Company will represent the associations associate members on the Executive Committee.

The following Directors will join the Executive as the main decision makers for the body:

• Mrs. Cathy-Ann Edwards- Joseph, Regional Manager, Eastern Caribbean Operations, American Airlines
• Patrick Ryan, Geo W. Bennett Bryson & Co. Ltd.
• Mario Colindres, The Antigua & Barbuda Chamber of Commerce
• Kevin Phillips, Blue Waters Resort & Spa
• Alex de Brito, Galley Bay Resort & Spa
• Sanjay Ambrose, Pineapple Beach Club
• Norma Holder, Curtain Bluff Resort
• Brian D’Ornellas, Buccaneer Beach Club
• Ian Fraser, Nonsuch Bay Resort. 

ABHTA’s Biannual General Meeting was held under the theme, Re-imagining the Hospitality sector, energizing the sector in Antigua & Barbuda. Presenters at the event included ABHTA’s Executive Director; Patrice Simon; Chair of the Antigua and Barbuda Hospitality Training Institute; Shirlene Nibbs and Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation Transportation, and Investment, Charles “Max” Fernandez.

Minister Fernandez expressed his vision for 2023 for the Hospitality sector, highlighting key areas of the sector that must be our focus. His presentation focused on sustainability in the sector, enhancing and promoting heritage and culture and the development of employees in the sector through training and development.