Geoffrey Cave is Chairman of Duty Free Caribbean Holdings and also Chairman of one of its parent companies, Cave Shepherd & Co. Limited. Mr. Cave, who holds a Bachelor Degree in Communications from McGill University joined Cave Shepherd; a family-run business, in 1963. He became Managing Director in 1970 and was elected Chairman in 1975.
Mr. Cave has a distinguished career in business in Barbados being involved as Director and Chairman of several leading private and public companies in Barbados. He also served on the Board of several government and non-governmental organizations and has been an advisor and trustee to numerous schools, universities and charities.
Mr. Cave is a Justice of the Peace and at the turn of the century, he was awarded the Barbados Centennial Honor. In 2001, Mr. Cave was honored with the Caribbean Master Entrepreneur Award. In the Queens New Years' Honor's List in 2003, he was appointed Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
Peter Allan has been involved in Caribbean Duty Free Retail for over 10 years and joined DFCH in September 2001, as Chief Operations Officer. He was appointed as CEO in 2004. As CEO Peter is responsible for the strategic direction, leadership and management of the business operations of Duty Free Caribbean Holdings. He heads, directs and guides the Executive Management Team in the delivery of corporate strategies for growth and expansion and the achievement of ROI, Sales and profit objectives.
Prior to joining DFCH, Peter was Caribbean Regional Director for Colombian Emeralds International, a position he held for six years. In this capacity he was responsible for their operations in the Western, Eastern and Southern Caribbean, 35 stores on 11 islands.
Peter has 30 years retail management and luxury product experience, having formerly worked for Signet Group Plc in the UK, the world's largest retail jewellery group, where his career encompassed senior field operations and retail development roles. His last position with Signet Group was Regional Director responsible for the North of England and Scotland, 150 stores and 1200 personnel.
Alan Huxtable has over twenty-five years experience in travel and destination retail, encompassing traditional domestic retail, airport, sea terminal duty free concessions, and destination/resort business ventures operating in the United States, Latin America, and Caribbean regions. In addition, Alan has extensive buying experience for fragrance, watch, high fashion and destination product categories at a regional capacity level.
Alan ensures financial productivity mandates and compliance standards are established and maintained for all DFCH operations in the region and presents new business opportunities to the group, further expanding market share and financial growth for the joint venture annually.
Alan also maintains overall financial and operational responsibility for Dufry affiliated, Caribbean based companies in the region.
Previous employment associations include Weitnauer Group of Companies, Weitnauer Mexico S.A de C.V., Delaware North Company and Aramark.
Ian Gibson leads the Group's financial function in its goal to maintain DFCH's financial credibility and stakeholder confidence. This he delivers by upholding the integrity of the Company's financial operation and by providing sound and timely financial information that aids decision-making. Ian acts as guardian of the businesses assets and contributes to its strategic and tactical planning for growth and sustainability by offering informed and well reasoned advice regarding financial capability.
Ian previously worked with Coopers & Lybrand as an Audit Manager. He joined Cave Shepherd & Co. Ltd. in 1995 and assumed his current position with DFCH in 2000.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados – Practicing Member and a member of the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada (CGA).
Maureen Davis is responsible for leading the business development process and strategy formulation for regional growth and expansion, ensuring that the relevant structure and support are in place to facilitate growth and quality standards are maintained. Her role includes the identification of emerging opportunities, the continuous evaluation and improvement of existing businesses and the management of the design and construction process.
Maureen joined Cave Shepherd & Co. Ltd. in 1983 and has extensive retail planning and design experience spanning over twenty years. She assumed her current role with DFCH in 2000.
She is a Director of Duty Free Caribbean Holdings, Fortress Caribbean Property Fund, the Tourism Development Corporation and sits as an alternate Director of the Bridgetown Cruise Terminal Inc.
Tracey Knight-Lloyd is responsible for creating and implementing strategic marketing programmes which contribute directly to the achievement of Duty Free Caribbean Holdings' (DFCH) corporate goals and corporate mission. She is also responsible for the management of all corporate brand initiatives as well.
Tracey Knight-Lloyd assumed duties with Duty Free Caribbean Holdings in 2006, after working as Brand Specialist for Sagicor Life Inc, a regional financial services company , where she was responsible for marketing and branding activities for Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean and the Netherlands Antilles.
Tracey Knight-Lloyd is the holder of a Bachelor of Arts Degree (Hons) in Mass Communications.
As Regional Merchandise Manager, Pamela Laurie is responsible for product management for the Cave Shepherd, Harrisons and DFCH business units. Pamela is accountable for achieving an attractive gross profit whilst ensuring that the product and brand assortment is attractive to DFCH's customers.
Her role encompasses all aspects relating to selection, purchasing, inventory management, merchandising and product pricing. Pamela and her team are also responsible for ensuring effective product training for the sales team.
Pamela joined Cave Shepherd as a Buyer in 1987 and was appointed to her current role in 2002. She has a wealth of experience in buying for the Caribbean market in particular and has recently helped develop Duty Free Caribbean Holdings' newest initiative, Caribworld Inc. television home shopping. Pamela holds an MBA from Howard University.
Mike Evans is the head of IT support for all business units. He provides technology vision and leadership for the development of IT initiatives that are designed to improve reporting capabilities, cost effectiveness, service quality and that contribute to business development. He assists in the planning and implementation of business information systems that support both distributed and centralized business operations and achieves a more cost beneficial enterprise-wide IT operation.
Mike has been in the information technology business for 25 years, heading his own operation for some sixteen years.
Michael Grant was appointed Regional Logistics Manager in 2003. This was a new position within the Business. Michael and his team are responsible for all aspects of supply chain management including ordering, shipping & receiving, warehousing, product delivery and inventory control.
Michael was instrumental in the project management and design of the new Distribution Centre which forms part of the logistics department and which has helped to significantly modernize this operation.
Michael joined Cave Shepherd in 1988 and has a sound knowledge of the business and its operations, having worked in a number of its departments.
He is currently studying for a CGA designation.
Formerly Deputy General Manager of the Harrisons Business Unit, Pauline Mager was appointed Head of Human Resources for the Group in 2002. She and her team are responsible for facilitating the development of the ideal organizational structure and culture for DFCH, resourcing the Business with the right people, delivering effective development and training opportunities and managing the Businesses performance and reward systems. Employee relations and involvement also form a major part of her role.
Prior to her time with Harrisons, Pauline lectured at the Cornwall Business School in the UK and also worked for a number of years at Marks & Spencer plc in Personnel Management. She is a member of the CIPD and the Institute of Management.
As Island Manager, Cave Shepherd and Harrisons, Barbados, Richard Simpson has a large portfolio of 18 stores and their local business support departments under his management. Richard is responsible for all aspects of store operations, customer satisfaction, concessionaire liaison, team development, security and delivery of aggressive sales targets.
Richard joined Cave Shepherd in 1983 and has a wealth of experience, having worked in most departments.
His previous career was in management within the agricultural industry.
Andrew Guilfoyle was appointed Island Manager for CEI Barbados in January 2003. He is responsible for the operations of 11 CEI stores and his responsibilities include management of store operations, inventory management, promotions, merchandising, store maintenance, and team development. Previous to joining the Barbados team Andrew worked for CEI in Nassau and on board the cruise ship operations.
Andrew has extensive international experience in the retail industry, having managed diverse operations in the United Kingdom, Indonesia and South Africa.
Keith Mylrea is the Island Manager for Colombian Emeralds International in Grand Cayman. He has responsibility for the overall operations including the marketing, human resources and accounts functions for Grand Cayman. Keith is accountable for achieving profitable store operations by effectively planning, executing and reviewing all functions in conformance with company policy.
Keith joined Colombian Emeralds International in 1999 and has worked for the business in several territories.
Prior to CEI, Keith worked in the United Kingdom for a number of retail jewellery companies in operational, training and business development roles, affording him the opportunity to acquire a sound working knowledge of the industry.
Rosemary Deligny is Island Manager for the DFC and CEI operations in St. Lucia and Grenada.
Along with her accountability for the achievement of sales and profit targets her responsibility extends to the marketing, human resources and accounts functions for both locations.
After a career in nursing in the UK Rosemary moved into retail as accounts executive with Fashion Fair Cosmetics handling 40 accounts including Harrods and Selfridges. Before joining CEI she was a Marketing Manager in the hotel industry.
Allan Haynes is head of the Finance department. His main responsibilities include financial reporting, enforcement of internal controls, budgeting, insurance and cash management of the group.
Allan previously worked with Ernst & Young as an audit senior. Thereafter he worked for 15 years with Texaco Eastern Caribbean Ltd where he became regional Chief Accountant for the English speaking, French and Dutch territories. He was selected as a star performer and a member of the president club for Texaco international. He led the team which was responsible for installing an accounting system throughout the Caribbean region. He joined Duty Free Caribbean Ltd in May 2001.
He is a Fellow and practicing member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Barbados – A member of the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada (CGA).
Jukka Terho is responsible for leading the coordination and management process of all development projects undertaken by Duty Free Caribbean. He is responsible for the timely completion of the projects and that the finished "product" fully meets the company's high standards and the objectives set. He serves as the main communication link for the various team members involved in the projects as well as for the external service providers and subcontractors hired. Jukka is also responsible for conducting research into the various business opportunities presented to the company to ensure that the executives involved in the decision making process are provided with accurate and current information.
Jukka joined the Group in July 2005 after spending the last 14 years working at a senior management level with several regional hospitality and retail organizations. Jukka holds a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing and Management.
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