Tourism Company Bonaire has named a brand new interim director following the departure of outgoing CEO Miles Mercera, Caribbean Journal has discovered.
TCB has tapped Elesiër “Ely” Angel to the function, which is formally Interim Statutory Director, efficient Jan. 1.
Angel labored intently with Mercera throughout his time period within the workplace, serving to lead the island’s tourism trade to new heights, from record-breaking arrival numbers to the first-ever JetBlue flight to the island and thrilling new occasions like Bonaire Rum Week.
Angel has labored with TCB since 2021.
“With the appointment of Elesiër as interim statutory director, we affirm our dedication to a diligent choice course of that aligns with the ideas of company governance. The board has full confidence in Elesiër’s management and imaginative and prescient, and we’re excited to help her in driving the continued success of TCB,” the group stated in a press release.
Mercera first joined the group as CEO in 2021, serving to usher in a interval of renaissance for the group.
“It has been an honor to guide Tourism Company Bonaire and work alongside such a proficient staff over the previous 4 years. I’m extremely happy with the progress we’ve made collectively and the robust basis we’ve constructed for Bonaire’s tourism trade,” Mercera stated in a press release offered to Caribbean Journal. “I’ve had the privilege of seeing Elesiër Angel develop throughout the group, witnessing her ardour for the staff, the TCB, and Bonaire’s tourism trade. Ely’s deep understanding of Bonaire’s distinctive identification, her progressive method, and her dedication to sustainable tourism make her the right chief for this subsequent chapter. I want her and the TCB staff continued success as they drive Bonaire’s tourism to even better heights.”
