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| Mrs. Melisha Maccow-Niles |
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| Ms. Calla Gumb |
The Valley, Anguilla, October 28, 2024: The Anguilla Tourist Board (ATB) is pleased to announce two new appointments to the organization’s Board of Directors. Mrs. Melisha Maccow-Niles was appointed as the new Chairperson of the Board, and Ms. Calla Gumbs was designated as a new Board Member. Both appointments were made by the Hon. Haydn Hughes, Minister of Infrastructure, Communications, Housing, Utilities and Tourism for Anguilla.
Mrs. Maccow-Niles succeeds former Chairman Kenroy Herbert, who completed his term of office on September 30, 2024, and returned to the private sector. Chairperson Maccow-Niles will lead the six-member Board in overseeing global operations of the ATB across all source markets.
“Mrs. Melisha Maccow-Niles is the ideal candidate for Chairperson, based on her years of service on the ATB Board of Directors and her extensive private sector tourism experience,” declared Minister Hughes. “She is a proven leader, adept at building consensus, optimizing operational costs, and she has a clear vision for the industry. She will oversee the expansion of our source markets and drive the marketing innovations that will secure the future of our industry. I am also pleased to welcome Ms. Calla Gumbs as the newest member of the ATB Board.”
Mrs. Maccow-Niles is a dynamic and skilled business owner who has served on the ATB’s Board of Directors since June 2020. She is the owner and founder of Exclusive Events Wedding Planning Services and the co-owner and founder of the popular Juice Bar Anguilla in South Hill.
Her extensive tourism experience dates back to 2001, when she assumed her first position in the Accounts Department at the Frangipani Beach Club. She went on to work at the Malliouhana Hotel and Cap Juluca in their Guest Services divisions, followed by a four-year stint in Front Office Management at the Viceroy Hotel. She continued working at the resort for another four years, through its transition to the Four Seasons Resort and Residences Anguilla, as Resort Assistant Manager and then Conference Services Manager & Wedding Specialist. She joined the team at the Aurora Anguilla Resort and Golf Club as Front of House Manager in January 2021.
“I am delighted to take on this new responsibility as Chairperson of the ATB,” stated Mrs. Maccow-Niles. “I do believe that my experience as a Board Member has given me a great appreciation for and understanding of the work of the organization. I would also like to thank our outgoing Chairman, Mr. Kenroy Herbert, who guided us successfully through the uncharted waters of the pandemic recovery. Our industry is stronger and more resilient because of his leadership.
Ms. Calla Gumbs is a strategic Human Resource Professional who brings a wealth of experience to her new position. She currently serves as Director of People and Culture at the Four Seasons Resort & Residences Anguilla. As Division Head, she oversees every aspect of the People and Culture function, including benefits administration, employee relations, recruitment and selection, relocation and immigration, employee communications, performance management, talent and career development, workers’ compensation and legal matters related to the Resort’s employees.
“It is an honor and privilege to serve on the ATB’s Board of Directors,” declared Ms. Gumbs. “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to contribute to this invaluable organization that is directly responsible for the management and promotion of our island’s most important economic sector, Tourism.”
“I look forward to continuing to work with Mrs. Maccow-Niles in her new capacity as Chairperson of the Board,” said Mrs. Stacey Liburd, Director of Tourism. “She has been an exceptionally influential and supportive member of the Board, and the organization has benefitted tremendously under her guidance and direction. I also join Minister Hughes in welcoming Ms. Gumbs to the ATB team, and I look forward to working closely with her during her tenure.”
The Anguilla Tourist Board of Directors is responsible for strategically managing Anguilla’s promotional, sales and marketing initiatives both on island and overseas, to expand tourism arrivals while optimizing the industry’s benefits for Anguilla’s residents.
Mrs. Maccow-Niles is a Chartered Director of the Caribbean Governance Training Institute and a graduate of the Mondrian International Hotel School in the Netherlands. Ms. Gumbs earned a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management at the University of Leeds in the UK, and a Bachelor of Business Administration at Berkley College in the USA.
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