Alvin Jemmott entered the tourism industry in 1980 when he enrolled at the Hotel Training School. He began his career at Sam Lord’s Castle in Barbados in 1982 as waiter and gradually emerged to the position of senior supervisor. An avid individual, who is driven by success, rose to the position of Director of Sales in a span of 18 years.

Mr. Alvin Jemmott, in his quest for continuous growth, moved onto the Elegant Hotel Group where he managed the Food and Beverage department and was a part of the successful team which opened the Crystal Cove Hotel, St. James.

In 2001, Mr. Jemmott achieved his first General Manager posting, with his enthusiasm, drive and successful career thus far, Mr. Jemmott joined the Divi Resorts Hotel Group in 2006 as General Manager and is very proud of its accomplishments to date whereby the resort has seen an improvement in its financial performance.

In his career, Mr. Jemmott seeks to educate young people on the importance of Tourism in Barbados and by extension the world, having lectured at the Barbados Hospitality Institute – Pommarine, Deacons Primary School, Coleridge and Parry School, just to name a few. He further seeks to educate the public at large on the happenings in Tourism through his weekly column You’re Welcome in the Barbados Today.

A former president of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association and a past Director on the Board at the Barbados Tourism Authority, Mr. Jemmott committed to contributing to the success of Barbados through tourism.

Mr. Jemmott holds a Masters in Science Degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management from the Revans University and a fellow member of International Management Centre Association. He was the first Chairman of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. and sat on the Board of Directors of the Barbados Tourism Product Authority. Chairman and CEO of Jemmott Hotels Management Inc. And Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Red Foundation.

Lydia Jemmott has worked as an experienced administrative and human resources specialist for over 30 years. She worked in a hotel group in Barbados in the areas of marketing, human resources and administration and was responsible for staffing the newest hotel in the group and managing the human resources for the group. Lydia developed the standard operating procedures for the group which ensured that a consistent high level of service was provided to the customers, and trained the staff to execute that quality service to the guests. Lydia is well organised and is an excellent team player with the ability to operate in a complex and busy environment.

Lydia holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Accounting from the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus Barbados, a Master of Science degree in Management from the University of Surrey, UK, and holds the Project Management Professional designation. Lydia has a green thumb and loves to collect cactus and succulent plants.

Lydia is a founding member and Director of Jemmott Hotel Management Inc.

Pedro has worked in both the hotel and accounting industries for over 20 years. He has extensive experience in Hotel Front Office Operations, Night Audit Functions and Finance Department processes. Pedro has had responsibilities ranging from greeting & checking arriving guest into the hotel, with a focus of helping to make their experience smooth and enjoyable, to ensuring that all revenue streams for the hotel are accounted for and accurately represented on the Financial Statements. He has created and implemented efficient controls for all departments of the hotel, with a clear purpose of tracking all transactions through to the Financial Statements.

In 2008, Pedro started and is currently running his own Bookkeeping & Accounting Consultancy.

Pedro is known to be very goal oriented and driven. His high work ethic ensures that he is professional and focused and provides and maintains high quality and effective results.

Pedro is one of the founders JHM, Jemmott Hotel Management Inc.

Paula has approximately 20 years experience in the accounting profession. She has worked in various service sectors like the security, offshore and financial sectors. Paula can be described as professional, calm, process driven, analytical and goal oriented. Her work ethic ensures that both internal and external customer issues are resolved in a satisfactory manner to ensure that relationships are maintained and strengthen.

Paula has managed the Finance Department of the leading security company on the island; designed and implemented operating procedures and managed the IT accounting systems of various companies. She has experience in the budgeting, forecasting and audit processes of businesses.

Paula is one of the founders and A Director of JHM, Jemmott Hotel Management Inc.