Sandals Names New Regional Director for Eastern Caribbean

By: - August 27th, 2014

Above: Sandals LaSource Grenada (CJ Photo)

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Sandals Resorts International has named Andre Dhanpaul its new regional director for the Eastern Caribbean, the company announced.

Dhanpaul has been serving in the post since July 1, following a tenure as general manager of Sandals Negril in Jamaica.

Dhanpaul, who will be based in St Lucia, succeeds Jeremy Jones.

“It has been a great welcome to the Eastern Caribbean. I am looking forward to continuing the growth of Sandals in this part of the Caribbean. Some of the world’s most beautiful countries are here,” Dhanpaul said. “Some of the world’s most beautiful countries are here.”

In a statement, Sandals Chief Executive Officer Adam Stewart said that, with a new resort in Grenada and one on the way in Barbados, “Andre and his EC team is tasked with building the brand’s presence in the region, with a view to mapping and executing further gains.”

Jones has been elevated to the company’s head office in Jamaica “now tasked with the role of supporting the group-wide responsibilities of the company,” Sandals said.

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