Fernando William chairman of newly appointed harbor board…
Shareholder Representative of the St. Maarten Harbour Holding Company (SMHHC) Minister Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher on Thursday August 24th, announced that the Council of Ministers has appointed the board members of the Supervisory Board of Directors for the SMHHC and simultaneously appointed Fernando William as Chairman of the Board.
The appointments took place during a shareholder meeting on Thursday. Appointed as new members to the board are former Managing Director of the Harbor Fernando William, Businessman Christopher Wever, Businessman Lloyd Paul, and Banking Executive Charles Thomas. Attorney Jason Rogers has been re-appointed, while former Chairman Humphrey Mezas and board member Renald Williams will remain on the board in the short term.
Mr. Fernando William served as CEO of the St. Maarten Harbour Holding Company from 1998 to 2000. During his tenure As CEO, he managed all aspects of realizing the planned USD $ 70 Million Cruise & Cargo Port Expansion project. Some of his responsibilities includes the securing of financing, execution of the project, marketing of new facilities and financial management of the harbor group of companies. Additionally he was responsible for developing initiatives for increasing Cruise tourism and cargo movements in St. Maarten.
Minister Arrindell-Doncher described William as a high-caliber financial accounting and management executive, with a track record of numerous distinguished and remarkable accomplishments in all aspects of commerce. “In fact, every board member brings a unique expertise that will benefit Port of St. Maarten. Together with management we expect the board to maintain St. Maarten’s position as the best cruise destination in the world and even expand on that through customer satisfaction,” the Minister said.
Minister Arrindell-Doncher congratulated the new board and immediately gave instructions to meet post haste, to be brought up to speed on the pending issues at the harbor. “We have a lot of work to do, it’s time to get it done,” she concluded.
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