BTMI ends contract with CEO Jens Thraenhart

August 10, 2023
The Board of Directors of BTMI announce the departure of CEO Dr. Jens Thraenhart and the search for a new CEO. CFO Craig Hinds will serve in the interim.
On Thursday, August 10, 2023, the Board of Directors of The Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) announced that they have mutually agreed to part ways with Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Jens Thraenhart, effective Friday July 14, 2023.
A search for a new Chief Executive Officer will be conducted. In the interim, Chief Financial Officer, Craig Hinds, will act as CEO until a replacement is found. Chairman of the Board of Directors, Shelly Williams, thanked Thraenhart for his service.
“We have reviewed the BTMI’s business and operations and strategy going forward and we have agreed that the BTMI needs to go in a different direction to ensure the growth of Barbados tourism.”