Chairman of the regional airline, LIAT, Dr. Jean Holder, has tendered his resignation after six years on the job.
In a brief statement, LIAT said that Holder had submitted his resignation as director and chairman to the Barbados government, one of the three shareholder governments of the airline.
Holder was appointed to chair the cash-strapped airline in 2004, after 14 years in the diplomatic service and a further 30 years as the head of two regional organisations, the Caribbean Tourism Research and Development Centre and the Caribbean Tourism Organisation.
“He has confirmed his commitment to continue serving LIAT as Chairman, until someone is appointed to replace him.
“The chairman has indicated that there are a number of persons he felt it appropriate to inform before the news became public and he especially did not wish this announcement to be made while the company was in the middle of union negotiations. Unfortunately, the information was leaked to the media which began to press the Company for confirmation,” the LIAT statement added.
