Earle Bethell (left) assumes the post of Nassau Beach Hotel General Manager effective June 13. He succeeds hotelier Robert ‘Sandy’ Sands (right) who takes office as Vice President of Administration οΎ and External Relations at the hotel’s parent entity — Baha Mar Development Company.
CBR Chief Operating Officer Michael Sansbury yesterday revealed that Earle Bethell – a long time senior manager at the neighbouring Radisson Cable Beach Resort – would assume the post recently vacated by Robert D. L. Sands.
Mr. Sands’ appointment as Vice President of Administration and External Relations at Baha Mar Development Company – parent company of CBR – was announced on May 11, 2005.
Mr. Bethell will assume responsibility for the overall management of the hotel and its short, medium, and long-range planning and development, and will report to Vice President, Operations, Andrew HeLal.
In announcing the appointment, Mr. Sansbury said, “The Nassau Beach Hotel has had a long and distinguished history in Bahamian tourism and, as such, is a valuable part of the Cable Beach Resorts unit.
“Earle also brings a wealth of experience to the role and I am sure that he will make important contributions to the establishment of the resort as an integral part of the redevelopment of Cable Beach,” the major tourist area in Nassau, Bahamas.
Mr. Bethell began his career as Front Office Manager at the former Wyndham Cable Beach Hotel in 1984.
He subsequently spent terms as Executive Assistant Manager at the Royal Bahamian Hotel & Villas (now Sandals), and as Director of Front Office Operations at Carnival’s Crystal Palace (now Wyndham Nassau Resort & Crystal Palace Casino) before joining the Radisson Cable Beach Resort in 1992 as Director of Rooms.
In 2003, Mr. Bethell was named Deputy General Manager – the position he held until this latest appointment.
Mr. Bethell is currently a Director of the Caribbean Hotel Association; President, Bahamas Hotel Association; Director, Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board; Trustee, Bahamas Hotel & Allied Industries Employees Assistance Trust Fund; Immediate Past President, South-East Rotary Club; Director, Rotary Foundation Committee; Board Member, Rotary Club of South-East Nassau; Member, Us Too Cancer Support Group; and Member, International Association of Travel & Tourism Professionals (Skal).
He has served as Member, Cancer Society Ball Committee; Treasurer and Director, Bahamas Hotel Association; Director and Chairman, Ways & Means Committee, Bahamas Hotel Association; President and Director of Membership, Rotary Club of South-East Nassau; and Treasurer, St. John’s College Parents Teachers Association.
From The Bahama Journal
