Group Executives

Mrs. Dawn Thomas - Chief Executive Officer of Caribbean Communications Network Limited

Mrs. Thomas is currently the Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of One Caribbean Media Limited (OCM). Prior to her present appointment she served for four years as the Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Caribbean Communications Network Limited (CCN), which is a subsidiary of the OCM Group.

Prior to her tenure with the OCM Group, she spent fifteen (15) years with the Neal and Massy Group and held the position of CEO of Tracmac Engineering Limited. During her appointment with the N&M Group, Mrs. Thomas worked with the energy, construction, agriculture, industrial and marine sectors of the economy. Mrs. Thomas also served as a Director on the Board of Neal and Massy Energy Services Ltd., Associated Brands Ltd. (Guyana) and General Finance Corporation Limited.

She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the One Caribbean Media (OCM)Group and the International Press Institute (IPI) (Austria). She also is the Chairman of the Caribbean News Agency (CANA) and Chairman (Ag.) of the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC), Barbados.

Mrs. Thomas holds a BSc. Industrial Engineering (Hons) Degree from the University of the West Indies (UWI) and also completed an Executive Development Programme at the University of Western Ontario.

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Mrs. Vivian-Anne Gittens - CEO Nation Corporation & Publisher and CEO Nation Publishing Co. Limited

Mrs. Vivian-Anne Gittens is the Chief Executive Officer of Nation Corporation and Publisher and Chief Executive Officer of the Nation Publishing Co. Limited. She is a Certified Management Accountant and a trained Financial Management Consultant.Mrs. Gittens has worked as a Management Consultant locally and egionally, and as a Project and Investment Analyst with development agencies in the region. Mrs. Gittens chaired the Public UtilitiesBoard for the last 5 years of its existence and served as the Deputy Chairman of the Fair Trading Commission.

Mrs. Gittens served on the Boards of Sagicor Financial Inc, Sagicor Life Inc. and the Mutual Bank of the Caribbean. She currently sits on the Board of the Nation Corporation, and The Nation Publishing Co. Limited.

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Mrs. Shida Bolai - Chief Executive Officer Caribbean Communications Network Limited

Mrs. Shida Bolai has a career that spans over 30 years in the media industry, at both operational and executive levels across all media platforms, including press, television, radio and the internet. She possesses a proven track record of success and has played a pivotal role in the development and growth of the organization. Under her stewardship, CCN TV6 has been able to maintain its market dominance for the last 14 years.
Other key positions held at the CCN Group were, General Manager - Trinidad Express Newspapers, Group Sales Manager - CCN and Advertising Manager -Trinidad Express Newspapers.

At present, she sits on the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Communications Network Ltd, Tobago News, Trinidad & Tobago Publishers & Broadcasters Association and Starcom Network of Barbados. She currently holds the position of Vice President of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union and also sits on the Boards of Little Carib Theatre and Express Children's Fund.

Mrs. Bolai has had extensive training in media management and is the winner of a Fellowship Program sponsored by the Commonwealth Press Union which took her to places such as England, South Africa and Lesotho.

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Mr. John Lum Young - Group Financial Controller and Company Secretary

Group Financial Controller and Company Secretary, Mr. John Lum Lum, was previously the Group Financial Controller and Company Secretary of Caribbean Communications Network Limited, the holding company before the merger with the Nation Corporation of Barbados.

Mr. Lum Young is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants with over 29 years experience, including 18 years in executive management and 14 years in the media industry. His experience includes financial management, budgeting, treasury management and related activities.

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OCM Group Executive, Corporate Services (Ag.)

Gregory Camejo joined the Caribbean Communications Network Ltd. (CCN) in 2010 as the Group Human Resources Manager and later that year assumed the role of Group Corporate Services Manager, thus expanding his role to manage the Group’s Purchasing, Health & Safety, Security, Employee Engagement and the Express Production House (EPH) departments.

Gregory holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Andrews University and a Master of Social Sciences (M.SocSci) from the University of Leicester. He serves as Vice President of the Human Resource Management of Trinidad & Tobago (HRMTT).

Gregory provides support in the areas of strategy implementation, alignment of HR policies and practices, executive management development, achievement of non-financial enabling goals and Group marketing and communication.

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