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About Invest Barbados
Establishment of Invest Barbados
The Barbados International Business Promotion Corporation (BIBPC) was established as a statutory corporation on November 10, 2005. The corporation subsequently gained permission to trade under the new name Invest Barbados; however, it wasn't until October 1, 2006 that the business became operational and the first employee was hired. Effective January 1, 2007 the International Business Division of the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC) was transferred to Invest Barbados. Invest Barbados therefore now assumes the responsibility of the promotion of international business.
Invest Barbados (IB) is an economic development agency of the government of Barbados. IB is responsible for attracting, winning and sustaining international investment for Barbados. The corporation is also responsible for helping to develop and manage the Barbados international business brand.
Vision
"To be recognized as a leading investment promotion agency by virtue of our success in winning and facilitating international business."
Mission
"To secure and facilitate foreign direct investment and international business that result in increased jobs, technology and skills transfer, foreign exchange earnings and tax revenues for Barbados."
In pursuing our mission we will:
- Recruit, train and retain high quality people to execute our mandate
- Engage in promotional activities globally
- Conduct research to facilitate the development of new products and markets
- Manage Barbados' investment climate to ensure client satisfaction and future growth
Mandate
- To promote Barbados as a desirable investment location, and land foreign direct investment
- To monitor competitive domiciles, clients and markets for new trends and legislative changes, and develop new products
- To work with other stakeholders to manage and develop the Barbados international business brand
Our Services
- Promoting and landing foreign direct investment
- Providing relevant, timely, current, quality information to investors
- Ensuring that the Barbados environment is conducive to foreign direct investment
- Developing new investment products
- Collaborating with stakeholders to manage the Barbados business brand
Board Members
Chairman
Mr. Anthony Bryan
Deputy Chair
Mr. Rodwell London
Directors
Mr. Carlton Brathwaite
Mr. Randy Graham
Mr. Stephen Greaves
Mr. Everton Walters, CBE, JP
Ms. Debra Gooding
Representative (Barbados Investment and Development Corporation) -
Representative (Barbados International Business Association) - currently Ms. Connie Smith
Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister's Office - currently Ms. Sonja Welch
Senior Management
Mrs. Emeline Taitt
Chief Executive Officer (Ag)
etaitt@investbarbados.org
Mr. Kenneth Campbell
Director - Investment Promotion and Facilitation (Ag)
kcampbell@investbarbados.org
Ms. Jannette Babb
Manager - Investment Promotion and Facilitation
jbabb@investbarbados.org
Mr. Ezra Catwell
Manager - Investment Promotion and Facilitation
ecatwell@investbarbados.org
Ms. Sandra Payne
Director - Research and Development
spayne@investbarbados.org
Mr. Ronald Lewis
Manager - Information Communication Technology
rlewis@investbarbados.org
Ms. Deborah Gill
Manager - Finance
dgill@investbarbados.org
Mrs. Michelle Inniss
Manager - Human Resources
minniss@investbarbados.org
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