Carol Hay, CEO / Founder at McKenzie Gayle Limited (Global Tourism Marketing) and Director of Marketing, Caribbean Tourism Organisation, CTO, UK and Europe has joined Alula Foundation, Saudi Arabia.
Carol in a short message to her colleagues in the industry announcing her move She said: “After 17 wonderful years of being associated with the Caribbean in the United Kingdom, I can proudly hang up my boots and move on to the next adventure.
“It has been a fabulous journey, I have made some life-long friends, travelled extensively and learnt so much. But most of all I have given all that I could possibly give to ensure that the Caribbean remained strong and competitive in a dynamic travel and tourism industry.
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“The last two years running the CTO Chapter UK and Europe have been incredibly exciting – I set up a business at the start of a pandemic; developed technological skills I had no idea I possessed and learnt the true meaning of the word ‘resilient’.
“It was not an easy decision to move on from the CTO Chapter; but as a leader, I know that we only truly grow when we continue to learn new things …
“Effective 1 March 2022, I will join the Royal Commission for Alula (Saudi Arabia) as International and Horizontal Partnerships Director. A big detour from the Caribbean
“My successor Florian Valmy-Devillers, CEO of FVD International will proudly lead the Chapter, and I know he will bring great ideas and energy to take the Chapter forward!”
The Royal Commission for Al-‘Ula (RCU) a Saudi commission was established in July 2017 to preserve and develop the 2,000-year-old archaeological and historical site of Al-‘Ula north-western Saudi Arabia.
Al-‘Ula is the home of The Archaeological Site of Al-Hijr (Madâin Sâlih), the largest conserved site of the civilization of the Nabataeans which is the first UNESCO World Heritage property to be inscribed in Saudi Arabia.
