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Vernice Walkine joined Vantage Airport Group in 2010 when she took a position with the Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD), as Vice President of Marketing and Communications. She was given the additional responsibility for Commercial Operations in February 2012, and on March 1, 2013 became the President & CEO.
NAD operates the largest airport in The Bahamas, Lynden Pindling International Airport, and has managed its development, the single largest infrastructure project ever undertaken in the history of The Bahamas. Under her leadership, the airport has achieved a number of records for passenger performance and passenger satisfaction.
Prior to joining Vantage, Ms. Walkine achieved more than 30 years of experience and expertise in tourism development and marketing, having had a varied career at the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, with responsibility for Marketing, Product Development, and Sales, eventually becoming Deputy Director General in 2001 when she was selected by Travel Agent Magazine as one of the 100 most influential women in travel worldwide, and holds the distinction of chairing the first ever Tourism Summit of CARICOM Countries.
Ms. Walkine was appointed to the highest technical post in the tourism industry, when she became Director General of the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism in 2005, the first woman to hold that position. Under her leadership the tourism industry achieved a number of firsts, including the first time achieving 5 million visitors in a year.
Ms. Walkine holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Foreign Languages from Elmira College, Elmira, NY, and a Masters of Business Administration (Cum Laude) from the University of Miami.
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