Team: Executive Management

Mr Wade Mars is the Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company Ltd. (TPDCo).

Mr Mars brings a wealth of experience to the organization with over 18 years’ experience in the financial industry, specializing in financial analysis, asset management and trading. He has held management positions in these areas at GK Capital Management and Mayberry Investments Limited.

Mr Mars has a master’s degree in Finance from the University of Technology and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of the West Indies. He serves on the Board of numerous public and private sector entities including the National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica Limited, Trade Board of Jamaica and Quality Systems Solutions & Initiatives Limited (QSSI). He has also served as a member of the Standards Council of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica where he was Chairman of the Council’s Executive Committee.

Major Dave Walker, the Visitor, Safety and Experience Director for TPDCo is no stranger to the law enforcement and a security environment. He joined the company in July 2019 and was put to task with overseeing the Visitor Safety and Experience department, which has the responsibility to identify strategies to increase visitor safety and create a positive destination experience.

In his previous role as a Military Officer, he amassed over twenty-three years’ experience in leadership, administration, and management at both the local and regional levels. Major Walker also has a highly developed knowledge of security issues from a policy perspective as well as at the strategic and operational levels.

Major Walker, along with his vast military experience possess qualifications such as master’s degrees in National Security and Strategic Studies, Business Administration and a Post Graduate diploma in Business Administration; all of which he acquired locally from the University of the West Indies.

In the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), where he was previously employed, Major Walker was charged with management responsibilities including overseeing deployment, welfare and administration of over 200 soldiers. His duties have also taken him to countries within the Caribbean such as Port of Spain Trinidad where he served as an Advisor at the Caribbean Community’s (Caricom) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS), and overseas to places such as Canada for teaching/mentoring duties for junior military officers from across the world and Sierra Leone where he was tasked with the reconstruction of the Royal Sierra Leone army after the civil war.

In his spare time, he enjoys reading and listening to music.

Mr Winston Campbell has spent his entire professional life in Information Technology and has held various roles in several organizations. He joined the TPDCo family as Information Systems Officer in 2005 with over 12 progressive years in IT management experience and has held a variety of technical and management positions across the organization in the years since.

Prior to assuming the role of Chief Information Officer, Mr Campbell was Business Analyst with responsibility for investigating business systems, identifying options for business processes improvement and bridging the needs of the organization with the use of information technology to meet international standards. 

As the Chief Information Officer, he provides overall technology vision and leadership for TPDCo, the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) and the Ministry of Tourism in the development and implementation of information technology (IT) initiatives.  He is the lead in network planning and implementing enterprise information systems to support both distributed and centralized business operations to achieve a more effective and cost beneficial enterprise-wide IT operation.

He is also responsible for strategy, policies, procedures and to develop and review operational and performance metrics, IT controls, and business continuity planning.  He plans, seeks, identifies, secures and maintains profitable business relationships with knowledge customers and other business partners.

He has been successful in several professional certifications in Network, Cybersecurity, Forensics, Auditing and Anti-Terrorism and is a member of the Information Systems Audit & Control Association (ISACA). His professional certifications also included that of Certified Ethical Hacker and Computer Forensics Investigator.

Winston Campbell is passionate about deriving business value from innovative technology as TPDCo delivers on its strategy to transform the tourism industry.

He enjoys football and scrabble in his leisure time.

Mikisha Silvera started her TPDCo journey in 2019 as a consultant to the Executive Office, charged with implementing major projects such as the Tourism Summer Internship programme and the Tourism Service Excellence Awards.

She later received a promotion and currently serves as the Destination Manager for Kingston. In her capacity as Destination Manager, she has responsibility for overseeing and coordinating the multi-stakeholder management of the resort area as a Sustainable Tourism Destination in order to ensure that the visitors’ experience is safe, secure and seamless.

Mrs. Silvera has experience spanning over twenty years in banking, marketing and the airline industry. She studied Computer Science at the College of Arts Science and Technology (C.A.S.T) now UTech Jamaica and attended the Holy Childhood high school.

Family is at the forefront of her life, lyming with friends, dancing and having a good time. Giving of her time with the indigent, feeding and uplifting these community members is also a main priority.

Erica Brown Whittingham has been part of the TPDCo team for some twenty-three years, where she started her career as an Administrative Assistant. Working her way up the ranks, Mrs Brown-Whittingham has continuously gone beyond the call of duty and has performed exceptionally in her administrative and supervisory roles. She has been the Executive Human Resource Manager since October 2019.

Mrs Brown Whittingham, with her zeal for excellence has armed herself with the necessary qualifications in areas of training and Human Resource as she continues to make her mark within the organization. She is a holder of a Master of Business Administration (Emphasis in Human Relations) from the University of Technology Jamaica and a Bachelor of Science in Management Studies from the Northern Caribbean University where she specialized in Human Resource Management. She is also certified in areas such as public speaking, customer service and training.

Her accolades include Training division most outstanding overachiever 2008, Training division overachiever 2008,2009 & 2012, Star performer for the western region 2011-2012, Employee of the year 2012 and Company star performer for the period 2013-2015.

As a member of Toastmaster’s International, an organization dedicated to improving communication, public speaking and leadership, Mrs Brown-Whittingham was awarded “Caribbean’s Champion- Impromptu Speaker” in 2015.

Kimecia Griffiths-Buchanan assumed the role of Corporate and Strategic Management Specialist in October 2019. Her responsibilities include improving the efficiency of processes, through the development and monitoring of strategic objectives.

Her professional career commenced as an Administrator in the legal industry where she spent six (6) years, developing and drafting numerous legal documents for litigations and conveyancing.

She joined the TPDCo family in 2008 as a Junior Administrative Assistant and through hard work and dedication, was deemed fit for numerous promotional opportunities, leading to her current career path. Over the years, Mrs Buchanan also gained experience in coordinating and executing deadline-driven tasks.  

Mrs Buchanan holds a Master of Science Degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from the University College of the Caribbean (UCC). She also gained various certifications including Business Plan Development, Effective Corporate Governance from the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) and Techniques and Practices of Project Management from the Project Management Global Institute (PMGI).

A devout Seventh-day Adventist Christian, her other involvements include active participation as Mentor and Leader in Youth Ministries.   

She is guided by the mantra: “If God leads you to it, He will lead you through it”.

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