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LOCAL Friday 30 august 2019

GM Divi Aruba Phoenix Beach Resort Gerrit Griffith says goodbye

PALM BEACH — 43 years he had been working for Divi Resorts and the
last seven he was the General Manager of Divi Aruba Phoenix Beach
Resort. Gerrit Griffith left a footprint at the Divi and last Wednesday was
his goodbye reception. With a full house of Divi associates it was evident
that Mr. Griffith is in the heart of the Divi employees.

Managing director Alex Niemeyer thanked Griffith for his years of dedi-
cation and service to the Divi family followed by a video showing mes-
sages from the colleagues expressing their love for the newly retired GM.
Griffith said that all employees matter within the Divi family and that you
only need to grasp that one chance to make your way up. “So give
your best every day and you can make it ending up as a manager or
even General Manager.” He will miss the personal connection with his
employees, but it is time for him to retire and be with his family. Pearl
Lake will be his successor after holding the position of Rooms Manager
for the past four years. q