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Contact: Alyssa Smith
E GM stima di Divi Aruba Phoenix Beach Resort Gerrit Griffith ta retirando
Phone: (919) 419-2039
Alyssa.smith@diviresorts.com
“Mr. G” lo retira na luna di September awor,

despues di 43 aña trahando cu Divi Resorts
Beloved Divi Aruba Phoenix Beach Resort General Manager Gerrit Griffith Retiring
“Mr. G” will retire in September after a 43-year career with Divi Resorts

ARUBA – After more than 7 years as the General Manager of Divi Aruba Phoenix Beach Resort and 43
DESPUES di mas di 7 aña como General Manager di Na Tamarijn, el a escala den posicion di General Man-
years working for Divi Resorts, Gerrit Griffith announced his intention to retire this September to spend
Divi Aruba Phoenix Beach Resort y 43 aña trahando pa ager y a ser transferi na e.o. Divi Aruba All-Inclusive Re-
quality time with his family.
Divi Resorts, Gerrit Griffith a anuncia cu ta su intencion sort, sigui como General Manager di Divi Dutch Village

pa retira proximo september pa pasa mas “quality time” Beach Resort y despues di Divi Village Golf & Beach
“Griffith, or Mr. G, as he’s fondly known by everyone, has been a respected leader in the Caribbean
cu su famia. Resort, cu despues a keda agrega como The Links na
hospitality industry and a driving force behind the success of Divi Aruba Phoenix,” said Marco Galaverna,
Divi Aruba Golf Course and the Golf Villas.
Divi Resorts President & COO. “We’re very sad to see him retire and we will dearly miss his beaming
“Griffith, of Mr. G, manera hopi hende conoce, ta un Griffith a traha tambe cu Divi Flamingo Beach Resort &
smile, positive attitude and daily interaction with both guests and staff.”
lider respeta den “Caribbean Hospitality Industry y ta Casino na Bonaire, Divi Little Bay Beach Resort na St.

un forza tras di e exito di Divi Aruba Phoenix,” asina Maarten y cu Divi Southwinds Beach Resort na Barba-
A Curacao native, Griffith graduated with a degree from Cornell University’s School of Hotel
Marco Galaverna, Divi Resorts President & COO a duna dos, prome di acepta e funcion di General Manager na
Management in 1974. In 1976, after working as a management trainee for Intercontinental Hotels in
di conoce. Divi Aruba Phoenix Beach Resort.
Aruba, Griffith was hired by Divi Resorts as the Assistant General Manager of the Tamarijn Beach Resort,
now called the Tamarijn All-Inclusive Beach Resort, which at the time had around 75 rooms and was
“Nos ta masha tristo pa mir’e retira y sigur e lo haci ma- “Sigur mi a goza di tur oportunidad cu mi a haya y a
under further expansion.

sha falta, siendo un persona masha positivo, semper cu crea asina un ambiente unico den management y asocia-
“At the Tamarijn, I worked my way up to the General Manager’s position and then transferred next door
un sonrisa rib acara, cu un actitud positivo cu e huesped- donan cu miembronan di Divi Vacation Club, doñonan
to what’s now known as the Divi Aruba All-Inclusive Resort. After that, I was involved in the early un servicio
nan y su staff”. y huespednan di Divi Timeshare, brindando
masha personal. Esaki t’e trademark di Divi
construction phase and was the General Manager of Divi Dutch Village Beach Resort and then Divi Resorts,”
Village Golf & Beach Resort, which later added The Links at Divi Aruba golf course and the Golf Villas.”
Un native di Corsou, Griffith a gradua na Cornell Uni- Griffith a bisa.

versity’s School of Hotel Management na 1974. Na “Mi ta masha orguyoso di e team cu mi a logra prepara

1976, despues di a traha como un management train- pa hiba Phoenix n’e otro nivel”.
ee pa Intercontinental Hotels na Aruba, Griffith a ser

tuma na trabao pa Divi Resorts como e Assistant Gen- Griffith a bisa cu sigur e lo haya falta di e relacion di su
eral Manager di Tamarijn Beach Resort, cu awe ta conoci personal, y di e huespednan y di miembro y doñonan di

como Tamarijn All-Inclusive Beach Resort, cu e tempo e timeshares. Pa loke ta su futuro, e kier dedica mas na

aya, tabatin como 75 kamber y tabata bao di construc- su famia y sigur cu su nieta y su yiu homber mas chiq-
cion pa ser expandi. uito, biahando cu nan.