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BTB Names A New Director of Finance & Acting Director of Tourism

BTB Announces A New Director of Finance Mr. Orlando Azueta & Acting Director of Tourism Ms. Shakira Tsai

Belize City, Belize - January 4th, 2010 -  The Belize Tourism Board is pleased to announce that it has recently confirmed Mr. Orlando Azueta as the new Director of Finance of the BTB. Mr. Azueta is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelors Degree in Accounting from the University of Belize and a M.B.A. specialized in Finance from the Adelphi University School of Business in Long Island, New York. Mr. Azueta comes with over 15 years of working in the accounting field in both the private and public sectors and in various capacities such as Accountant, Audit Supervisor and recently as Internal Auditor. He has worked with the firms of Cedric Flowers, CPA, Deloitte & Touche and BEL.     

The BTB also announces the appointment of an Acting Director of Tourism in the person of Shakira Tsai. Ms. Tsai is currently the Marketing Director of the BTB and has been serving the Board for and the industry for the past 15 years. Ms. Tsai has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and a Masters of Science in Tourism Management from the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica. "The Board of Directors remains committed to the development of our tourism industry and investing in the institutional strengthening of the BTB," comments Chairman of the Board, Gaspar Guerrero. "We welcome the addition of the new Director of Finance and are pleased with the new appointment of the Acting Director as we seek to finalize the recruitment process for a new Director of Tourism" Guerrero went on to say.

For more information on events taking place in Belize’s tourism industry, please contact the Marketing Department at the Belize Tourism Board at 227-2420, via email:  btbb@btl.net or visit our website www.belizetourism.org.