With her rich experience in the global tourism sector, Carol Hay has directed multi-national marketing portfolios spanning destination branding, product development, sustainable tourism development, public relations, crisis management and social media. Carol is the Founder and CEO of McKenzie Gayle Limited, a global tourism marketing and development agency. In addition, Carol is an Associate with the Foundation for European Sustainable Tourism (FEST) and an Advisor with Project Management for Sustainable Development (PM4SD).

Carol is also a strong advocate for equality, diversity and inclusion throughout the tourism industry and is regularly called upon to speak.
Up until 2019, Carol served as Director of Marketing UK & Europe for the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) for more than a decade. This role followed a fruitful stint as Director of Marketing UK & Europe for the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority.
In fact, for 25 years, Carol has filled senior roles within vital tourism and promotions organisations: The Jamaica Tourist Board, BWIA International Airways and Jamaica Promotions Corporation. Her wealth of knowledge positions her as a sought-after Influencer and Speaker to Global Tourism audiences, specifically in the areas of tourism development, sustainability, competitiveness, destination branding and crisis management.

The founder of Banana Pepper HR, Nicole has built her niche expertise over 20 years as an in-house HR Director as well as leading her own freelance consulting business. Known for a creative approach to HR, Nicole works with independent luxury hospitality brands, private properties, and boutique hotels in the Caribbean on the People aspect of brand launches, openings, restructuring and business growth.

What makes Banana Pepper HR different is the laser focus on connecting people to culture and uncovering the secret sauce of your employer brand to your distinctive advantage. Nicole coaches hoteliers, leaders and visionary owners ready to transform and build red-hot independent luxury hotels and private estates. After all, if your business is red-hot, your people should be too.
Banana Pepper HR is about throwing out what is not working from the old-hat HR mindset in favour of an unconventional, creative, and integrated approach that builds remarkable businesses with people at the heart of the operation and guest experience. You can learn more about practical steps to creative HR and doing business differently in her blog
Nicole is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, UK (MCIPD)
Since May 2018, her primary assignment has been the People and Development Director in The British Virgin Islands reopening Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island post hurricane Irma, the launch of Virgin Limited Edition’s private Estates on Moskito Island and now, the development of COVID-19 business bounce-back action plans for the properties.