Invest Barbados
Establishment of Invest Barbados
The Barbados International Business Promotion Corporation (BIBPC) was established as a statutory corporation on November 10, 2005. The corporation subsequently gained permission to trade under the new name Invest Barbados in 2005; however, it wasn't until October 1, 2006 that the business became operational and the first employee was hired. Effective January 1, 2007 the International Business Division of the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC) was transferred to Invest Barbados. Invest Barbados therefore now assumes the responsibility of the promotion of international business.
Invest Barbados (IB) is an economic development agency of the government of Barbados. IB is responsible for attracting, winning and sustaining international investment for Barbados. The corporation is also responsible for unleashing the export potential of the indigenous services sector and helping to develop and manage the Barbados Business brand.
Vision
"To be recognised as a leading investment and export promotion agency by virtue of our success in producing foreign exchange, jobs and tax revenue."
Mission
"To secure sustainable foreign direct investment and service export business that result in increased jobs, technology and skills transfer, foreign exchange and tax revenues for Barbados."
In pursuing our mission we will:
Recruit, train and retain high quality people to execute our mandate
Engage in promotional and sales activities globally
Conduct research to facilitate the development of new products and markets
Manage Barbados' investment climate to ensure client satisfaction and future growth
Mandate
To promote Barbados as a desirable investment location, and land foreign direct investment
To promote the export of services and win export business for service sectors in Barbados
To monitor competitive domiciles, clients and markets for new trends and legislative changes, and develop new products
To work with other stakeholders to manage and develop the Barbados business brand
Our Services
Promoting and landing foreign direct investment
Promoting and winning export deals for indigenous service providers
Providing technical assistance funding support to indigenous service providers
Providing relevant, timely, current, quality information to investors and indigenous service exporters
Ensuring that the Barbados environment is conducive to foreign direct investment
Developing new investment products
Collaborating with stakeholders to manage the Barbados business brand
Board Members
Chairman
Mr. Anthony Bryan
Deputy Chair
Mr. Rodwell London
Directors
Mrs. Deidre Yearwood-Greene
Ms. Gillian Clarke
Mr. Randy Graham
Mr. Carlton Brathwaite
Mr. Stephen Greaves
Representative (Barbados Investment and Development Corporation) – currently Dr. Don Marshall
Representative (Barbados International Business Association) – currently Mr. John Howard
Permanent Secretary (Investment), Ministry of Finance, Investment, Telecommunications & Energy – currently Mrs. Juanita Thorington-Powlett
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Wayne Kirton
Chief Executive Officer
wkirton@investbarbados.org
Director – Investment Promotion and Facilitation
Mrs. Emeline Taitt
etaitt@investbarbados.org
Senior Management
Ms. Jannette Babb
Manager – Investment Promotion and Facilitation
jbabb@investbarbados.org
Mr. Ezra Catwell
Manager – Investment Promotion and Facilitation
ecatwell@investbarbados.org
Mr. Kenneth Campbell
Manager North America
kcampbell@investbarbados.org
Mr. Pearlie Drakes
Manager – Indigenous Services Exports
pdrakes@investbarbados.org
Ms. Sandra Payne
Manager – Research and Development
spayne@investbarbados.org
Mr. Ronald Lewis
Manager – Information Communication Technology
rlewis@investbarbados.org
Mr. Winston Alleyne
Manager – Finance
walleyne@investbarbados.org
Mrs. Michelle Inniss
Manager – Human Resources
minniss@investbarbados.org
