Dilbert management philosophy is in full effect. Tobago Express is so poorly named. Even after shifting away from their hourly schedule (for a 22 minute flight), to about a flight every 100 minutes, and with a monopoly, no weather/ATC/traffic delays even possible... and with an extra aircraft, they still can't hold a schedule. But-Will-It-Arrive probably will be soon called "But-Will-It-Takeoff" Matthew On Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at 11:39 PM, Roger James wrote: > BWIA new chief executive not CEO > BY JUHEL BROWNE > Guardian 06.12.03 > > BWIA yesterday officially announced that former Tobago Express general > manager Nelson Tom Yew had been appointed as the airline's chief > executive. > Tom Yew, who previously held a departmental director position at BWIA, > will > not be referred to as the airline's CEO but has been given the post of > general manager - corporate. In a news release yesterday, BWIA said > Tom Yew > will be one of two general managers at the airline but will have > executive > rank over Irish national Paul Schutz who has been appointed as the > airline's new general manager - operations. Until yesterday, Schutz > was > BWIA's chief financial officer. "Mr Tom Yew will be the senior of the > two > general managers and is also the accountable manager to represent the > airline to all statutory and regulatory bodies," the BWIA release said. > Contacted yesterday, Tom Yew said he had not yet seen the release and > offered no further comment. Brenda Billy who has been acting as BWIA's > chief operations officer since the departure of the airline's former > CEO > Conrad Aleong, will return to her previous post as vice president - > procurement. Last the Guardian exclusively reported Tom Yew and Schutz > would take the top spots at BWIA. > > Trade and Industry Minister Kenneth Valley said two weeks ago that as > far > as he was aware, Tom Yew and Schutz have been given interim > appointments > until BWIA finds a new CEO. BWIA spokesman Clint Williams would not > comment > on the length of the tenure of BWIA's new general managers. The BWIA > executive management team and its departmental directors held what > Williams > described as a regular monthly meeting at the airline's head offices at > Piarco. The Guardian could not confirm rumours of a BWIA Board of > directors > meeting yesterday BWIA also announced that since it is the single > largest > shareholder in Tobago Express Capt Fitzroy Wellington will immediately > replace Tom Yew as that airline's general manager. Contacted last > night, > BWIA union boss Christopher Abraham said his union, along with the > three > other unions at BWIA, will be holding a meeting this afternoon to > discuss > the Government demanded wage cuts at the airline. > > *************************************************** > The owner of Roger's Trinbago Site/TnTisland.com > Roj (Roger James) > > escape email mailto:ejames@xxxxxxxxx > Trinbago site: www.tntisland.com > Carib Brass Ctn site www.tntisland.com/caribbeanbrassconnection/ > Steel Expressions www.mts.net/~ejames/se/ > Mas Site: www.tntisland.com/tntrecords/mas2003/ > Site of the Week: http://www.natalielaughlin.com/ > TnT Webdirectory: http://search.co.tt > ********************************************************* >