Maureen Barnes-Smith, the face of Sandals/Beaches resorts in Canada, is marking a career milestone – 30 years with the company’s affiliate Unique Vacations Canada Inc. Now VP Sales & Marketing, Canada, the affable Smith joined the UVC team in September 1994 as the first office manager in the Canadian office.

Over the next three decades she has held a series of progressively responsible roles including human resources, operations, sales and marketing and in 2009, she assumed the leadership role as Director of Sales & Marketing, which she held for 12 years, prior to her promotion to Vice President in March 2021.

“For three decades, the team at Unique Vacations Canada – and dare I say, the wider Canadian travel industry – has benefitted from Maureen’s integrity and honesty, her strategic vision, her steady hand, and her sense of Caribbean pride,” says Gary C. Sadler, Executive VP, Sales & Industry Relations, Unique Vacations Inc.

“Her ability to have frank conversations in her trademark sincere, forthright manner has served her well, whether she’s dealing with senior level executives or frontline retail partners. Without a doubt, Maureen has shaped the identity of Unique Vacations Canada and mentored so many over the years, myself included,” he added.

Congratulations may be sent to:  mbarnes-smith@uvisandals.ca