Red Stripe moves Guinness exec to manage spirits

Business

Friday, July 19, 2013

RED Stripe has announced the appointment of Jermaine Bibbons as spirits brand manager for Jamaica, effective July 1.Bibbons, formerly the assistant brand manager for the Guinness portfolio at the alcohol beverage manufacturer, will report directly to Red Stripe head of marketing, Jomo Cato.“We are thrilled to have Jermaine lead the Spirits agenda and look forward to developing the next stage of growth for the Jamaica market,” Cato said.“Jermaine moves over from Guinness where he has been reaching for greatness and will now be creating extraordinary experiences with Smirnoff, inspiring progress with Johnnie Walker and celebrating with Ciroc along with the other star brands in our spirits portfolio,” the marketing manager added.Bibbons has lived and worked in the United Kingdom, Barbados and St Kitts. He joined Red Stripe two years ago from the Barbados Investment and Development Company.He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in International Relations and Public Management from the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica as well as a Master of Science in Marketing Management from the University of Surrey in the UK.“He is a perpetual student of marketing and possesses a creative flair, sound commerciality and a sharp knowledge of the streets which underpins his passion for building brands,” Cato said.Red Stripe’s net profit for the nine months ending March 31, 2013 was $1.05 billion, 30 per cent more than the corresponding period last year.Jermaine Bibbons (centre), newly appointed spirits brand manager at Red Stripe, relaxes with Red Stripe marketing head Jomo Cato (left) and Creative Media and Events boss Garth Walker during the recent launch of the Smirnoff Dream weekend at Caymanas Estate.

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"Lindy" in hospital, but said to be in good spirits

Sport

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Broadcaster and former English League star footballer Lindbergh ‘Lindy’ Delapenha is now in hospital.Reports are that Delapenha was admitted earlier this week after what is suspected to be a heart attack. He is said to be in good spirits.Delapenha who reports for Power 106 was head of sports at the now defunct JBC for a number of years.The eighty-six-year-old Delapenha is the first Jamaican footballer to play professionally in England and he also represented the island at golf.After a phenomenal performance as a schoolboy athlete, taking part in 16 events over a one-and-a-half day period, he served with the British armed forces in the Middle East following World War II. During his service, an English football scout saw him playing football for the British army.This gained him a trial with Arsenal, but he did not sign for the club, and in April 1948 he joined Portsmouth. Although it is claimed he was the first non-white player to appear in the English Football League First Division, he was actually predated by several other non-white players, including Arthur Wharton, who played a First Division match for Sheffield United as far back as 1894-95.He went on to win a league championship medal with Portsmouth in 1948. In April 1950, after a successful few years with Portsmouth, he transferred to Middlesbrough where his career took off. He played on the wing or inside-forward, and became Boro’s leading scorer in the 1951-52, 1953-54 and 1955-56 seasons. In total he scored 93 league and FA Cup goals in 270 appearances.He moved to Mansfield Town in June 1958, contributing 27 goals in 115 appearances over two years, before retiring from League football in 1960.After three years of non-league football, initially with Hereford United, he moved back to Jamaica.As a golfer, Delapenha first competed in the Hoerman Cup in Jamaica in 1965 when the event was open only to teams from Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. He has the distinction of having competed on eight winning teams for the Hoerman Cup (Men), Francis & Steele-Perkins Trophy (Senior Men) and the Higgs & Higgs Trophy (Super Senior Men).Delapenha, who first started playing golf at age 35 while in England, has also won a number of local titles, including the Jamaica Open (amateur division) and the Jamaica National Amateur Championships. He has also won the Jamaica Match Play Championships a total of seven times.

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"Lindy" in hospital, but said to be in good spirits