“Small and Sweet” was how veteran employees described last Friday’s Jubilee celebration at Izi Restaurant in Simpson Bay.
A total of nine Jubilees were all present to take their place in the spotlight with tributes from their colleagues, managers, directors, friends and members of their family present.
The highest accolades were reserved for this year’s retirees, Cherrelyn Jermain and Margarita Hodge. Cherrelyn went into retirement earlier this year, and Margarita will be going on pension in six weeks’ time.
Both were thanked by Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), Mr. Brian Mingo, and by Senior Account Manager, Lucrecia Lynch, for outstanding service over the years and especially to their dedication to customers of TelEm Group.
Both were advised not to be strangers of the company that they have in worked most of their lives with assurances that both would continue to be ambassadors for TelEm Group while they enter new phases of their lives.
The ceremony rolled out Friday afternoon with an introduction to all the veteran workers from Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Mrs. Helma Etnel.
Referring to celebrants by name, Mrs. Etnel praised each for their respective contribution, thanking their families for allowing them to spend most of their working lives in the presence of their colleagues while doing company work.
“You have all made outstanding contributions and continue to make outstanding contributions to your company, and on behalf of Management and the rest of your colleagues, I personally want to thank you all for those contributions,” said Mrs. Etnel.
TelEm Group’s Technical Department was well represented Friday in the form of 35-year-old veteran worker Alberto Carty, who was described by his manager, Julian Lake and also his Director, Mr. Eldert Louisa, as a soft-spoken and gentle worker who has played an important part in building the technical infrastructure at sister Company Smitcoms N.V. and most recently, also at TelEm Group.
Manager Customer Relations, Veronica Browne could not be present at the ceremony, however her written words of praise to honour employees Careen Jones (25 years in service) and Lead Customer Relations, Suraj Ramdas, (20 years in service) were read out and greeted with warm enthusiasm from those attending the ceremony.
Also honoured for 20 years in service were: Chief Commercial Officer, Brian Mingo, Remigius Macaya, recently promoted to Technician Level II in the NOC center, and Lead Customer Service Representative, Doris Richardson.
Rounding off the list of Jubilees for the year was Billing Officer, Luanne Murray, with 25 years in service all of which has been in the Billing Department with one short stop in Customer Relations.
Everyone thanked the Human Resources & Development team for another smooth ceremony and for ensuring the company’s cherished workers are once again recognized for their contributions and efforts over the years.
All in all a hugely successful Jubilee celebration 2016 with congratulations all round to the celebrants.