American Zane Kerby newest inductee in Sandals Hall of Fame
On an evening of glitz and glamour, haute couture, high energy music and frenzied celebration marking the return of the annual Sandals Travel Advisor Reward (STAR) Awards, American Zane Kerby, a tourism standout, was inducted into the Sandals Hall of Fame.
Kerby, the president and chief executive officer of the 18,000-strong American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA), the largest of its kind, joined the likes of Fred Kassner, Zeina Gedeon, Edith Baxter and Michelle Fee, to name a few, in the prestigious Sandals Hall of Fame.
“Inductees are individuals who exemplify professionalism, positively impacting the lives of millions of travel professionals around the world,” announced master of ceremonies Maureen Barnes Smith, vice-president of sales and marketing, Canada, and C J Smith, director of sales at Unique Vacations Inc, affiliate of the worldwide representatives of Sandals and Beaches Resort.
The ceremony was held at the spanking new Sandals St Vincent and the Grenadines, Buccament Bay in that Eastern Caribbean island on May 16. Over 500 travel advisors joined Governor General Dame Susan Dougan; Acting Prime Minister Montgomery Daniel; Finance Minister Camillo Gonsalves and Adam Stewart, executive chairman of Sandals Resorts International, for the moment.
“Kerby moved to ASTA from a successful career with the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA). Beginning in 2009, he held the position of senior vice-president with responsibility for all aspects of the association’s global annual convention. Previously, he was deputy executive director, vice-president of business development, and held a series of other posts of progressively greater responsibility beginning in August 1999,” the citation read.
“Kerby earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor of Arts from Brigham Young University. He and his wife have five children and he currently is an assistant coach of an Under-12 basketball team. Cycling, swimming, and reading are just a few of his favourite activities.”
