Howard Spittle

Dr Howard S Spittle is General Manager, Beaches Boscobel Resort and Golf Club, Ocho Rios, Jamaica. He previously managed Beaches Negril and Beaches Sandy Bay Resorts. Beaches is the family brand of the Sandals chain. Before joining Sandals in 2005, he was General Manager of Point Village Resort, Negril, Jamaica and he has held senior management positions in other properties in Jamaica as well as St. Maarten, the British Virgin Islands and the United States. Prior to this he served with the British and Kuwaiti Merchant Navy and visited more than 60 countries. He holds a Doctor of Management degree from GULL and an honorary Doctor of Professional Studies degree for his contribution to leadership development.

Howard is a Justice of the Peace for the Parish of Hanover in Jamaica and a former Director of the Hanover Chamber of Commerce. He is also a Certified Hotel Administrator, a Fellow of the Institute of Hospitality, a Fellow of the Craft Guild of Chefs, a Member of the Jamaican Institute of Management. He is a past-Chairman of the Jamaican Chapter of the Institute of Hospitality.

Howard currently serves on the Advisory Boards of the Department of Hospitality at the Montego Bay Community College as well as Seaford Town Vocational Training Centre and he is a Director of the Hanover Education Foundation.

Affirmation of support for GULL

I was introduced to Dr Richard Teare and to action learning in 2003 when I commenced an MSc programme here in Jamaica and ever since have been a passionate advocate of both action learning and the GULL process. I believe action learning offers the best way forward for many professionals in the Caribbean as well as for every level of employee both in the hospitality business and indeed the wider community. I am now proud to be a part of the GULL Executive Doctor of Management programme for General Managers and Directors of the Sandals group. I know without doubt that unless we walk the talk and truly commit to educating one and all we cannot expect Caribbean society to grow, to improve and to compete effectively in a global environment. GULL makes it possible for everyone to advance personally and professionally and to obtain recognized, professional certification at work.