MANAGEMENT AND D&G BOARD
Meet Our Team
Board of Directors
Peter K. Melhado
CHAIRMAN
Daaf Van Tilburg
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Gene M. Douglas
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Management Team
Dianne Ashton-Smith - Head of Corporate Affairs
Dianne Ashton-Smith is the Head of Corporate Affairs at Red Stripe. She is a Senior Executive and Masters Degree recipient who is highly creative and results driven with a track record of success and expertise in multi-media communications, public policy, strategy development, stakeholder and reputation management, sales, marketing and events planning.
Ms. Ashton-Smith joined Red Stripe in 2008 as Communications Manager and was appointed to the Management Team as Head of Corporate Affairs in 2012. During this time, she has been responsible for the design and implementation of numerous company-wide initiatives, employee engagement and communication roll-out of major projects. She has pioneered Red Stripe’s Sustainability and Responsibility agenda which has received widespread acclaim and awards for the Drink and Live Responsibly Campaign as well community development, in particular the Learning for Life skills training programme with over 20,000 Jamaicans impacted through first time employment.
Judon Bowen - Head of Human Resources
Judon is Head of Human Resources since August 2021 and has served the organisation for the past 7 years. He earned a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Business Administration (Human Resource/ International Management) from the University of Technology, Jamaica. Judon is an experienced human resources professional having worked with multinational companies in financial services, energy, and manufacturing industries where he held positions of increasing responsibility and complexity. In his role, Judon shapes and leads the design and development of people focused programmes and practices that unlock the full potential of our people and organisation. He also has responsibility for Safety, Security and Facilities Management. Judon is happily married, has two children, and enjoys spending time with his family.
Sean Wallace - Head of Commerce
He is a seasoned commercial professional with more than two decades of experience across the Caribbean and Central America. He joined Red Stripe after a 15-year career with Nestlé, during which he held various positions in marketing and sales in Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Before joining Nestlé, Sean had a successful stint in the pharmaceutical industry with various companies including Schering-Plough and Novartis: starting as a medical delegate in the sales team and ending as a group product manager in the marketing team.
Nele Vanbeneden - Head of Supply
Nele Vanbeneden is the Head of Supply at Red Stripe since July 2022 and has over 20 years of experience in the Beverage and Brewing industry. Originally from Belgium, she holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and a master’s degree in business economics from the Catholic University of Leuven. Nele joined the HEINEKEN company in 2010 at the Head Office in The Netherlands. Since 2014, Nele has worked in increasingly senior roles in Manufacturing and Supply for several HEINEKEN Operating Companies. She was involved in the construction and commissioning of a new brewery in Myanmar; led capacity extensions & developing competencies of the brewery teams In Haiti and led the Supply Chain organization in Suriname. To unwind, Nele likes to travel and explore the underwater world with scuba diving.
