Ganzee Family

Cliff is a “Paddy” who came to Barbados on a visit for Christmas in 1983... and never left. In between sailing, playing rugby and squash, Cliff managed to hold down a few jobs in a wide range of industries. Years spent selling cars, ice, paint, ice cream and lottery tickets have provided plenty of “scar tissue” to help guide the Ganzee team in growing the business in Barbados and beyond.

Andrea has been with Ganzee since 2000 – almost the beginning of time! She has morphed from her early role as data entry operator into the person in charge of all the money. Responsible for all things financial and guardian of the bank account … nothing gets done without her signature!

Don’t let that smile fool you! She may look like she’s about to read you a story from your favourite book but a 20-year career in the Purchasing and Inventory Management field has helped Rosie develop a steely resolve! Finding suppliers of top quality merchandise at the right price is what makes her day! Rosie plays a major role in keeping our shops full of fresh goodies.

Vernon has been with Ganzee for even longer than Andrea and certainly more years than he is prepared to admit! When hard drives, modems, data migration and servers are mentioned, most of us start to display a glazed expression. Not Vernon! This is his world. So crucial is he to the smooth operations of the business that all his vacation leave has been postponed indefinitely.

Glenda is a jewel … and is a jewelleryist (?!?) In her Ganzee world she is responsible for all the staffing issues in the shops. She creates the rosters and then has to juggle her team with daily re-arrangements as persons call in sick or missing. So Glenda’s phone starts ringing very early and is still ringing very late. Which does not leave a lot of time to invest in her real passion of jewellery making. Not that you’d notice … she sports a fresh pair of earrings and matching necklace every day!

All smiles and cheery disposition, Shari is a pocket rocket who zips around all the shops making sure the displays are as full and as spranksious as they should be! Equally capable on a cash register or helping customers, Shari doubles as a “super sub” flying off at a moments notice to whichever shop is short staffed!

Tamara … “Miss Creativity” colours, textures, images, visuals … all of these are hers to play with and have been since she joined our family in 2004. And the result is evident in our shops. The most vibrant, colourful and dynamic spaces in the Island just bombard the senses. Tamara’s talents make sure that when you visit a Ganzee shop, it is an experience you will never forget.

That’s M”eye”a …… not M”ee”a 😊 . Ms Farrell joined us in January 2015 as a sales associate. The skill sets she displayed in that role made her an obvious candidate for her current position and she is now a well established and integral part of the admin team at Newton. All the invoices from suppliers must cross her desk so if are needing a cheque, Mia is the lady you want to stay close to.

Discontinued items, missing paperwork, old inventory, expired stock, transferred pieces, obsolete goods, damaged wares, weekly stocktakes, thirteen locations. Phew!!  Not a small portfolio!!  June has been with Ganzee almost from the very beginning, starting out as a heat press operator……  (think ironing 300 shirts a day!)   After doing that for three years (or approximately 225,000 shirts later) she asked if she could try a position that allowed her to work with computers.  She has now moved up the ranks to the challenging post that should come equipped with a whip to make sure we all observe the proper steps in controlling the inventory.  Good luck!!

On the books since 2006 Beverley knows every nook & nanny and every sku we ever had.  She also makes a fabulous rum punch, or so she claims, from a previous career in the F & B department at what was once Casuarina Hotel and is now Sandals Resort. A hard task master who takes no prisoners she also manages to breeze through her tough days with a happy smile.

Daphra is “Boss” in the Grenada operation and all issues end up at her desk. Staff or stock, pricing or purchasing, she’s in charge. Elegant and engaging, Daphra sets an example for all her girls on how to interact with the customers. She has been with us since the last century and all those years of experience make her an invaluable part of the Ganzee team.