Tahiti; Hungry for SIPAC
Originally founded in 1974, SIPAC became part of the Groupe Ballande form New Caledonia in 1991. Since then, they have become one of the largest distributors of retail goods in French Polynesia, where today they represent over 2000 different products. “We focus on four major categories”, explains Mr. Thierry Gabet, General Director of the company, […]
Tahiti; Conrad Bora Bora, The Magical Retreat
Set on the private island of Motu To’opua, nestled between the exuberant green hills and clear blue waters of the lagoon, is the Conrad Bora Bora Nui. Previously known as the Hilton Bora Bora, it was relaunched in February 2017 after a complete renovation of their villas and infrastructure. With 114 total rooms, and 250 […]
Tahiti; Manava Beach Resort And Spa Moorea & Manava Suite Resort Tahiti
In the southern waters of the Pacific Ocean lay the islands of Tahiti and Moorea. On both islands, the beautiful, environmentally conscious, four-star, Manava Hotels and Resorts. Sophie Bessou the General Manager and Director of Sales and Marketing at Manava, also works for South Pacific Management, a company looking after small boutique resorts, cruises or […]
Tahiti; Socredo Bank is a cornerstone of the economy
Founded in 1959, Socredo was the first bank of French Polynesia. Having established itself as an industry standard across the years, today their participation in the economy and the social environment of the country is massive, with a 47% share of the local credit market, and close to 42% of the deposits market. “We have […]
Tahiti: Ocean Products, a spontaneous, late entrepreneurship, family success-story
After retiring from her teaching career, restless Christine Moari started working with her entrepreneur and fisherman husband, George, organizing events and selling sashimi and carpaccio platters around French Polynesia. Her products met a great success, leading her to launching her own fish trade company, Oceans Product, in April 2009. Two months later, her platters were […]
Tahiti; Air Tahiti Nui The future is now
Mr.Matthieu Bechonnet, CEO Have you ever experienced uniqueness? Have you ever embraced a culture to its fullest? Have you ever been to one of the remotest places on the planet? Have you ever boarded a Dreamliner to Paradise? … Wait, what’s a Dreamliner ? We asked Air Tahiti Nui. In twenty years, the company grew […]
Tahiti
THE ISLANDS OF TAHITI. Located in the center of the Southern Pacific Ocean, Tahiti is the largest island of the Windward group of French Polynesia. Featuring world renowned black sand beaches and clear blue seas, it has long been the cultural, economic and political center of the country, as well as a hotspot for international […]
Haiti; Tradition meets modern at its full expression
Rhum Barbancourt. Delphine Gardère (CEO) A family legacy The history of Rum Barbancourt is one of family success story of a trade being kept in the house and passed down from generation to generation. The house was founded in 1862 by Dupré Babancourt who loved cognac and developed a recipe for rum based on how […]
HAITI TECH; Executive Director for Haiti Tech Rhony Desrogenes Supporting future IT leaders.
Founded in 1997, Haiti Tech is the first local school for vocational training. It offers a wide range of courses designed to better the skills of people entering the workforce, or wanting to perfect a particular practice. After a 1970 survey revealed a void in the labor market in which middle management proved hard to […]
Haiti; Brasserie Nationale
Brana reflects the Haitian people Having started as a soft drinks company, Brana became a small volume luxury brewery, in a country with very little beer culture. By the beginning the 1980s, the Madsen family had grown Brana as much as they could, and ended up partnering with Heineken, who in 1985 took 23% of […]
