The Guam Visitors Bureau held the 2025 GVB Membership Elections for Board of Directors on the morning of Tuesday, January 6, 2025, at the Rihga Royal Laguna Guam Resort. Four nominees, incumbents George Chiu, Joaquin Cook, Jeff Jones, and Ken Yanagisawa were re-elected by the membership by acclamation as no other candidates were nominated to fill the four open positions.
The GVB Board of Directors is comprised of four (4) member-elected directors, five (5) Governor’s appointees including one from the Mayors Council of Guam, two (2) Legislature’s appointees, and one (1) board-elected director. Chiu, the current Board Chairman, Cook, Jones, and Yanagisawa, re-elected by the members, will serve on the Board for another two-year term.
“The staff and management of GVB and I congratulate Chairman Chiu and Directors Cook, Jones, and Yanagisawa on their re-election to our Board.”
Acting President & CEO, Dr. Gerry Perez, added, “We look forward to continuing our work with them on the road to recovery and the improvement of Guam’s tourism industry.”
The Bureau expects to receive the names of the new legislative appointees and Governor’s appointee from the Mayor’s Council once committees have been established within their organizations over the next few weeks.
