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Adam Stewart named executive chairman of Sandals Resorts Int'l

Sandals Resorts International (SRI) yesterday announced Adam Stewart's appointment as executive chairman of the company built by his father, Gordon 'Butch' Stewart, the tourism industry icon who passed away on January 4, 2021.

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