Leadership

Jamaican real estate broker & businesswoman Julian Dixon is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Jamaica Sotheby’s International Realty, a Sotheby’s International Realty affiliate and the leading luxury brokerage in Jamaica. Under Julian’s leadership, Jamaica Sotheby’s International Realty opened the doors to its first location in October 2021. With nine years of experience in the Jamaican real estate market, Julian has always thrived to make her mark within the industry through her continued dedication to serving her clients and growing her business. Julian’s hard work has been recognized by many and she has been featured in several news articles throughout her career. One such article was published online by “Loop Jamaica,” In December 2021, in the article she was listed as one of the “Hot in 2021: Loop’s picks for business personalities of the year.”

In addition to her knowledge in real estate, she has strong negotiating and excellent customer service skills, as well as a continuous drive to do and be better; as such, she consistently invests in training and personal development for herself and her team.

As a dedicated member of her community, she prides herself on giving back, with her most recent passion being the American Women’s Group of Jamaica, of which she is an active member. The group is a Non-Profit Organization that focuses primarily on Educational Scholarships, Social Services and Community Enhancement.

Alexander Melville is the Managing Director of Tropical Battery, and has more than 26 years of industry work experience in the Automotive/Battery Business. The experience ranges from warehouse hand, receivables clerk, finance director, to his current role. The highlights during this time would be the transition to real-time sales accounting for all of our retail stores, restructuring shareholder equity with significant investment from our parent company, and helping to put the right people in the right seats, then inspiring and motivating them to achieve growth rates significantly above our industry growth rates. Alexander, also sits on the Board of Eppley Limited, a finance and investment company listed on the JSE, and is on the Audit and Remuneration Committees of that company. Additionally, on Chukka Group Boards; Diverze Assets Inc., Diverze Properties, and as the Treasury Director of Chukka Caribbean Adventures Ltd.

In 2014, Daniel took-up the role as the VP Sales & Marketing at Tropical Battery, where his skills allowed him to lead the sales Team and execute successful customer service strategies. Since taking over this role the sales have grown by more than 15% annually on average. As a member of the Senior Management Team, he teams up with all department heads to brainstorm, motivate and inspire our fellow employees, while overseeing business operations. Daniel is also a board member, and his mandate is to ensure that Tropical Battery is constantly moving towards fulfilment of its short-term and long-term goals and does not diverge from its strategic plan. Before Tropical Battery, he worked for over 14 years at the Chukka Group. Both on the operating side and the marketing team. Prior to joining same, he worked with Carnival Cruise Lines which helped him to gain a unique understanding of visitors’ vacation preferences and needs.

Marc Melville has over 27 years’ experience in the businesses of the group, starting with his tenure at Tropical Battery where he was committed to learning the business “from the ground up”. Marc rose to hold the position of General Manager and is currently the Chairman of Tropical Battery where he is responsible for strategic planning. Marc is also the CEO of the Chukka Group, with operations in Jamaica, Belize, Cayman, and Turks and Caicos. Marc has been a member of the Board of the Jamaica Tourist Board since 2013.