For the first time, a tourism executive will head the National Business Council that represents the leading business organizations in the country. Rafael Blanco Canto, better known for the Viva Wyndham resorts, has been elected for the 2015-2017 term. Other board members are Ligia Bonetti, first vice president; Pedro Brache, second vice president; Lina Garcia, third vice president; Campos de Moya, secretary; Marisol Vicens, vice secretary; Rafael del Toro, treasurer and Leonardo Matos, vice treasurer.
Elected as members of the board for the period 2014-2016 were: Haydee Kuret, Juan Bautista Vicini Lluberes, David Soares, Aquiles Bermudez, Antonio Ramos, Samuel Conde, Oscar Pena, Maximo Vidal, Laura Pena Izquierdo, Jaime Gonzalez, Franklin Leon, Roberto Herrera, Pedro Perez Gonzalez, Teddy Heinsen and Issaachar Burgos as reported in El Nuevo Diario.