Pepper Advertising recently held its Staff Christmas Lunch and Golden Pepper Award presentation at the picturesque Royal Botanic Gardens, Port of Spain. Each year during the Christmas Lunch, in celebrating the achievements over the last twelve months, the company recognises the employee that best exemplifies its values with the coveted award of the Golden Pepper and a cash incentive.
This year’s Golden Pepper was jointly awarded to Pat Dookhan and Devan Carmino. Pat is an experienced advertising executive with over 25 years in the agency business, specialising in media planning and buying. Acklima Maharaj, Team Lead of the pepper media department said that “Pat’s strength is in her excellent relations with many people across the full spectrum of the media landscape. In particular, she is a strong negotiator on behalf of her clients and she treats the clients’ money as if it were her own.” Maharaj added, “Pat is very passionate about media and our clients benefit from her appetite for getting the best return on investment.”
Devan Carmino is a newcomer to Pepper having joined less than a year ago. He is a Master’s Degree Graduate of the University of North Carolina. Director of Client Services at Pepper, Liliana Ragbir said that “Devan has brought a lot to the Pepper team. He is organised and focused and has embraced our credo that a brand must own one thing” Ragbir added, “Devan has strong people skills and that serves him well in getting the cooperation of others. I was not surprised that he was chosen by his peers to receive the Pepper Award.”
