Board of Directors

President, Richard W. Johnson

Born in Chicago, Illinois and educated in their public schools until he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in August 1941, Johnson served for six years, mainly in the Pacific theater, as radio/radar gunner in dive bombers aboard the carriers Yorktown and Franklin, and was land-based in Pearl Harbor, Samoa and Tarawa.

Johnson's business career commenced in the Bay area of California in Insurance and Financial planning. He is currently Chairman and CEO of Red Hook Agencies, Inc., a Virgin Islands managing general insurance agency formed in 1972, and President of International Management & Research, Ltd. and the Registered Principal of Investment & Research, Inc., investment advisors and brokers based in North Carolina.

Johnson served as Commodore of the Virgin Islands Sailing Association, its delegate to the V.I. Olympics committee, V.P. of the Caribbean Yachting Association (formerly WIYA), and since 1976, on several committees of the International Sailing Federation. He currently is a member of the Events Committee and represents the Caribbean and Central American Sailing National Authorities on the ISAF Council. He has been a USSA Senior Judge and currently an ISAF International Judge since 1980, serving as Chief Judge for major regattas such as Rolex, CAC Games and PAN-AM Games.

A resident of St. Thomas for the past 28 years, he still races Blue Bayou in North Carolina, winning the Winter Series and the Michelob Cup for the second time. His objective is to assist in all ways possible in bringing the America's Cup to the Virgin Islands.

CO-Chairman, Peter W. Holmberg

A St. Thomas native and Team Caribbean co-founder, Holmberg received his B.A. in Business Management from Sonoma State University (CA).

Holmberg began sailing at age five and racing internationally at nine. He is a veteran of two Olympic campaigns and earned a Silver Medal (Finn Class) in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the first and only Virgin Islander to medal. Holmberg is a Past-Commodore of the St. Thomas Yacht Club (STYC).

Holmberg won the 1989 50s World Cup, the 1990 Maxi World Championships (Matador 2), placed fourth at the invitation-only '96 World Championships of Match Racing in Croatia and won the '97 Trofeo Challenge Roberto Trombini Match Race. Holmberg is consistently ranked among the world's top ten match racing skippers on the Omega Match Race Listing and was ranked sixth as of December, 1997. 

CO-Chairman, Michael A. Bornn

A St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands native who traces his ancestry to Amerindian cultures, Bornn is a graduate of Culver Military Academy and Georgetown University, with a B.A. in Economics. A co-founder of Team Caribbean, Bornn is a St. Thomas-based investments broker and owner of Seslia Securities.

Bornn is credited with founding the Johnny Harms Memorial: Virgin Islands/Puerto Rico Billfish Series and has served as director of the prestigious U.S.V.I. Open/Atlantic Blue Marlin Tournament, heralded as one of the world's best Billfish competitions. Bornn is a member of the Virgin Islands Marine Industries Association board of directors.

Vice President, Roger Headrick

Headrick is the former CEO, President and part owner of Minnesota Vikings NFL Football Team.  He is also a part-time resident of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.  While CEO of the Vikings, Roger was Chairman of the NFL Properties Committee, member of the Broadcasting Committee, International Committee and the League´s Realignment Committee.  In his eight year stint as head of the Vikings, the team compiled a combined 38-26 mark with four consecutive playoff appearances and two division title.  Prior to joining the Vikings he held top positions with Exxon and Pillsbury.  He is a graduate of Williams College with an MBA from Columbia University.  He commutes between Wyzata, Minnesota and St. Thomas.

Director, John Cavanaugh

A Trustee of the American Resort Development Association (ARDA), Cavanaugh is a principal in three prominent Virgin Islands resort hotels, including St. Thomas-based Bluebeard's Castle, Inc. A syndicate Founder, who commutes between St. Thomas and Connecticut, Cavanaugh has served as a Merrill Lynch investment banker, as well as a senior officer of Chemical Bank of New York's real estate lending division.

Vice President, Randolph `Randy' H. Knight

A former cable television executive, Knight is Vice-Chairman of the Knight Quality Stations Radio Group, a privately-held group with interests in the Virgin Islands (WVWI Radio One 1000 AM and sister station WWKS, KISS 101.3 FM), and affiliates in the New England corridor. Knight is a syndicate Founder and V.I. Gold Sponsor who commutes between Boston and St. Thomas.

Treasurer, William R. Otto

Bill Otto is owner and principal of David Jones Real Estate and a longtime resident of the US Virgin Islands.  One of the original twenty-five Founders of Team Caribbean, Bill is active in numerous local organizations and has been one of the most active supporters of the team since day one.  Bill works closely with our outside financial services firm to insure accurate and proper financial reports