Business View Caribbean | May 2022

34 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 9, ISSUE 5 Manager, started the company from scratch 18 years ago doing small residential projects in a very good area here in Santo Domingo. He built his reputation based on outstanding customer service. From the start, he knew that he wanted to develop good client relationships. People started noticing the quality of his construction – and the company grew quickly over the next 14 years. Today, the firm’s stock ownership is split, with 50% Augusto and 50% my dad, who has 30 years experience as a banking executive in some of the biggest banks in the Dominican Republic. He had known Augusto for years and wanted to invest in the company, so in 2017 they partnered and started Shaddai XI. That’s when I came in, on the 11th project. We continued to grow and build on the brand that was already made by Augusto.” Targeting the upper middle class segment, the company doesn’t go to the luxury side but are always trying to build up more value for people. “That is a priority for us,” says Read. “We just