January 2010 Archives

Hayes and Jarvis has added seven new faces to its product and marketing line up. 

Hannah Wood (pictured above) has joined the product and contracts team covering Kenya and Africa after two years working part time in reservations for TUI Travel whilst studying for a degree.

Suzanne Owen (pictured above) has taken over from Louise Adams as brand manager for Hayes and Jarvis and is responsible for planning and managing the company's advertising and marketing campaigns. She has previously worked for Citalia and Sovereign Luxury Travel.

Jenny Anderson is the brand's new marketing executive.  She has worked as a consultant for TRI Hospitality Consulting.

Verity Wilkinson has joined as regional product and contracts manager for the USA and Canada. She was most recently sales and marketing manager for the UK representation company, AMG. 

Suzanne Harvey is the new product and contracts manager for Florida. Most recently she spent two years at Sandals and Beaches Resorts as market development manager. 

Juliet Darlington is now responsible for planning and managing the Sri Lanka, India and Seychelles programme as product and contracts manager. She has worked at Titan Travel and Thomas Cook.

Amy Wojdygowski works alongside Darlington as product and contracts executive for the Indian Ocean and the Middle East. 

Matt Cheevers has joined travel marketing communications agency Elmscott as non-executive director, where he will assist with the development of the company while also focusing on product strategy. He has previously worked for Eurostar and lastminute.com, before joining Teletext Holidays as managing director. In 2009 he established Smooth Direction Ltd, offering strategic business development and network services.

Robin Sutherland has joined travelsupermarket.com as general manager. His key responsibilities will be to drive the travelsupermarket.com strategy, business growth and profitability. Sutherland joins the comparison site from travel activities retailer, Isango, where he held the position of retail vice president.

 

Kate Pill has been appointed sales development manager for the northeast for Gold Medal. She joins with experience from across the industry including MyTravel, Libra Holidays and GoRedSea.com, where she worked in various roles. She will be responsible for supporting agents, developing sales, and seeking new business opportunities.

 

Beachcomber Tours has appointed Chris Gilbert as its new managing director. He replaces Mike Edwards, who has decided to step down from this position, whilst remaining as a director and becoming more involved on the strategic issues for the company. Gilbert was most recently at Beachcomber Hotels and has previously worked for companies including Thomas Cook and Ian Allan Travel.