Travel Industry Movers & Shakers

Seven new recruits at Hayes and Jarvis

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:54:09 +0000

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 takes non-exec director role at Elmscott

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:42:00 +0000

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 is the newtravelsupermarket.com GM

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:57:22 +0000

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 takes northeast sales role at Gold Medal

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:53:08 +0000

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.

Chris Gilbert new MD of Beachcomber Tours

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:39:57 +0000

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.

Steve O'Loughlin new head of sales at W&O Travel

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:19:48 +0000

Steve O'Loughlin has been appointed as head of sales for W&O Travel (the rebranded Western and Oriental Travel). Sarah Mason also joins as head of marketing. Both join from Club Med, where O'Loughlin was head of sales and Mason was head of marketing.

Mike Hare new GTMC chairman

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:09:07 +0000

The Guild of Travel Management Companies has announced Portman Travel chief executive Mike Hare (above) is to replace Maurice Veronique as chairman. Andrew Waller, UK executive vice-president, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, becomes deputy chairman and Adam White, managing director of Bath Travel's business travel division, becomes treasurer.

Philip Ordever joins Rocky Mountaineer

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:05:25 +0000

Rocky Mountaineer, operator of Western Canada's rail journeys, has appointed of Philip Ordever as Europe sales director. The newly created position was developed to further expand Rocky Mountaineer's international reach, while maintaining business from the UK, one of the companies top producing markets. Ordever was most recently vice president, sales and marketing - Europe, Middle East and Africa for Crystal Cruises, but he has previously also worked for Silversea and First Choice.

Malcolm Russell joins Chambers Travel Management

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:59:52 +0000

Chambers Travel Management has announced that Malcolm Russell has joined the company as sales manager. Russell has more than 12 years of sales business development and will join the 13-strong sales and business management team in the company's City of London head office.

Allbury Travel Group appoints Paul Cowley as sales and marketing director

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:08:08 +0000

Allbury Travel Group has announced the appointment of Paul Cowley as sales and marketing director. Cowley was previously general manager at Midconsort Elite Travel Group, sales and marketing director at transfer specialist Resorthoppa before setting up and becoming managing director at the wedding specialist, Travel Integrity and online travel retailer, want2go2.com.

Thandiwe Sylvia January-Mclean new chief executive officer of South African Tourism

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:04:18 +0000

Thandiwe Sylvia January-Mclean has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of South African Tourism (SAT). January-Mclean is currently the appointed South African Ambassador to Portugal. Her appointment as chief executive officer will be for a term of three years and will commence on January 1, 2010.

Tim Buckman promoted to MD of Lowcost Travel Group's Resorthoppa

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:20:16 +0000

Lowcost Travel Group has promoted Tim Buckman to managing director of Resorthoppa, the group's transfer company. Buckman retains his responsibilities as sales director for the group, including Lowcostbeds, the group's trade bed bank. Buckman joined Lowcost in September 2008 as trade sales director following a 10-year career in the airline industry.

Gordon Wilson new deputy CEO at Travelport

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:17:50 +0000

Travelport Limited has announced the appointment of Gordon Wilson as the company's deputy chief executive. Wilson will continue to serve as the president and chief executive of the company's GDS and IT services and software businesses.

Andrew Harris takes on key account manager role at Travel 2

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:16:15 +0000

Travel 2 has announced the appointment of Andrew Harris, a key account manager for the Midlands and South West region. Harris has worked as agency sales manager for Seasons in Style for the past three years. Before this he worked as area sales manager at Global Independent Travel Centre.

New recruits at Kaleidoscope Travel Group

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:22:22 +0000

Escorted tours specialist Kaleidoscope Travel Group has announced the recruitment of three senior members to its product and purchasing team.
Stephen Lane is the new head of product, and has spent more than 12 years working in a variety of product and marketing roles at Thomson Holidays. Martin Harlow joins the group as head of purchasing following a consultancy role for blue chip companies including Virgin and Expedia covering short haul and long haul destinations. Jo Roberts has been appointed senior product development manager and joins the group from Solo's Holidays where she was head of the product department.