Appointments

Carlson Wagonlit Travel appoints Julian Walker to head up corporate communications

Details: Category: Appointments; Published: Tuesday, 17 January 2017 09:15

Former Travelport communications chief appointed to newly-created global role

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), the global travel management company, has announced the appointment of Julian Walker as head of market communications and PR.
Based in London, and reporting into the Strategy and Commerce organisation, Julian will have responsibility for market communications, communications strategy and public relations.

ABPCO’s 30th Anniversary AGM votes in Padmore and Dolan as new joint-chairs

Details: Category: Appointments; Published: Monday, 16 January 2017 16:45

The Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO) kicked of its 30th Anniversary year by announcing new appointments to the board at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at The Principal Hotel in York last week.
The board will see Rose Padmore (Opening Doors & Venues) and Therese Dolan (Diabetes UK) take over as joint-chairs from Caroline Windsor and Nicole Leida. Once again, the joint-chairs represent both in-house and agency PCOs. Changes following the AGM also include new board members Sandro Carnicelli (University of the West of Scotland) and Martin Linfield (Hiscox Event Insurance).

India Tourism Office appoints new Assistant Director for UK and Ireland

Details: Category: Appointments; Published: Monday, 16 January 2017 16:30

India’s Ministry of Tourism has welcomed the appointment of Mr C. Gangadhar as Assistant Director at India Tourism Office London.
Assistant Director Gangadhar will accede to the role previously filled by Mr R. Sunani, who had established a strong working relationship with the UK and Ireland travel and tourism trade.

Fairmont St Andrews appoints Amy Yeates as Director of Golf, Spa and Leisure

Details: Category: Appointments; Published: Monday, 16 January 2017 16:00

Five-star hotel promotes Amy Yeates to new position

Fairmont St Andrews, the luxury five-star hotel, has promoted Amy Yeates to director of golf, spa & leisure. Amy has been director of golf since joining the resort in 2015 and the new role will see her responsible for the spa and leisure departments.

Avios appoints Lisa Harris as new Customer Director

Details: Category: Appointments; Published: Monday, 16 January 2017 13:30

Avios, the leading global travel rewards company, has announced the appointment of Lisa Harris as its new Customer Director.
With over 25 years’ experience working at renowned global organisations including MTV, Yahoo!, Betfair, Netflix and most recently HBO Europe, Lisa has a proven track record of driving brand success through unlocking the power consumer and market insights to benefit business performance.