Experience

TerraVerde Sustainability

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder Director

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  TerraVerde's goal is to help Travel and Hospitality companies up the sustainability ladder. Dedicated to the tourism sector, our cost-effective subscription model provides accurate carbon footprint measurement, with practical, business friendly advice; both on greening your own operations as well as that of your supply chain.



LVG Learning

• United Kingdom
• E-learning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non Executive Director

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  LVG is dedicated to closing tourism's skills gap. Using advanced e-learning techniques, we help upskill tourism professionals with destination knowledge and professional learning; connecting NTO's, DMO's & hotels with professional sellers and distributors.



NORDIC TOURISM COLLECTIVE

• Estonia
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non Executive Director

  • Dec 2019 - Present

  Connecting and promoting travel and tourism across the Nordics and Baltic destinations



ETOA - European tourism association

• Belgium
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non Executive Director

  • Nov 2014 - Present

  Leading trade association representing destination Europe to the global travel industry, with over 1,200 members



Cox & Kings

• India
• Travel Arrangements
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Commercial Officer: Combined Buying & Distribution

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2019

  Led the successful growth of distribution and procurement at Cox and Kings' international leisure network. Additional roles included: President Cox and Kings, The Americas.

• Chief Operating Officer: Combined Buying Group

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2015

  Led supplier relations across the Cox and Kings and Holiday-break Group. Additional roles included Board Director at Superbreak Mini Holidays from Dec 2013 - May 2015.



Kouni Group Travel Experts

• Head of Sales: Europe and Americas

  • Nov 2011 - Dec 2012

  Successful integration of the Kuoni and GTA groups businesses in Europe and the Americas,



GTA

• United Kingdom
• Travel Arrangements
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director: Group Hotel Division

  • Apr 2007 - Oct 2011

  Re-engineered GTA's hotel & inbound group business to meet market needs, sparking a revival in double digit growth.

• Director: Destination Services

  • Jul 2006 - Mar 2007

  Responsible for a network of European Offices post Cendant selling GTA to Blackstone Private Equity.

• Senior Manager: Group Sales

  • Apr 1985 - Jul 2006

  Led significant growth in GTA's groups business across a large sales territory from India to Americas, including Europe, Middle East and Africa. Appointed to the company's executive committee from 2000 onwards as the business experienced spectacular growth.



Cendant

• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Manager

  • Apr 2005 - Jul 2006

  Integrated groups division of GTA with the Cendant business, restructuring key functions