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Ex-Cook retail chief Nicki Tempest-Mitchell joins Barrhead Travel

High street
James Chapple
20 May 2021

Former Thomas Cook head of retail Nicki Tempest-Mitchell has joined Barrhead Travel and will take up a newly created sales and marketing director role with the Scottish independent.

Barrhead's Nicki Tempest-Mitchell said after 18 months of holding back, clients were ready to spend big on travel

Tempest-Mitchell joins Barrhead’s senior team on a permanent basis after supporting the firm’s expansion plans on a consultancy basis since 2019. She will be tasked with preparing Barrhead for a strong recovery from Covid-19.


Barrhead said Tempest-Mitchell played a key role in recruiting a number of ex-Cook employees after the company collapsed in September 2019.


Prior to her work with Cook, she previously held senior roles with Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises.