Kayleigh-Anne Elliot will take over the role next week after Raymond McErlaine, who joined dnata in January 2023, left the business on Friday (16 February).

Elliot started her career in travel in 2014 when she joined Travel 2’s reservations team. After six years with Gold Medal’s then-sister brand, Elliot took up a sales consultant role with Hays Travel in November 2020 before joining Gold Medal in June 2022.

She will report into head of dnata Travel Group UK head of trade partnerships Stuart Simmons, who joined dnata last year.

"I’m delighted to begin my journey as a trade partnerships manager and to share my knowledge and passion for all the dnata B2B brands with our agent partners," said Elliot.

Simmons said Elliot’s appointment was evidence of the group’s aim to support and promote talent from within the business.

"Kayleigh-Anne has excelled at her role in the Gold Medal sales team, so I am confident she will step into this position with the same passion and energy she has shown over the last two years," said Simmons.

"I know that Kayleigh-Anne will continue to build relationships with our fantastic partners in Scotland and Northern Ireland and will be a very valued member of our team, continuing to spread the love across all four of our brands.”