People moves

Gold Medal's Gemma Wilks joins restructured Virgin Voyages sales team

Wilks will take on the role of business development executive for the south

Celestyal appoints Anna Gregori to new brand and customer VP role

Gregori brings experience to her new role having previously headed up global commercial transformation and marketing teams at Virgin Atlantic

Copenhagen airport boss to succeed Holland-Kaye as Heathrow chief

Thomas Woldbye will replace John Holland-Kaye when he steps down later this year after nearly 10 years in post

Henbury Travel MD Richard Slater appointed to Abta board

Slater said he will utilises his experience of – and commitment to – the high street travel agency market to help develop the future strategy of the association

Holiday Extras expands technology team with four new hires

The add-ons specialist said on Tuesday (27 June) the four hires will help it “realise our ambitions”

Norse Atlantic names first UK managing director

Chief executive Bjorn Tore Larsen said on Thursday (22 June) that Ben Boiling’s promotion would create ’an important link’ between the UK and Norway

C&M Travel Recruitment marks ‘most successful year yet’ with new website

New site and brand refresh follows launch of C&M’s new logo earlier this year

Stuba appoints Malcolm Lindop to new sourcing director role

Lindop has a background in direct contracting and commercial management, having worked, amongst others, with JAC Travel, AC Group and Gulliver’s Travel Associates in senior roles

Former P&O sales lead Nathaniel Sherborne returns to travel with Hurtigruten role

Sherborne’s new role as vice-president of sales and marketing UK and Nordics marks his return to travel after spending just over a year with retirement home developer McCarthy Stone

Manchester Airports Group names new group chief executive

Retirement of board chair prompts reshuffle at Manchester Airports Group, which will see Ken O’Toole take over as chief executive

Giles Hawke appointed new Celebrity Cruises EMEA boss

Cosmos, Globus and Avalon Waterways chief to take over at luxury line after seven years with the escorted touring and river cruising specialist

Scenic Group reveals new UK senior leadership team

Nichola Absalom will become sales and marketing director for the UK business, with Ian Wentworth taking up the role of general manager UK

Melanie Quinn joins Travel Counsellors as head of corporate

Quinn joins the homeworking brand from Clyde Travel Management, where she held the role of head of sales and customer relations

Celestyal appoints Janet Parton as VP of business development

She joins from her role as sales and marketing director for Cosmos and Avalon Waterways

JG Travel Group appoints Allen and Yianni to lead new-look product team

Chris Allen has been promoted from his role as product manager to head of specialist and Blue Bay Travel’s Chris Yianni has been appointed as head of touring

Scenic reiterates commitment to UK despite restructuring

Founder Glen Moroney has told TTG that moving the digital teams from Manchester to Sydney will allow Scenic to focus more on growing local markets, such as the UK

CV Villas promotes Pete Brudenell to managing director role

Brudenell, who initially joined the villa specialist in 2018 after stints at the likes of BA Holidays, was promoted last year as general manager

Jules Verne promotes Debbie O’Neill to managing director

Current general manager has been leading the brand’s move to sell through agents