Abercrombie & Kent CEO Geoffrey Kent appointed WTTC chairman.
A&K CEO Geoffrey Kent will take of over as chairman of the World Travel & Tourism Council from January 1, taking over from Vincent Wolfington, who will be stepping down after two years.
WTTC thanked Mr Wolfington, who has been a supportive Member of the Council since 1994 and was previously WTTC’s vice chairman for membership as well as a longstanding executive committee member. He also launched the 6th Global Travel & Tourism Summit held in Washington DC in April and played a pivotal role, as chairman of the US host committee, in the success of the gathering, at which four US cabinet secretaries addressed 700 travel and tourism leaders from across the world.
Wolfington said that Kent was an internationally renowned entrepreneur who founded and built Abercrombie & Kent into a world recognised brand, adding: “Geoffrey’s succession to the WTTC chairmanship comes at a time when WTTC is widening its activities worldwide”.
“His leadership and extraordinary lifetime of experience, innovation and genuine passion for the industry will help WTTC attain a higher level of recognition for the Travel & Tourism industry’s full social and economic potential.”
Kent responded: “It is an honour and privilege for me to have been elected as Chairman of this organization and I look forward to building on Mr Wolfington’s successful tenure to drive this Council even further towards fulfilling its mission and accomplishing the many aims and aspirations that we, as members, hold.”
Report by The Mole
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