GTMC names new chairman
The GTMC has appointed Paul Allan, chairman of Ian Allan Travel, as its new chairman.
Graham Ramsey, CEO of the ATPI Group, becomes immediate past chairman, Mervyn Williamson, joint managing director of Statesman Travel Group, continues as treasurer, and Anthony Rissbrook, managing director Hillgate Travel, is appointed as officer.
Each will work in an advisory capacity to CEO Paul Wait and will support the strategic direction and positioning of the organisation, which is in its 50th year.
The new board appointments will see the GTMC board extended to 14 people and includes seven new members.
In addition to the four officers, the board members are:
Ajaya Sodha – Key Travel
Richard Boardman – Reed & Mackay Travel
Adam White – Baxter Hoare
Polly Smoothy – HRG
Suzanne Horner – Gray Dawes
Trevor Elswood – Capita Travel
Andrew Clarke – Egencia
Clive Wratten – CTI
Pat McDonagh – Portman / Clarity
Mick Gibbs – Norad Travel Group.
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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