New MD for iknow-uk
Julian Ross, sales director for travel website iknow-uk, has been promoted to managing director to “drive the business forwardâ€.
He replaces the company’s founder and former managing director, Marcus Simmons, who will become chairman.
Ross said: “Marcus has done an amazing job since he launched the business in 2003, growing the company from a one-man initiative, into a successful, high profile travel brand.
“He’ll definitely be a hard act to follow, but will still be heavily involved in the business in his role as chairman.â€
The appointment comes as the company’s regional websites now cover the whole of Great Britain.
“We’ll soon be launching iknow-northernireland too,†added Ross.
The company invested more than £55,000 into an overhaul of its regional sites at the start of the year and said the sites as a whole are attracting 55% more visitors than the same period last year.
By Bev Fearis
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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