New UK managing director for HRG
Hogg Robinson Group (HRG) has today appointed Ian Windsor as managing director HRG UK with immediate effect.
He will take over from Peter Kite, who is taking up a new Group-wide role as director of supplier partnerships and industry affairs.
Windsor will report into Kevin Ruffles, president Europe and Asia Pacific, and will retain the direction for multinational client services across Europe.
Windsor has worked for HRG began since 1976 as a trainee and he has held various roles including business travel consultant and head of client services in the UK.
In 2006 he was appointed operations director for Europe and was promoted the following year to his current role, managing director European Multinational Services.
Ruffles said: “As part of HRG’s management succession plan, Ian has increasingly worked alongside Peter to benefit from his extensive UK experience.
“Having been with the company for more than 30 years, Ian has developed an excellent track record. He has a sound operational background in both the UK and Europe and a first class understanding of clients’ requirements.â€
“I want to sincerely thank Peter for his absolute dedication to HRG. In his 40 years with us he has been a great motivator and people manager and has been instrumental in HRG’s successful development both in the UK and Europe. He is a great ambassador for the company and we wish him all the very best for his new role in industry relations.â€
By Bev Fearis
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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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