Riches to leave bedswithease
Paul Riches is to leave bed bank bedswithease at the end of this month after 18 months with the business.
The sales director, who previously held senior sales positions at Youtravel and lowcostbeds, is taking some time out before looking at ‘future opportunities’ in the industry.
He said: "I joined bedswithease with a brief to grow and expand the business through both the UK and global marketplace. We enjoyed our most successful year ever in 2016/7 and whilst this year has been particularly challenging, I will be leaving the business in a positive position, trading ahead of the same period last year.
"I will be taking a couple of months off and will then start looking at future opportunities. Travel is a great business, so I will be looking to stay in it."
COO Jill Mitchell COO added: "We would like to thank Paul for his contribution in growing our trade business since joining us.
"We will be reviewing the structure of the business moving forward. In the meantime, the day to day trade team will continued to be managed by bedswithease general manager Franco Leto."
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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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