Terry Williamson to join golf and spa specialist
Former JAC Travel chief executive Terry Williamson will join Your Travel Golf as an executive director.
Williamson, who left JAC Travel last year following its £200 million sale to Webjet, will take a seat on the boards of Your Golf Travel and sister company Spabreaks.
In a statement, the owners The Palatinate Group said: "He will be assisting operationally with all departments of both organisations as well as working on specific strategic projects and acting as a valuable advisor to the founders."
Prior to joining JAC Travel, Williamson was CEO of School Travel Group, leading its sale in 2008 for £97 million. He has also held senior roles at Cosmos, Monarch Travel Group and Thomas Cook.
Ross Marshall, Palatinate co-Founder and CEO said: "We are delighted to have Terry join us and bolster our board as we look to take the businesses into their the next phase of growth. We look forward to the many changes and improvements his experience is sure to instigate across both Your Golf Travel and Spabreaks.com.
"His vast experience and success in the travel sector will be a huge asset to our companies and both myself and my fellow co-founders look forward to working with him."
Williamson said: "I am very much looking forward to joining Ross, Andrew and the teams. The business has some very exciting plans, at various stages of development and execution. I hope to help accelerate the delivery of those and to help shape how the business needs to evolve to ensure it continues on the path that fulfils and exceeds its customer’s expectations."
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