Thomas Cook shake-up doesn’t end here
Simon Robinson is to leave Thomas Cook in the latest phase of the company’s management shake-up, but new UK boss Peter Fankhauser says there are more changes to come.
Robinson, who is currently the CEO of Thomas Cook Co-operative Travel, will leave at the end of the month as part of the ongoing plans to "simplify" the business.
Announcing Robinson’s departure yesterday, Thomas Cook UK CEO Peter Fankhauser signalled there were more changes planned, saying the "full management structure" will be announced shortly.
Robinson’s role will be taken on by Joanna Wild, who was originally going to leave Thomas Cook but will now remain with the company.
She will expand her responsibilities to include the wider Thomas Cook Co-operative Travel business.
Thomas Cook said it has been in discussions with Wild since June to find her a role within the group.
She has been with the company for 16 years and most recently led its retail business.
The group said her decision to stay was "a strong endorsement of the pace of change and direction which will strengthen our business for the future".
Thomas Cook UK CEO Peter Fankhauser said: "As we shape our future with a new structure for the UK, I’m delighted to announce that Joanna Wild, who has led our retail business since 2010 and played a vital role in the creation of the retail joint venture, will expand her responsibilities to include the wider TCCT business from next month."
Commenting on Robinson, Fankhauser added: "I’ve been working closely with Simon to understand how we can align TCCT more closely with the wider UK business and simplify the UK’s management structure.
"I would like to thank Simon for his leadership in laying the strong foundations for what is now the largest travel retail operation in the UK. We wish him all the best for the future."
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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