Alexis Coles-Barrasso (44)
Title: Group Director, PR & Communications
Skills & experience: Alexis joined the Company in 1993, prior to which she held a number of senior marketing positions with the car rental business, Hertz, and worked for a corporate communications consultancy advising blue chip clients on strategic communications.
Mike Cutt (50)
Title: Group Director, Human Resources
Skills & experience: Mike has been Group HR Director at Thomas Cook Group plc since February 2008, prior to which he held HR Director roles for Boots, B&Q and Kingfisher. Before that he spent 18 years at Nationwide Building Society. Although an HR Director for the last 13 years, Mike has previously worked in operations, finance and strategy. Mike is also a Non-Executive Director for The Land Registry.
Dr Thomas Döring (39)
Title: Chief Executive Officer, East and West Europe
Skills & experience: Thomas joined the Company in 2001 and has been responsible for the Western and Eastern European markets since 2006. He has held senior positions leading the International Markets Division, Corporate Development and Mergers & Acquisitions. Before joining the Company he spent seven years with Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, most recently as a Partner.
Michael Friisdahl (46)
Title: Chief Executive Officer, North America
Skills & experience: Michael joined MyTravel North America as President in 2000 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer North America in 2005. He has 25 years’ experience in the travel industry. Prior to joining the Group, he was a partner and CEO of The Holiday Network, which was acquired by Airtours International (MyTravel Group plc) in 2000.
Dr Angus Porter (51)
Title: Group Director, Strategy
Skills & experience: Angus was appointed to this position in June 2008. From June 2007 he was an Independent Non-Executive Director of Thomas Cook Group plc, and prior to that was a Non-Executive Director of MyTravel Group plc. He has most recently been Global CEO of Added Value, WPP’s Brand Development Consultancy. Before Added Value, he held senior marketing, sales and general management roles with Abbey National, British Telecom and Mars.
Sam Weihagen (58)
Title: Chief Executive Officer, Northern Europe
Skills & experience: Sam has 33 years’ experience in the travel industry and has held his current position since 2001. He was the former MyTravel Northern Europe Chief Executive and was an Executive Director of MyTravel Group plc for three years prior to the merger. He has served the Company in several capacities, including Commercial Director, with responsibility for purchasing and flight planning. He is Chairman of the Tour Operating Federation in his native Sweden.
Pete Constanti (42)
Title: Chief Executive Officer, Mainstream Travel, UK & Ireland
Skills & experience: Pete joined the Company in 1996. He has 25 years’ travel industry experience, previously working for ILG and Sunworld where he was HR Director. Pete comes from a strong tour operating background, including his last position of Executive Director of Thomas Cook’s Holidays Division, where he was responsible for customer delivery and operations.
Ian Derbyshire (40)
Title: Chief Executive Officer, Independent Travel, UK & Ireland
Skills & experience: Ian joined the Company in 2000, prior to which he held senior positions within the leisure and travel sector with companies including Holiday Autos, The Rank Group and Co-op Travel. Ian has 24 years of experience in the travel industry.
Dr Peter Fankhauser (48)
Title: Chief Executive Officer, Central Europe
Skills & experience: Peter joined the Company in 2001 and has held a number of senior roles within the Group. Prior to joining the Company he was Director General of Kuoni Reisen Holding AG in Zürich, where he managed the company’s European division, and Chief Executive Officer of LTU Group in Düsseldorf.
Ludger Heuberg (50)
Title: Chief Financial Officer, Continental Europe
Skills & experience: Ludger joined the Company in 2004. He was Chief Financial Officer of the Company until June 2008. Prior to joining the Company he was CFO of Lufthansa Cargo AG, CFO of Kolbenschmidt-Pierburg AG and director of Mauser Waldeck AG.
Ralf Teckentrup (51)
Title: Chief Executive Officer, Airlines Germany
Skills & experience: Ralf joined the Company in 2004 and has held a variety of senior roles within the Group. Previously he held a number of senior positions with Lufthansa AG.
Derek Woodward (50)
Title: Group Company Secretary
Skills & experience: Derek joined the Company in April 2008, before which he spent six years as Head of Secretariat at Centrica plc. From 1998, he was Company Secretary of Allied Zurich plc, the UK listed holding company of the Zurich Financial Services Group, and between 1990 and 1998 he was Assistant Secretary of B.A.T Industries plc.