Captains of Industry Section
WTM 2014 opens its doors ®
World Travel Market 2014’s opening day’s headline speaker is Justin King CBE, former CEO of J Sainsbury’s and one of the UK’s leading businessmen.
King, who recently stepped down as CEO at Sainsbury’s after 10 years, oversaw an increase in transactions from 10 million to 24 million a week, and annual sales grow from 10.3 billion in 2004 to 26.4 billion to March 2014.
King previously worked as Director of Food at Marks and Spencer and held senior positions at Asda too. He was also involved in the introduction of Häagen-Dazs ice cream to the UK and has worked for Pepsi-Cola International and Mars.
King will open this year’s event at the WTM Captains of Industry Lunch on Monday 3 November, where BBC presenter Stephen Sackur will fi nd out more about his incredible career. King was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s 2011 Birthday Honours List and in 2013, King was named ‘Most Admired Business Leader’ by Management Today as well as ‘Britain’s Most Impressive Businessman’ in the IPSOS-MORI Captains of Industry Report.
King continues with his role as non-executive director of Staples and, as a self-proclaimed petrol head, he is supporting his son, Jordan King, who is currently competing in Formula Three.
WTM CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY LUNCH
Monday 3 November Platinum Suite 3&4, 12:00-14:30
Captains OF INDUSTRY
Register for WTM 2014
JUSTIN KING CBE,
former CEO of Sainsbury’s, will open WTM 2014.
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The prestigious Captains of Industry Lunch brings together 200 of the world travel and tourism industry’s most senior executives to network and discuss business deals along with the latest issues affecting the global industry. The lunch every year has a keynote speaker and Justin King CBE, former CEO of J Sainsburys, Director of Food at Marks and Spencer and leading senior executive at Asda, will share his business experience with delegates.
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