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NEWS FACE TO FACE


RICHARD


BOWDEN- DOYLE


Neilson


The activity firm’s chief executive looks back on his first two years in the role, assesses Turkey’s downturn and reveals plans for new resorts. By Juliet Dennis


R


ichard Bowden-Doyle has a “sneaky suspicion” that running activity specialist


Neilson will prove to be the most satisfying phase of his career.


And that’s from a man who has been managing director of lastminute.com, Thomson and Accoladia (the short-lived joint venture between Thomas Cook and British Airways Holidays), giving a clear indication of just how challenging but rewarding the past two years have been. Nearly two years ago,


Bowden-Doyle took the helm at Neilson as executive chairman after helping to orchestrate the company’s sale from travel giant Thomas Cook to Risk Capital Partners for £9.15 million. “It’s been a very interesting


journey, separating the business from a large group,” he says. “For me, this has the potential


16 travelweekly.co.uk 3 March 2016


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