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airports, cruise and inflight means we bring insight and understanding of how travel retail complements the dynamics of the extended travel chain from both a business perspective and in communicating direct with consumers.”
based brand that designs and retails travel products aimed at solving common problems. The brand is already available in key
airports, having secured listings with Dixons and WHSmith in Europe and with Brookstone in the US.
Paradies Lagardère appoints Aaron Bonham as SVP, CMO North American travel retailer Paradies Lagardère has announced Aaron Bonham as Senior Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer. Bonham is responsible for the
organisation’s day-to-day merchandising operations, covering regional, national and international brands, general merchandise and the convenience business. He reports to Paradies Lagardère President and CEO Gregg Paradies. Prior to joining the company, Bonham
spent 15 years in leadership positions at The Home Depot in Atlanta, most recently as Merchandise Vice President, Kitchen and Bath. In the role, he oversaw a US$6.5bn
business spanning almost 2,000 US-based stores, 161 personnel and seven direct reports.
Kavanagh Comms is new PR and media steer for APTRA The Asia Pacific Travel
Retail
Association (APTRA)
has
selected Kavanagh Communications to lead engagement with media and the association’s members.
Kavanagh Communications, which
takes over PR duties from Appleton Communications, will support APTRA with several new initiatives including the launch of a new website, a knowledge bank research library and a new members’ network portal. Anne Kavanagh, Proprietor, Kavanagh
Communications said: “Our agency experience of working globally with a wide range of brands, operators and organisations across the whole travel spectrum of
MARCH 2020
Ex-DDFS CEO Luke Gorringe joins travel accessories firm Trtl Travel accessories brand Trtl has appointed former ARI senior executive and Delhi Duty Free Services CEO Luke Gorringe as Director of International Retail. Trtl (pronounced Turtle) is
a Glasgow-
Vanessa Koenig takes Marketing Manager role at Maui Jim Polarised sunglasses manufacturer Maui Jim has announced Vanessa Koenig as Marketing Manager Strategic Accounts. Based at the Maui Jim head office in
Peoria, Illinois, Koenig is charged with handling marketing for global travel retail and that of other strategic accounts such as the brand’s golf and tennis sponsorships. Reporting to Julie Barton, Senior Director
of Marketing in the Americas, Koenig will also work closely with Senior Director Global Travel Retail Giles Marks and his team.
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Illva Saronno CEO Augusto Reina passes away Augusto Reina, the former CEO of Italian drinks company, Illva Saronno Holding, has passed away following a period of bad health. Born in Saronno, in the Italian province
of Varese on 11 June, 1940, Augusto Reina was said to be ‘a great innovator’ who, with passion, ‘transformed a family-run Italian company into an international business’. “A man of versatile interests and tastes,
in addition to loving his work, he had a deep appreciation and enthusiasm for classical music, contemporary art, gliding and amateur soccer,” said the company. The Reina family and the management
team said they will carry forward the passion for this work, the innovative spirit, the sense of courage and optimism in face of the future which set Augusto Reina ‘in a class all of his own’.
Mert Basar heads up commercial business at Global Ports Holding Global Ports Holding (GPH) has appointed Mert Basar to the position of Chief Commercial Officer. Basar joins the global cruise operator,
which has cruise and commercial ports in the Caribbean, Mediterranean and Asia Pacific, from Istanbul Airport where he served as Chief Commercial Officer. During his time at the airport, he was
responsible for devising and executing the airside and landside commercial strategy at the Turkish hub.
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