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The LSG Group has appointed a new management team for Retail inMotion (RiM) in a move to devolve and enhance management responsibilities to regional and functional entities. As part of this wider strategic realignment, a standalone management team for the airline catering, on-board retail and food commerce company’s global operations…

Lindt & Sprüngli Global Travel Retail has strengthened its team in the Americas region with the appointment of Nicolas Sobredo as Regional Head of GTR North & Central America. The move, which reflects the company’s focus on growing its operations in the market, will see Sobredo take over responsibility from…

Heathrow Airport has announced that Javier Echave will take over as Chief Operating Officer (COO) later this month. The change in the airport’s executive team comes after Emma Gilthorpe announced she will leave Heathrow after 15 years to take over as CEO of Royal Mail. Echave, who is currently Chief…

L’Occitane Group has announced the appointment of Green Yip as Regional Managing Director, Travel Retail APAC, effective immediately. In this position, Yip will play a vital role in shaping the future of L’Occitane Travel Retail with the support of the group’s global and APAC Travel Retail teams. With 15 years…

Costa Kouros has been appointed as sole CEO of LagardereAWPL as Co-CEO Przemek Lesniak steps down from his role to pursue new opportunities. Lesniak worked with Lagardere Travel Retail Group for 23 years and spent seven years leading the Pacific arm of the travel retail organisation. Previous to his time in the…

The International Association of Airport and Duty Free Stores (IAADFS) has announced L'Oréal Travel Retail Americas Managing Director, Julia Seve, as the fourth supplier member to the IAADFS Board of Directors. Seve has more than 20 years of experience working at the L'Oréal Group. During her time with the company,…

Bodegas Osborne has appointed Lucas Gailhac as Trade Activation & Area Manager. An Argentine native with a background in advertising who has immersed himself in the world of sommelierie, he has a wealth of experience in fine dining, including stints at Michelin-starred restaurants in London and Spain. He has served…

Well-regarded cruise retail professional Suzanne Mahoney has been appointed Head of Retail at MSC Cruises, DFNI can reveal. Mahoney will take on the role previously held by Adrian Pittway for 8 years before announcing his departure last October.  Before starting her own business, Mahoney spent over five years at Harding+…

The TFWA has strengthened its permanent team with new appointments across its exhibition and finance teams. Nan Metais will join the TFWA exhibition team as a Sales Administration Manager, reporting to Exhibitions Director Myriem Chalabi, while Dimitri Salamite has been appointed as an Accountant to the finance team, under Finance…

Integrated design and marketing agency Purple has announced its expansion into a new market with the opening of its first Americas office in Mexico City. The growth, which opens up new potential business in the flourishing North and South Americas markets, as well as the Caribbean, comes as the company…

Newmark Retail’s London-based travel retail team has appointed Lasse Berg as Director. Berg joins from Copenhagen Airport, where for the last five years he was Head of Retail Business Partners. He has also headed up commercial retail activities on the retail brand side. The appointment fills a key position as…

The International Association of Airport and Duty Free Stores (IAADFS) has announced three new board members, each representing major travel retail suppliers, and marking the first time that suppliers have had seat as voting members on the Board of Directors. Pernod Ricard General Manager – TR Americas Greg Ford, Puig…

The Travel Retail Consortium (TRC) has announced two new members: Molton Brown and Au Vodka, representing the fragrances and vodka spirit categories respectively. The latest member companies join the TRC as it continues to grow its roster of brands, now 15, as category specialists for the travel retail industry organisation. In…

TFWA has promoted Michele Miranda to TFWA Conference Director. Miranda worked as TFWA Conference Manager since 2015. She took over the director role from 1 February and is now responsible for overseeing all of the association’s conferences and workshops. She will continue her success working in events and bringing her expertise…

DFNI celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) this year, placing the spotlight on women working in global travel retail. In this interview, we speak with Stefanie Schmidle Marketing Director, Global Travel Retail at Lindt & Sprüngli, who says gender mix has not really been an issue in travel retail based on her…