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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$4.4B
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- UK
Dow Jones Description
TUI Travel PLC is a FTSE 100 leisure travel company listed on the London Stock Exchange. It was formed by the merger of First Choice Holidays PLC and the Tourism Division of TUI AG. We operate in over 180 countries worldwide, serve more than 30 million customers in over 20 source markets and offer a wide range of leisure travel experiences.
Number of Employees 14,551
Contact Information
First Choice House London Road
Crawley RH10 9GX
(44) 1293 560 777
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Tour Operators: 561520
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First Choice Holidays Mainstream Sector Deploys Frictionless SRM Software; Global sourcing organization standardises procurement processes and ensures contract compliance
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- FrictionlessR Commerce, a leading supplier relationship management SRM software provider, announced today that First Choice Holidays PLC (London: FCD), a leading international leisure travel company, has deployed Frictionless SRM software to standardise procurement processes and ensure contract compliance across its Mainstream Holidays Sector. As part of...
First Choice Holidays selects ARINC/Vanco Network solution.
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First Choice Holidays PLC Completes Acquisition of Grand Expeditions, Inc
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View This Travel and Tourism Company Profile on First Choice Holidays Plc
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c25076) has announced the addition of Travel and Tourism Company Profile - First Choice Holidays Plc to their offering. This First Choice Holidays Plc Company Profile offers detailed strategic analysis of the company's business, examining its performance in the travel and tourism market....
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Peter J. Long | CEO |
| Paul Bowtell | Chief Financial Officer |
| Bart Brackx | Managing Director, Western Europe |
| Christine Browne | Managing Director, First Choice Airways |
| Joan Vila | Managing Director, Online Destination Services |
| Johan Lundgren | Managing Director, Northern Region |
| John Wimbleton | Managing Director, Activity |
| Neil Morris | Managing Director |
| Richard Prosser | Managing Director, Specialist |
| Volker Bottcher | Managing Director, Central Europe |
| Wolfgang Bremer | Managing Director, Destination Management Services |
| Andy Jones | Director, Strategy, Planning & Control |
| Steve Baily | Director, Marketing Services |
| Andrew John | Secretary |
| David Paterson | Head of Strategy and Investor Relations |
| Susan Hooper | Non-Executive Director |
| Richard D. Fain | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael Frenzel | Non-Executive Chairman |
| Albert Schunk | Board of Directors |
| Bill Logan | Board of Directors |
| Christoph Mueller | Board of Directors |
| Clare Chapman | Board of Directors |
| Dermot Blastland | Board of Directors |
| Erhard Schipporeit | Board of Directors |
| Giles Thorley | Board of Directors |
| Harold Sher | Board of Directors |
| Jeremy Hicks | Board of Directors |
| Rainer Feuerhake | Board of Directors |
| Simon Pedro Barcelo Vadell | Board of Directors |
| Terry A. Green | Board of Directors |
| Tony Campbell | Board of Directors |
| William R.P. Dalton | Board of Directors |
| William Waggott | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | CEO | Current |
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| International Leisure Group | Executive | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sthree Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| W.H. Smith PLC | Treasurer & Retail Finance Director | Former |
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Managing Director, Western Europe | Current |
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Jet Air, Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Managing Director, First Choice Airways | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Managing Director, Online Destination Services | Current |
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Columbia Business School | Senior Executive | Former |
| IESE Business School | Mba | Former |
| University of Barcelona | Degree, Economics | Former |
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Managing Director, Northern Region | Current |
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Managing Director, Activity | Current |
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Managing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Managing Director, Specialist | Current |
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Managing Director, Central Europe | Current |
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Managing Director, Destination Management Services | Current |
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Director, Strategy, Planning & Control | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Director, Marketing Services | Current |
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Director, Marketing Services | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Secretary | Current |
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Head of Strategy and Investor Relations | Current |
Susan Hooper joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 10 March 2005. She is currently the Senior Vice President, International Managing Director, Royal Caribbean & Celebrity Cruises International. She joined Royal Caribbean from Avis Europe where she was Commercial Vice-President. Prior to this she gained extensive international experience with Saatchi & Saatchi, McKinsey and Co and PepsiCo International. Susan is currently a Director of Sunshine Cruises Limited (the joint venture between First Choice and Royal Caribbean), Transcom Worldwide SA and is a trustee of The Suzy Lamplugh Fund.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Non-Executive Director | Current |
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | Former | |
| PepsiCo International | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Non-Executive Chairman | Current |
Dr Albert Schunk joined the Board of TUI Travel PLC as a Non-Executive Director on 29 October 2007. Albert studied economics at university and carried out a research project for the German Government in Latin America. After joining IG-Metall, he has served on the supervisory board of Volkswagen and other German Companies since 1976. In 1994 he became a member of the EESC (European Economic and Social Council) in Brussels and has recently been advising the Riu Group in Spain.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Ltd | Board of Directors | Current |
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
Bill Logan started in industrial relations. He then developed his HR career in international roles with Seagram Inc London, New York and Hong Kong. Having attended the Strategic HR Programme at Stanford University, he joined First Choice in 1998 to support the Group's international HR development.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Stanford University | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Workforce, Inc. | Director | Current |
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| University of Cambridge | Board of Directors | Current |
| Tesco Plc | Hr Director | Former |
| Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago Inc. | Director | Former |
Dermot Blastland joined the Board on 6 September 1999. He is Managing Director ? UK & Ireland, having previously held positions as Managing Director of First Choice Holidays & Flights, Ski, Lakes & Mountains and President of Signature Vacations. Prior to joining the Company in February 1988, he was Commercial Director at Thomson and subsequently Managing Director of Portland Holidays.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Travel Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Lakes | Managing Director | Former |
| Flights.Com | Managing Director | Former |
| Mountains Inc | Managing Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| VARTA AG | Former |
Giles Thorley, 41, was appointed Chief Executive of Punch in January 2003, having joined Punch as Executive Chairman in December 2001. After qualifying as a Barrister, his early career was at Nomura International plc. He successfully led the IPO of Punch in May 2002 and has seen the business through the subsequent acquisitions including Pubmaster in 2003 and Spirit Group in 2006. Giles is also Non-executive Chairman of Tragus Limited, a Non-executive Director of Tui Travel plc and a trustee of the Rona Trust.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tragus Ltd | Non-Executive Chairman | Current |
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Rona Trust | Board of Directors | Current |
| Tui Travel Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Punch Taverns plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Rona Trust | Trustee | Current |
| Punch Taverns plc | Chief Executive | Former |
| Punch Taverns plc | Finance Director | Former |
| Punch, Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Aegis Group plc | Cfo | Former |
| Aegis Group plc | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
Richard D. Fain is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., the global cruise company operating 38 ships under the Celebrity Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Pullmantur, Azamara Cruises and CDF Croisières de France brands. Fain joined Royal Caribbean in 1979 as an outside director on the company’s Board of Directors. He became the cruise line’s Chairman and CEO in 1988. Prior to joining Royal Caribbean, Fain spent 13 years as treasurer, chief financial officer and joint managing director of Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Corp., a London-based owner and operator of cargo ships. Fain is a member of the National Conference for Community and Justice, and serves on the World Wildlife Fund’s National Council, the Florida Council of 100 and the University of Miami’s Board of Trustees. In addition, he serves on the executive committee of the United Way of Miami-Dade County. Fain is a former chair of the Miami Business Forum, the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau and of the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), an industry trade association representing nearly 17,000 affiliated travel agencies and the bulk of the world’s cruise lines. He has also served as co-chair of the United Way Campaign of Miami-Dade County and as chair of the POW WOW Host Committee in Miami. In 2004, Fain received the Ultimate CEO Award from the South Florida Business Journal and accepted the Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition Organization. He was inducted into the South Florida Business Hall of Fame in October 2004. Fain was presented one of France’s most distinguished awards, the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (French Legion of Honor), and was named Commander, First Class, of the Order of the Lion by Finland. In addition to being the recipient of the Anti-Defamation League’s 2000 Distinguished Community Service award, he was named the 1999 Statesman of the Year by the Wharton School Club of South Florida, as well as the 1998 Humanitarian of the Year by the American Red Cross of Greater Miami and the Keys. Fain holds a B.S. degree in economics from the University of California at Berkeley and a M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Fain and his wife, Colleen, have four children and reside in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Ronald King and Family | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director | Current |
| The Pow Wow | chair | Current |
| Cruise Line International Association | Chairman | Current |
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Director | Current |
| Fwo Travel | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director | Former |
| Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
Tony Campbell became a Non-Executive Director of First Choice Holidays PLC in April 1997 and joined the Board of TUI Travel PLC on 28 June 2007. He was Deputy Chief Executive of Asda Stores Limited until March 2001 and is currently chairman of Hobbs Headco Limited, chairman of T M Lewin & Sons Limited, chairman of The White Company and a director of Alaska Food Diagnostics Limited.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| T.M.Lewin & Sons Limited | Chairman | Current |
| White | Chairman | Current |
| Alaska Food Diagnostics Ltd | Director | Current |
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Asda | Deputy Chief Executive | Former |
| Asda Stores Limited | Deputy Chief Executive | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HSBC Finance Corporation | Current | |
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| HSBC Bank plc | CEO | Former |
| HSBC Bank plc | Chief Executive | Former |
| Talisman Energy Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Choice Holidays Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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