People

Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 23 September 2022.

The New Zealand International Convention Centre is ramping up its sales team as it looks to build up bookings ahead of the long-awaited venue’s 2025 opening.

Air New Zealand says its new chief sustainability officer will start in the post a month earlier than originally expected.

Tony Howlett has been promoted to chief executive at hospitality software provider STAAH.

It is the end of an era for Rotorua’s mayor, but she leaves as the city grapples with social issues impacting the destination’s reputation.

Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 16 September 2022.

The former head of regulatory affairs at Air NZ takes the reins from Justin Tighe-Umbers.

SkyCity Entertainment Group has appointed Steve Salmon to its senior leadership team.

He will leave next year as the operator’s Tarras proposal prepares for potential consent applications.

Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 9 September 2022.

Steve Bruce has joined RealNZ as general manager of sales in another sign of heated competition for experienced staff in the tourism industry.

Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 2 September.

EVENT Hospitality & Entertainment has appointed Lucy Acott as New Zealand director of marketing.

iFLY Queenstown owner Matt Wong is running for a spot on Queenstown Lakes District Council.

Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 26 August.

The billionaire investor owned three of NZ’s most iconic luxury lodges, including The Farm at Cape Kidnappers.

Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 19 August.

Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 12 August.

The iconic Edgewater resort is losing its GM to the United Kingdom.

Haka Tourism Group’s Eve Lawrence has been appointed to the Tourism Export Council of New Zealand board.

Tourwriter has hired TNZ’s former global head of business events, Lisa Gardiner, to fill the new role of head of growth at the travel software service provider.

Nicolette Elia has joined Te Pae Christchurch as director of event services, bringing more than 20 years of experience in the conference, events and exhibitions to her role.

Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 5 August.

Business transformation professional Chris Goddard has been appointed to lead the controversial Milford Opportunities Project through its next chapter of growth.

Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 29 July.

Great South has appointed Chami Abeysinghe its new chief executive to fill the vacancy left by the sudden death of Graham Budd.

Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 22 July.

KMD Brands Group’s chief executive of its Kathmandu brand, Reuben Casey, has resigned after 12 years with the outdoor retailer.

Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 15 July.

The RTO’s GM will join the national tourism group in August.

Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 8 July.

Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 1 July.

Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 23 June.

SkyCity Entertainment Group is appointing two Australian non-executive directors to its board.

Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 17 June.

Tourism Holdings Limited’s long-serving director and chair, Rob Campbell, has resigned from the board.

Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 10 June.

The public face of the supermarket group will take on a newly-created role to help address the airline’s environmental impact.

Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 3 June.

Auckland Airport has made changes to its senior leadership team with the creation of new positions to lead the airport’s customer transformation and another to lead infrastructure strategy.

Hayward, who led ACB for almost 14 years, has been appointed senior associate of business events at the specialist recruiter.

Sebastien Delteil starts today as KiwiRail’s new head of sales at The Great Journeys of New Zealand.

Flight Centre has appointed Melissa Elf as its managing director of corporate for Australia and New Zealand.

Former TIA CEO Chris Roberts and AUT senior tourism lecturer Dr Keri-Anne Wikitera will co-chair the government’s new Tourism Data Co-governance Group.

Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 27 May.

NTT appoints its first group leader since the departure of Quinton Hall, but THL’s tourism division loses its GM to Australia.

Scenic Hotel Group has appointed Tobias Daniels its general manager of Heartland Hotel Cotswold in Christchurch.

Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 20 May.

Lake Wānaka Tourism’s chair has been appointed Destination Queenstown’s new boss.

Skydive Queenstown has appointed Martin Langford to the role of national sales manager.