THEINSTITUTE of Travel and Tourism was on the verge of naming an executive director to replace Linda Gibson as Travel Weekly went to press.
Metafour sales and marketing manager Brian Leeder and British Airways trade relations manager John Henton are believed to have been shortlisted. The ITT board has chosen a new candidate but it is still finalising the appointment.
Gibson resigned as chief executive after losing a racial discrimination case brought against her by an ex-staff member. The ITT is also seeking to recruit staff after the departure of office manager Linda Merritt and sales and promotions executive Caroline Shipton.