NOMINATIONS for ABTA’s board of directors closed last
week, with one operator and three retail vacancies being contested.
In retail Band A (up to £10 million) there are seven
candidates: Christine Blocksidge, Daniele Broccoli, Sue Foxall, Steven
Freudmann, Doreen McKenzie, Ken McNab and Ray Tyler. In retail Band B (£10
million-£50 million) David Powell and Doug Wardle challenge Martin Wellings. In
operator Band B (£9 million-£75 million) Roger Allard, Gary David and Julia
Slater will stand. Ian Derbyshire, Alan Cornish, David Dingle and John
Wimbleton have been re-elected unopposed.
Nominations have also closed for ABTA’s Council of
Regions with the Greater London and Midlands regions’ places
being contested.
John
Dellaway (Major Travel) and Jackie Steadman (Traveltime World) are contesting
the Greater London position.
Sue
Foxall (Kinver Travel Centre), Ray Tyler (Courtesy Travel) and Doug Wardle (Sandbach
Travel) are contesting the vacancy in the Midlands.
Roderick
Thompson (Hartlepool Travel Agency) and George Norcliffe (Swindon Travel) have
been re-elected to North Eastern and South Western respectively.
Christine
Blocksidge (Taylor Travel Worldchoice) has been elected to the North Western
Council of Regions.