MYTRAVEL group chief operating officer Philip Jansen
has resigned to take over at food service company Sodexho Alliance.
Jansen, who became COO in October 2002 after
joining the group as European chief executive a month earlier, has left the
board immediately and will leave the group on September 30.
Group
chief executive Peter McHugh will take direct responsibility for the UK until
the appointment of a chief executive
for the UK.
Meanwhile, the group has announced the appointment of former
MyTravel US managing director John Bloodworth as managing director for UK tour
operations and retail.