The new merged Thomas Cook Group created by the merger of Thomas Cook and MyTravel is expected to announce
Industry observers claim MyTravel’s
A spokeswoman stressed no announcement would be made until the merger is complete. The group’s chief executive Manny Fontenla-Novoa will announce location, brand and IT plans to staff at the end of next week.
The group announced its new management structure last week but did not include jobs for current MyTravel
There will be four executive directors, including joint chief executives Fontenla-Novoa and Peter McHugh.
The board under
The roles of group strategy director and independent travel division director remain vacant, and are thought to have been offered to Barrass.
Fontenla-Novoa confirmed Barrass had been offered a position and Aird-Mash had agreed to stay for a year. Barrass would not comment.
“I’ve been trying to recruit these guys for the last four to five years – now I’ve got them I’m not going to let them go,” Fontenla-Novoa told delegates at the Institute of Travel & Tourism (ITT) conference.
Meanwhile, Fontenla-Novoa is hopeful the two companies will be fully merged by the end of the year and will take part in future industry consolidation across