Steven Freudmann has been re-elected to the Institute of Travel and Tourism’s (ITT) board after the highest election turnout in the organisation’s history.
ITT chairman Freudmann was re-elected as the travel agency representative with 70% of the votes cast.
Freudmann said: “I am absolutely delighted. To have so many members supporting me and to win by such a margin is very rewarding. This vindicates everything that we have been doing at the Institute for the past few years.”
Freudmann confirmed he would be putting himself forward for the position of chairman at the board meeting on August 4.
“I intend to put my name forward to be re-elected as chairman. I now have the mandate from the members.”
He said he would be looking forward to working with the new board members who were also voted in today.
The four successful candidates in the ‘general’ category were current board members Wendy Hartley, Claire Steiner and Martin Roberts, who will be joined by new board member Barbara Kolosinska.
Giles Hawke and Ande Soteri were elected unopposed in the sea and hospitality categories respectively.