The Global Travel Group has appointed Joanne Briggs as sales and business development manager for the south region.
Briggs has over twenty years of independent retail experience and has held senior client management, sales and consulting roles with Dawson & Sanderson and LunnPoly.
She will report to commercial director Cherie Richards and be responsible for strengthening the company’s relationships with its 400-plus independent agent members.
She will also develop key new accounts. Briggs will be instrumental in driving The Global Travel Group’s ambitious growth plans for 2014 and beyond, the agency consortium said.
Richards said: “I am thrilled to welcome Joanne to the team and look forward to working with her and continuing the great performance that the south region delivers.
“This position will bring a new challenge for Joanne and we are confident she will keep our growth curve heading north.”