ABTA president named business person of the year

Report by John Lavabre

ABTA president Stephen Bath has been named business person of the year in the Dorset Business Awards.

Judges awarded Bath the accolade because of his marketing skills and creative approach to work.

Bath is joint managing director of independent agency Bath Travel, which has its head office in Bournemouth. The company has a projected turnover for this financial year of £110 million and employs 500 staff in 66 branches.