First Choice announce Donnelly departure

FIRST Choice has officially announced the resignation of former First Choice Retail managing director John Donnelly two months after he left the multiple.

First Choice claimed Donnelly left the operator for personal reasons following his sudden departure in July.

Donnelly was instrumental in developing the Holiday Hypermarket concept in 1998 and joined the First Choice Group in May 2000 when it was bought by the operator.

A statement from First Choice said: “He (John) has decided to move on to pursue his career outside First Choice as he feels his entrepreneurial skills are more suited to a leadership position within a distinct operating unit rather than a senior divisional position within our Group.”