Escorted coach tours operator Leger Shearings Group has appointed Louise Heatley to the newly created role of group product delivery manager.
She will lead the product and operations areas, taking responsibility for the product teams and developing and implementing product strategy across the Leger Holidays and Shearings brands.
Heatley has nearly 25 years of travel industry experience, mostly in senior product and purchasing roles.
She joins from Great Rail Journeys where she was head of product for seven years, and has also worked for Page & Moy, Travelsphere, Bridge Travel, Thomson Holidays and British Airways.
Heatley reports to Leger Shearings Group’s operations director, Chris Plummer, who said: “Louise joins the Leger Shearings Group with excellent credentials. She has strong commercial awareness, proven team management experience and understands the customer focused environment.
“We are delighted she has joined us and strengthened our senior management team at a time of rapid company growth.”
Heatley added: “It’s very exciting to have joined the Leger Shearings Group at such a pivotal time, with new tours being rapidly developed to meet demand.”