Hoseasons parent company Awaze has made two appointments to its senior team.
The European holiday rentals firm has appointed Jennifer Day in the new role of chief growth officer and appointed Gavin Shetly as chief technology officer.
Day has joined from Sky, where she was most recently managing director and senior vice president of Sky Digital and Now TV UK and Ireland. Prior to that she was group customer management director at online retailer Shop Direct, now the Very Group.
She will be tasked with driving customer demand, growth and creating a ‘holistic guest experience’ across all Awaze brands, including Hoseasons, cottages.com and Novasol.
She said: “I’m extremely excited about joining the Awaze team to help lead our ambitious plans for growth.
“We have a passionate and dedicated team and exciting roadmap ahead of us.
“We’ll be transforming how we go to market across all of our brands throughout Europe, optimising revenue management capabilities and building the very best end-to-end guest experience.”
Shetly previously worked at Global Fashion Group where he was chief technology officer, and before that worked for Ikea and Paddy Power Betair.
He will be responsible for leveraging the commercial benefits of the company’s common web platform and driving continued innovation.
He said: “I’d been tracking Awaze and the evolution of its business for several years. There’s so much potential for further development and I am delighted to be joining the team.”
Awaze Group chief exectuive Henrik Kjellberg said: “Jennifer and Gavin are fantastic additions to our team. They are world-class talents in their field and their appointments further establish us as the clear leader among vacation rental management companies across Europe.”