Helena Beard, managing director of KBC PR & Marketing, is to leave the travel PR and representation agency.
Her departure comes after negotiations for a management buyout failed to reach a successful conclusion.
Beard has been with the agency for five years and has been MD since 2012.
Previously, she was general manager brand and communications at Virgin Holidays.
Beard, a TravelMole blogger, also co-owns KBC China Travel Outbound, an agency offering representation, PR and social media services to global destinations, hotels and commercial travel clients seeking to attract the Chinese leisure traveller.
Beard will be concentrating on growing this business, whilst also exploring other commercial ventures within the travel industry.
