Richard Carrick is to take over from TUI’s Dermot Blastland as president of The Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Travel Industry Group (CIMTIG).
Formerly CEO of Hoeseasons and a board director of MyTravel, Carrick has, over the past 30 years, held senior marketing posts in a range of travel and hospitality companies including International Leisure Group, Saga Holidays, Airtours and Forte Hotels & Restaurants.
Most recently he led a buy and sell of Hoseasons Holidays with private equity backing.
He is currently a board trustee of People First, the government Sector Skills Council for the hospitality & travel industries and has been a member of City & Guilds Travel Advisory Board. He was formally a senior lecturer and consultant at Huddersfield Polytechnic and has acted as a governor for Hatfield College, Durham University.
He will assume the title of President-elect until his official appointment at the Travel Marketing Awards in March.
Commenting on the appointment, Carrick said: “The role of CIMTIG president has traditionally been largely ceremonial but I want to be very involved with CIMTIG’s activities at every level of the travel industry.
"Although the discipline of marketing resides at the heart of the travel industry it still doesn’t get the investment, attention or credit that it should.
"I firmly believe that as the UK comes out of recession, travel companies will rely heavily on the expertise of their marketing teams to give them a competitive edge and that CIMTIG can assist greatly in that process."
By Linsey McNeill
