News UK sales director for HRG
Hogg Robinson Group has promoted Matthew Pancaldi to director of sales UK
UK sales were previously overseen by Jenny Prescott, director of sales Europe.
Reporting to Prescott, Pancaldi will take on overall responsibility for its corporate sales team, focusing on developing new business opportunities and securing managed corporate travel accounts across both the private and public sectors.
He joined HRG in 1999 as head of account management for London and the Southern Region and was then promoted to director UK Business Group.
Prescott commented: “This is great news for the company and a well deserved promotion for Matthew as he has substantial client-facing experience and a deep understanding of the changing corporate travel environment.
By Bev Fearis
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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