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Peter Hannaford joins CWT
Carlson Wagonlit has appointed Peter Hannaford as director of corporate account management, completing a shake-up of its UK management team.
Hannaford will join in August and will be responsible for overseeing the development of programmes and solutions for customers in the UK.
He joins from Delta Air Lines where he was regional director, strategic sales EMEA, responsible for over $500 million in revenue.
He has also worked for British Airways and Emirates, focusing on key corporate customers.
His appointment comes as part of a restructuring of the senior team ready for aggressive growth.
Ed Cresswell will join as director of sales on July 3 and Jennifer Charlton joined today as director of business development UK
Executive vice president UK Andrew Waller said: “Peter brings with him critical experience and knowledge of how to further improve our ability to anticipate and respond to the demanding needs of our growing portfolio of international corporate clients
“I am confident that our newly-formed management team will provide the added leadership and direction to achieve our ambition for continued aggressive growth in the UK market.”
By Bev Fearis
Bev
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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