Richard Prosser appointed loveholidays chairman
Richard Prosser has been appointed chairman of loveholidays.
With nearly 40 years of experience in the travel sector, Prosser served on the Group Management Board at TUI Travel as managing director from 2007 to 2010.
Before that he was a managing director at First Choice Holidays for 11 years.
Since 2010, he has taken various roles as chairman to private equity backed businesses.
He is currently chairman at Rhubarb, another investment by Loveholidays’ investor Livingbridge.
Rhubarb creates and delivers food and beverage experiences in iconic locations.
His other positions are at Audley Travel and Tuskerdirect.
Livingbridge invested in loveholidays in May 2018.
Prosser said: "I’m delighted to be joining such a dynamic and innovative business at this exciting stage of their growth story.
"The founders and their team have done a fantastic job of creating a powerful brand, driven by great technology in just a few years and I look forward to working with them all on the next stage of their journey."
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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