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Virgin creates new sales and distribution role
Virgin Atlantic has appointed Joe Thompson as senior vice president sales and distribution.
In the newly-created role, he will oversee the airline’s global sales and distribution operation, heading up a team of around 220 people and leading the airline’s relationships with corporate customers and distribution partners.
He was previously senior vice president network and alliances for the airline.
In addition to his sales and distribution responsibilities, he will continue to lead on Virgin Atlantic’s joint venture partnership with Delta Air Lines and support the implementation of a new passenger service system, AIR4.
He will report to Virgin Atlantic executive vice president commercial Erik Varwijk.
Thompson has held a number of senior manager roles at Virgin Atlantic in the airline’s commercial and operational teams.
He was general manager airport operations and has worked internationally for Virgin, leading country teams in India and Hong Kong with responsibility for revenue, passenger and operational activity.
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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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