Tyko Travel Retail expands team with appointment of Janice Smith

 Tyko Travel Retail is pleased to announce it is expanding its travel retail team with the appointment of Janice Smith( Hockenhull) as European Sales Manager. Reporting to Tyko Director Global Travel Retail Martin Lovatt, she will be responsible for developing current European accounts and securing new opportunities for breo, Hippie Chic & One Tribe in flight as well as introducing the new breo FSDU concept within Duty Free ground stores (cruise ships, airports, boarder stores etc…)

Janice brings extensive experience of travel retail sales from both buyer and supplier positions, with particular knowledge of the airline industry. She started her career 13 years ago at LSG Sky Chefs in Manchester as part of the catering team, gaining a deep understanding of airline operations.

In 2003 Janice joined Air2000 within its Inflight Services operational department where she was responsible for looking after the bonded warehouses, bar design, galley plans and all aircraft operations. Air2000 then became First Choice and Janice joined the retail team in 2005 to support the buyers. From 2007, Janice was the Buyer for the combined airline Thomson Airways.

In 2010 she joined Scorpio Worldwide as Brand Manager, working across categories to support the growth of its new brands and support the sales team in sales and marketing whilst developing brands and products. Two years later, in 2012, Janice moved back to Manchester where she joined Shoot the Moon to start a new business, STM Brands, to bring innovation, new products and own brands into the UK Airline Industry while managing the marketing literature for travel retail including Thomson Airways, ALPHALSG and Scorpio.

Says Janice: ‘I am delighted to be joining Tyko Travel Retail. It’s a fantastically innovative, dynamic and go ahead company with great ideas and a brilliant approach to the travel retail sector. It’s a very exciting time to be joining, there is masses of potential for further growth for Tyko and its brands and I’m thrilled to be part of the team.’

Janice will join the company from 31^st March and can be contacted on Janice@tyko.co.uk