Tuesday 13 November 2012

Furla expands travel retail team


Furla is delighted to announce the appointment of Hester Linthorst as Travel Retail Area Manager responsible for Europe North and in-flight, effective January 2013.



Linthorst previously worked for British American Tobacco in Amsterdam as Junior Export Manager and then Communications Executive, before moving to Italy to embark on a career in fashion, working for Pancaldi 1888 as Retail Development Manager. In 2006, Linthorst joined Furla as Retail Manager Export before her promotion to Area Manager Europe and Russia in 2007.

I am very excited to be joining Furla's travel retail division,” says Linthorst. “Furla’s expansion within travel retail over the past year has been quite phenomenal and I am thrilled to be part of such a strong and dynamic team.”

Other news includes Gerry Munday's promotion from Head of Travel Retail to Global Travel Retail Director. ‘This is the icing on cake at the end of what has been a phenomenal year for Furla,’ says Munday. ‘With the appointment of Hester, we really do have an incredibly strong and knowledgeable travel retail team – a team that I am really proud to be directing.’



Alongside Hester, the Furla travel retail team includes Giulia Agnoli (Travel Retail Manager, Europe South, Middle East & Major Accounts), Javy Wong (Travel Retail Manager Asia Pacific), and Grace Kim (General Manager, South Korea).


Press enquiries: Rowena Holland, Essential Communications. Email: row@essentialcommunications.org
November 2012

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