The Travel Retail Consortium (TRC) is pleased to announce
the identity of its new Chair. Jonathan Corbett has stepped up from the
position of Vice Chair, and succeeds Swiss Eyewear Group’s Rebecca Harwood Lincoln,
who has completed her two-year term. He commenced his new duties on January 1
2019.
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| Jonathan Corbett |
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| Jeannie Archer |
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| Sophie Blundy |
Jonathan is the Sales and Operations Manager of CG Hibbert, a
leading supplier of duty free wines, spirits, beer, tobacco and other tax free
products to the travel retail Industry in the UK and Europe. Within the Travel
Retail Consortium CG Hibbert represent Guinness.
He was originally the Founder/Director
of The Wandering Monkey Co., which sold a range of activities and gifts to
airports, airlines, ferries and cruise ships, including its own range of
branded products.
Jonathan will be supported by two new Vice Chairs. They are
Jeannie Archer, Sales Manager of Morgan & Oates, the cashmere and fine wool
accessories specialist; and Sophie Blundy, Regional Executive - Southern & Eastern Europe
& Travel Retail for the world-renowned Twinings tea company.
Commenting on Jonathan’s appointment, outgoing Chair Rebecca
Harwood Lincoln said: “I’ve really enjoyed chairing the TRC and I think we have
achieved a great deal over the last two years in areas such as membership
expansion, advancing our members’ interests and raising funds for charities.
The travel retail industry as a whole is very exciting right now, and I believe
Jonathan is the ideal person to take the TRC, and its members, forward.”
The new chairmanship team are looking to build on a
successful 2018, during which two new companies joined the membership in the
form of Swiss brand Skross, known for its high quality travel adapter range,
and RHA, the
Scotland-headquartered technology company which specialises in personal audio
equipment.
A major highlight
of 2018 was TRC’s annual customer event, staged at the Crowne Plaza Hotel,
situated on the River Thames at Caversham near Reading. TRC members
and guests from UK and European-based airlines, airports, ferries,
concessionaires and distributors enjoyed an afternoon and evening of business
and social networking, culminating in a river cruise.
Representatives
from, Condor Ferries, DFASS, DFDS, Dufry, Harding Retail, Jet2.com, P&O Ferries, Scandlines,
Tourvest and WH Smith were in attendance.
At the event, funds were raised for the
Children’s Hyperinsulinism Charity, a UK-based organisation to support families who have children with
Congenital Hyperinsulinism by holding conferences, raising awareness and
raising funds for research. The TRC has continued to raise funds for the
charity since then, and the proceeds will be presented to the charity at the
TRC’s January meeting.
Other highlights of the year include taking two tables at
the DFNI charity ball in April and the successful hosting of members at the
dinner of the TFWA World Exhibition and Conference in Cannes during October.
The Travel Retail Consortium is a UK-based suppliers’ networking
group, with a 40-year track record and whose sole focus is serving buyers and
retailers in the travel retail industry. Membership within TRC is non-competitive with one
company per product category.
In addition to Skross and RHA, the other members are Accolade
Wines, Aurora, Coty, Guinness, Heineken, Imperial Tobacco, Invu, Kurate, Mars,
Morgan & Oates, Remy Cointreau, Sekonda, Taittinger and Twinings.
About the Travel Retail Consortium
The Travel
Retail Consortium was originally conceived in the late 1960s and formalised in
1971 to further the interests and development of the Travel Retail Industry
within the UK through the member companies
The
organisation's objectives are to improve standards of business within the
travel retail industry, promote members’ products and services, discuss
industry issues and provide social and business networking opportunities for
key industry customers and members' representatives at annual events. The TRC
is also active in raising funds for charity and the Chairman nominates a
charity of their choice.
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