Brett Tollman, Chief Executive of The Travel Corporation (TTC), has announced the appointment of respected industry leader, Fiona Dalton, as the new CEO of Australia. As Fiona is currently on sabbatical to complete her MBA, she will commence her role on 2 October, 2020.
TTC Australia’s current CEO John Veitch, will stay on until April and then, to ensure a smooth transition until Fiona starts, Lorraine Sharp will be returning to TTC as interim CEO until October.
A highly regarded leader in travel, Sharp’s history with TTC has spanned close to 30 years having started as Head of Marketing for Trafalgar Australia, to then become Vice President Sales & Marketing Contiki USA. Returning to Australia, Sharp became Managing Director for Insight Vacations for 10 years until 2012, and then back in 2019 for maternity leave cover. Sharp stated: “I look forward to returning to TTC with such strong brands, team culture and engaging again with our travel agent partners.”
Tollman, who is currently in Sydney to celebrate TTC’s 100th year anniversary, stated: “We thank John for his leadership and positive impact in leading TTC Australia these past 4.5 years. We wish him the very best in his new career as he embarks on a leadership role outside the travel industry. With change comes opportunity, and I am thrilled to announce the internal promotion of Fiona Dalton and welcome back distinguished industry leader Lorraine Sharp as part of the transition plan,”
With over 25 years’ experience across the retail, wholesale, hotels, corporate and cruise sector, Dalton moves from her current role, held for the last four years, of Managing Director for Uniworld Boutique River Cruises. Prior to this she held positions as the General Manager of Sales for Qantas Holidays and its associated brands in helloworld, and Associate Director, Global Travel for Macquarie Group. She has led several business transformations and strategic sourcing projects, positioned businesses for turnaround and sustained growth, and developed or re-engineered business processes to support change management in the tourism sector.
