Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) has announced that senior executive Greg Parker will be the new CEO of the company’s global supply division.
According to an FCTG statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Parker will replace Melanie Waters-Ryan in the role in a major move within the organisation.
Currently managing director of global supply partnerships, Parker will report to FCTG CEO Graham ‘Skroo’ Turner and become a member of the Flight Centre’s global leadership team.
Waters-Ryan, who featured in the recently aired Flight Centre documentary ‘Grounded’, is due to retire in the 2024 fiscal year (FY24), but will continue to work with the organisation to ensure a smooth take-over of her role.
“Greg has worked for FLT for more than 20 years in the company’s air, product and supply businesses and is highly respected within FLT and across the industry,” Turner said.
“Throughout his career, he has delivered outstanding results, including year-on-year growth in our supply returns, significantly reducing our cost of ticketing and ensuring we are the distribution chain of choice for our partners throughout the world.
“Greg has also driven our NDC (New Distribution Capability) strategy and the purchase of TP Connects which, while in its early stages, will enable FLT to build a leading global air capability and further entrench our position of innovation and investment in the supply side of our business.”
FCTG’s supply division was created in March 2022 to operate alongside Flight Centre’s leisure and corporate travel divisions.
The supply area aims to enhance FCTG’s products, boost brand synergies and negotiating capabilities, and provide partners with better access to FCTG’s business stable.
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