TravelZest, an online travel group, has appointed Chris Howell as its Non-Executive Chairman with immediate effect, after Nigel Jenkins stepped down from the role.
Howell, who is currently Chairman of the Oceanico Group, a company with golf, beach and leisure resorts in Portugal and the US, is also Non-executive Director and Chairman of Sigma Voice Solutions Limited, a network telephony solutions provider based in the UK, and is described as an "experience" Chief Executive Officer and Chairman.
Christopher Howell said: "I would like to thank Nigel for his contribution to the group and I am pleased he has agreed to stay on the board. I look forward to an exciting future for the group and will work with the rest of the board to continue to build on the existing initiatives and grow shareholder value."
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Jenkins will remain as a Non-Executive Director of the board.
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