THE APT Travel Group (ATG) this morning confirmed the upcoming departure of its long-serving Chief Commercial Officer, Debra Fox (TD breaking news), as part of a major restructure necessitated by the COVID-19 situation.
The current multi-brand structure will be consolidated under David Cox, who is moving from his current role heading up Travelmarvel to become CEO of ATG, with responsibility for all brands including APT, Captain’s Choice, Travelmarvel, Botanica and TravelGlo.
A new management team will be formed, with several GM roles to be filled internally.
“Unfortunately, a number of Chief roles have been removed…sadly, this will mean Debra Fox will be departing from ATG,” said Chris Hall, MD of the group’s parent company Australian Pacific Holdings (APH).
Fox told Travel Daily she was very proud of her time at APT, and understood that the crisis meant tough calls had to be made.
“It is what it is…I’m going to spend my time thinking about what travel 2.0 will look like in the future,” Fox said, with her departure in mid-Aug also enabling her to make the most of time with her family.
Hall said evolving to become smaller and leaner would set ATG up for success post-COVID.
“We are a resilient business and will recover, however we are facing the biggest challenge in our 90-year history.
“These changes are being made to ensure we emerge from this period financially solid, retaining as many people as possible, and remain a trusted travel agent partner now and into the future”.
He paid tribute to the “respected and admired” Fox, saying her impact had been substantial across ATG & the wider industry.
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