Manny Fontenla-Novoa
| Manny Fontenla-Novoa | |
|---|---|
| Born |
13 May 1954 Galicia, Spain |
| Residence | Surrey, England |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | former CEO of the Thomas Cook Group |
| Term | 2003 - August 2011 |
| Successor | Harriet Green |
| Children | 4 |
Manny Fontenla-Novoa (born 13 May 1954)[1] is a Spanish-British businessman, the former chief executive of Thomas Cook Group from 2003[1] until his resignation in August 2011.[2]
Personal life
Born in Galicia on 13 May 1954, he moved to the United Kingdom at the age of 11.[3]
Career
Fontenla-Novoa started his career with Thomas Cook in the printing department in 1972 and held a variety of roles until he joined International Leisure Group in 1988.[4] After International Leisure Group collapsed, Fontenla-Novoa cofounded tour operator Sunworld in 1991. He joined Thomas Cook after their acquisition of Sunworld in 1996, and became its chief executive in 2003.[1]
Fontenla-Novoa is also a director of Iberostar, a Spanish hotel chain.[5] He lives in Surrey with his wife and four children.
References
- 1 2 3 Townsend, Abigail (12 March 2006). "Manny Fontenla-Novoa: The bloke from Spain who wants you to take two weeks in Torremolinos". The Independent.
- ↑ Bowers, Simon (3 August 2011). "Thomas Cook chief executive Manny Fontenla-Novoa replaced". The Guardian.
- ↑ Walsh, Dominic. "Business big shot: Manny Fontenla-Novoa". The Times. London. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ↑ "Thomas Cook". Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ↑ Cave, Andrew (15 August 2009). "Thomas Cook chief is always in holiday mode". The Daily Telegraph.